Not To Be Missed

We have put together details of things we would hate you to miss

• Dolphins in the Moray Firth. All year but best in Summer.
  

  

  Dolphins - © Peter Truelove

• Over 30,000 Sea Birds nesting at Troup Head. April - July. 
• Red Deer and Golden Eagle at Findhorn Valley.  All year.
• Sea Duck and Divers on the Moray Firth. Winter.
• Up to 80,000 Geese at Loch of Strathbeg. Autumn and Winter.
• Capercaillies lekking at Loch Garten. Spring.
• Ospreys breeding in Speyside. May - August.
  

  

  Osprey - © Phil Smith

• Over-wintering Waders on the Cromarty Firth. Autumn and Winter.
• Ptarmigan and Mountain Hare on the Cairngorms. All year but best in Winter.
• Black-throated Divers breeding on inshore lochans. Summer.
• Crested Tits, Crossbills and Pine Marten in Caledonian Pine Forests. All year.
  

  

  Crested Tit - © Greg Morgan

• Slavonian Grebe at Loch Ruthven. Spring and Summer.
• Black Grouse lekking on the Glenlivet Estate. Spring.
• Leaping Salmon at Falls of Shin or Linn of Dee. Autumn.
• Red Deer rutting around Glenlivet. Autumn.

VALENTINE'S BREAK

If you fancy a winter wildlife getaway, why not treat that someone special on our Valentine's Break?  Enjoy some Scottish nature and scenery, with a romantic Valentine's Dinner at the Grant Arms Hotel - see our Special Events page for more details.

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