Wildlife days
in Aberdeenshire.

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Aberdeenshire

Seals, terns and red deer.

Aberdeenshire is rich in wildlife. On the coast, a nature reserve of huge sand dunes is home to seals, nesting terns and eider ducks, with the remains of a medieval village buried in the sand. Inland near Alford, a working red deer farm offers guided tours where you can meet the herd, rare white deer among them. Bring binoculars, keep to the paths in the nesting season, and keep dogs on a lead near the birds.

Wildlife day of the day18 hours ago

Tullynessle Deer Farm.

A working red deer farm near Alford, with guided tours, white deer and venison to take home.

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From the magazine14 hours ago

Issue 06Spring / Summer 2023

The wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin searched more than a million trees on Glen Tanar Estate, in Aberdeenshire, to find one golden eagle nest for the BBC.

Hamza, a Sudanese-British cameraman and presenter, was working on Wild Isles, the series presented by Sir David Attenborough. Only 20 pairs of golden eagles in the UK nest in trees, all of them in Scotland, and one of those pairs lives on the estate. While the birds gathered material for their nest, Hamza spent countless hours scanning the treetops through binoculars. After several days, a lot of caffeine and some methodical searching, the nest was found: a large eyrie, 1.5 metres deep, high in a Scots pine in a remote corner of the estate. That spring the female laid two eggs, and both chicks hatched.

Read the full story in Issue 06

Lunch9 hours ago

AberdeenshireTrellis3.2 miles

AberdeenshireThe Coffee Apothecary Ellon4.9 miles

AberdeenshireHarbour Dunes Café5.6 miles

Lunch near Forvie National Nature Reserve.

The three good places closest to it: Trellis, The Coffee Apothecary Ellon and Harbour Dunes Café.

See Forvie National Nature Reserve

In Aberdeenshire1 hour ago

At Gamrie Gardens near Banff, a pig called Winnie is sealing a new pond by rooting in the soil.

The old technique, gleying, means the community allotment needs no plastic liner, and a rescued duck called Kevin keeps the snails down.

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