So, a wee bit about Nature Nuts and me. I am, as you may well realise, passionate about the outdoors and wildlife. My dad introduced me to nature and all it stood for when I was a youngster and I must admit, I loved it all. Saying that, I can’t say I loved getting up at 0400 in the morning to go out with him and witness all that the local wildlife had to offer at the crack of dawn., but once out there I was hooked.

From Black Grouse leks, Hen Harriers, Short Eared Owls and Merlins on the moor to secret Osprey nests, Wildcat abundant and occasionally seen, Golden Eagle eyries, watching Peregrines in a city centre and on crags, Capercaillies in a pineland, Goshawks in a woodland/moorland, Pine Martens in a Gamekeepers garage attic and a Nuthatch in same keepers post box; Ptarmigan, Dottrel, Golden Plover, Snow Bunting and Red Grouse on the peaks, Red Stags rutting, Starling murmurations at the reed beds, 10,000 geese rising as one at a red dawn, Marsh Harriers, Black Throated Divers on a few hidden highland lochs, all were something else and if truth be told, wonderous experiences that I can’t thank my Dad enough for as they very special times.

Things though have definitely changed over the last 40 years with the decline in a lot of species numbers, but thankfully the increase of others and one new addition, the Eurasian Beaver.

The majority of these creatures are still here if you know where to look; and Nature Nuts do know where to look for the majority. So, whether it be on a wee stroll through the local paths around Blairgowrie, walking on the moors, sitting by the river or at our woodland hide to stomping up one or more of our local Munro’s; Hail, snow, rain or shine, I will show you things that I just love and hopefully you will to, whether it be either flora, fauna or scenery.

The one thing I love most of all though is sharing the experience; to see the look on someones face at reaching their first Munro, or seeing their first Beaver, Otter, Kingfisher, Golden Eagle, Pine Marten or whatever, means so much to me and it really is something that I hold dear. My clients aren’t really clients in my eye, they are my best friends on the day and I will try my hardest , as previous guests will contest, to do everything I can to provide a great day out for them.