Wee Wilds

Wee Wilds Guest house & glamping pods at Glentruim, near Newtonmore, in the Cairngorms National Park. Your highland base for exploring the Scottish Highlands.

Came across this fly agaric coming up through the moss, red as a postbox and impossible to miss. It's the classic toadst...
07/09/2026

Came across this fly agaric coming up through the moss, red as a postbox and impossible to miss. It's the classic toadstool from every fairytale you can think of, and one you very much don't want on your plate. I gave it a good look and left it be.

The heather's fully out just now, running purple right up the slope with the young spruce lining the top. It only holds ...
05/09/2026

The heather's fully out just now, running purple right up the slope with the young spruce lining the top. It only holds this colour for a few short weeks before it fades to brown, so I keep finding excuses to walk past it. Hard to beat when the light catches it like this.

Spent the morning getting Muckle Meadow sorted for the next guests. It's a small job that never feels like one, straight...
04/09/2026

Spent the morning getting Muckle Meadow sorted for the next guests. It's a small job that never feels like one, straightening the rug, opening a window, giving the floor a last look before I lock up and leave it be. There's something about an empty pod that's ready to go that I quite enjoy.

Loch Laggan is only about fifteen minutes' drive from us, and the beach there is a fine place for a walk. I had the sand...
02/09/2026

Loch Laggan is only about fifteen minutes' drive from us, and the beach there is a fine place for a walk. I had the sand more or less to myself the day I took this, just the clouds putting on a show overhead. Worth the short trip if you're staying with us and fancy stretching your legs by the water.

Garva Bridge is about twenty minutes drive from us, where the Spey spreads out shallow and quick over the stones. The wa...
31/08/2026

Garva Bridge is about twenty minutes drive from us, where the Spey spreads out shallow and quick over the stones. The water was properly cold, but the crossing's not hard once you've picked your line. That old arch has been standing there a very long time, and I doubt it's impressed by anyone's balancing act.

The heather comes good for a few weeks in August, and this was one of the better days for it. Furgus found himself a spo...
29/08/2026

The heather comes good for a few weeks in August, and this was one of the better days for it. Furgus found himself a spot in the middle and actually stayed put, which doesn't happen often. Usually he's three fields ahead by the time I've lifted the camera.

August means the heather's in full colour up on the hill, and Furgus disappears into it every time. This morning he wedg...
28/08/2026

August means the heather's in full colour up on the hill, and Furgus disappears into it every time. This morning he wedged himself into a patch taller than his ears and just breathed it all in. Took a while to coax him back down.

There's a specific shade of green you only get on overcast days up here — everything just saturates. The River Truim win...
15/07/2026

There's a specific shade of green you only get on overcast days up here — everything just saturates. The River Truim winding through the birches near Newtonmore, doing absolutely nothing dramatic, and all the better for it.

Two hens, one nesting box, zero interest in personal space — despite there being perfectly good empty ones right next to...
13/07/2026

Two hens, one nesting box, zero interest in personal space — despite there being perfectly good empty ones right next to them. This is a daily choice they make.

On a good morning they'll leave us a couple of eggs for the guest house breakfast. On a less good morning, just feathers and a look that says we're not welcome.

Stepped outside and nearly walked straight past this one trundling across the gravel at WEE WiLDS. Hedgehogs are properl...
11/07/2026

Stepped outside and nearly walked straight past this one trundling across the gravel at WEE WiLDS. Hedgehogs are properly unbothered creatures — couldn't have cared less that I was standing there. Nice to know they're still thriving round here. One of those small things that makes your morning.

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