Print pageSeasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
Black grouse in the larch trees and woodlands and moorland full of summer-visiting birds.
Summer
Crested tits in the woodland, orchids on the open hill.
Autumn
Red deer rutting on the open hill and in the woodland; whooper swans and pink-footed geese from the Arctic.
Winter
Goldeneyes and goosanders on the loch and mixed tit flocks and bullfinches in the woodlands.