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
Sheets of bluebells in the chestnut coppice. Woodlarks and tree pipits over the regenerating heath.
Summer
Woodcocks and nightjars in the evenings, together with lots of bats. Woodland birds, including stock doves and green and great spotted woodpeckers.
Autumn
Fungi - over 150 species.
Winter
Crossbills in the pine woods, winter finches around the feeders. By mid-February, woodlarks are singing again.