Top things to do in Spring
- Enjoy the stunning display of woodland flowers
- Search for green, great spotted and lesser spotted woodpeckers
- Listen for the song of warblers in the woods, and look for singing tree pipits 'parachuting' from the tops of pines on the heath
Top things to do in Summer
- Look for woodland and meadow butterflies, including white admirals and meadow browns along the white trail
- Listen for churring nightjars on the heath in late evening
- Admire the swathes of purple heather on the heath towards the end of summer
Top things to do in Autumn
- The best time of year to visit for fungi, with more than 1,000 species recorded on the reserve
- Enjoy the spectacle of nature's palette as the forest trees turn every hue and colour
- Look for active wood ant nests on the heathland edge
Top things to do in Winter
- Watch for treecreepers as they work their way like mice along the tree trunks
- Listen for the chattering flocks of fieldfares and redwings, and siskins and lesser redpolls
- Enjoy marvellous views through the bare trees to the rolling countryside of the High Weald landscape
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