Spring Wildlife
Migrating Birds
Spring is noisy with the sound of birdsong. Many birds return here after spending the winter at the coast or in Africa. The moors fill up with wheatears, skylarks and cuckoos. Noisy sandpipers pipe their presence at the edge of rivers and lochs. The noisiest of all are the oystercatchers, 'peep peeping' their way up the rivers from the coast at night, and finding their way to our fields.
Woodland Flowers
The flowers bloom before the leaves come out on the trees, darkening the woodland floor. Delicate anemones and wood sorrel, brash bluebells and pungent wild garlic carpet the woods. Enjoy them before they disappear without a trace, as though they had never been there at all.
White Coats
Our mountain hares, stoats and ptarmigan are losing their white winter coats in spring. Perfect camouflage for winter, the spring option is a mottled white and brown which gradually changes to brown for the summer. The spring coats are great for hiding in patchy snow conditions, but make it easy to spot these creatures when no snow is about.
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