One of our key attractions at Wintershead is all the wildlife. Walk from your cottage door and you will likely spot red deer…keen-eyed visitors might spot the brilliant flash of a kingfisher darting along the streams, whilst robins and wrens flit between the hedgerows. During spring and summer months, the air fills with the sweet songs of blackbirds and thrushes.
The rolling hills and meadows provide ideal hunting grounds for birds of prey. You may even see Red kites, their distinctive forked tails catching the breeze, whilst buzzards circle patiently above the patchwork fields. Lucky observers might even glimpse a barn owl gliding silently through the twilight.
Badgers are common, but typically only active during the night/early hours.
The region’s streams and ponds teem with life, supporting populations of water voles and various amphibians. Dragonflies dance above the water’s surface during warmer months, their iridescent wings catching the sunlight in spectacular fashion.
