Exmoor Nature Calendar

Exmoor is home to lots of different wildlife. You may be lucky enough to see any of the following, depending on when you stay at Exmoor House.

January to March Snowdrop Valley, near Wheddon Cross, is usually at its best in February Primroses follow, and the first of the gorse starts flowering It’s the start of the lambing season and the Exmoor pony foaling Stags start shedding their antlers in March Snakes and other animals start to come out of hibernation when the weather warms up
	April to June Migratory birds are arriving for the summer Fox cubs are born Exmoor ponies continue to foal in early summer The badger-watching season begins in April The gorse continues to bloom, along with many other wildflowers Exmoor’s high beech hedges come into full leaf Stags shed their antlers Deer calves are born in June
July to September Plenty of wildflowers (e.g. rosebay willowherb) still to be seen The heather is at its finest The whortleberries are ripe Lots of partridge and pheasant poults around The stags’ new antlers are fully grown and they start shedding their velvet Exmoor pony roundups begin in September
	October to December Lovely autumn colours in the hedgerows, with leaves turning and berries ripe It’s the deer rutting season in October Exmoor pony gatherings continue too Migratory birds are arriving for the winter Salmon are spawning Fungi such as brightly-coloured waxcaps can be seen

To check availability at Exmoor House, or make a booking,
just call Rosi & Frank on 01643 841432, or email us: info@exmoorhouse.com

Exmoor House at Wheddon Cross (Exmoor's highest village) offers excellent guest accommodation and great food. Whether you want to walk, cycle, explore Exmoor or simply relax, it's a very special place to stay. If you book several nights dinner, bed & breakfast there are various special breaks packages

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Exmoor House • Wheddon Cross
Exmoor National Park
Somerset TA24 7DU
tel (01643) 841432 • e-mail: info@exmoorhouse.com