![]() It is advisable to take a light coat if the weather looks a bit iffy, just to keep you dry if anything when the wind blows it can get quite cold on the ridges, however, most of the valleys and copses provide enough shelter Summer is the warmest time and best for walking cycling etc winter months can be cold and a little damp. The whole area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (OANB) Many rare species of butterfly, moth, and dragonfly are also to be seen, as are adders and a small number of grass snakes. Nightjar and Stonechat, Skylark and Meadow Pipit, Dartford Warbler and Woodcock are among the birds which enjoy the gorse and heather habitat. There are several hundred deer, mainly Roe and Fallow and including small numbers of Muntjac and Sika, living happily in the woodland areas. ![]() Ashdown Forest covers 14,000 acres of lowland heathland which has never been under the plough and so provides a unique habitat for many species of flora and fauna.
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