"a warm and sunny day in the wood was a blessing, energising all into a frenzy of activity."

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

Finemere Wood is just the place to be to observe the awakening of the wild

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

"Dishevelled, damp and grimy, they look a sorry state. But still they smile and laugh and I don’t doubt they will be back for more of the same in a couple of weeks."

BBOWT assistant ecologist Lou Reeve on a record-breaking day in the field.

Geography teacher Jon Mason, aka The Early Birder, on his personal challenge to visit 83 nature reserves in 12 months.

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

...there is life in the wood, albeit quieter and less colourful than its human companions. Stand still, look, and listen.

Early snowdrops, feisty foxes and stunning starling murmurations among this month's highlights.