Autumn gentian
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Good news for two of BBOWT's butterfly species in the State of the UK Butterflies Report 2015
Today’s The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2015 report from Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology shows that more than three-quarters of the UK’s butterflies have declined…
Special events
Special events to thank our supporters.
Adder tracking on Berkshire's heathlands
Reserves Officer, Emma Routledge explains why tracking adders is vital to protect and conserve these snakes in our area
Tracking adders in Berkshire
BOWT volunteer surveyor, Alan Garnsworthy explains what it takes to track elusive adders in Berkshire
Special Events 2025
As a thank you for your continued support of BBOWT, we'd like to invite you to our exclusive events taking place throughout 2025.
Why do leaves change colour in autumn?
The autumnal colours of deciduous trees are one of the big natural spectacles of the year. But why do leaves change colour in autumn, and why do some leaves go red, while others turn yellow?
Special events 2023
Every year, we invite our valued supporters to special exclusive events to say thank you. Find out more information or book onto one today.
Special events 2024
Every year, we invite our valued supporters to special exclusive events to say thank you. Find out more information or book onto one today.
Engaging with Nature West Berkshire
Engaging with Nature (West Berkshire) was a BBOWT project for harnessing the healing power of nature to support mental health.
West Berkshire Wild Verges
A project with West Berkshire Council to improve rural road verges for wild plants, ground-nesting birds and mammals.
Wild Verges in West Berkshire!
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is excited to announce a new initiative which will create ribbons of wildflowers along West Berkshire’s roads and roundabouts…