Hurley Chalk Pit
A sliver of beech woodland and chalk grassland, Hurley Chalk Pit is visited by 15 species of butterfly and is home to wild orchids.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Wall barley
The distinctive spiky, or 'bearded', green flower heads of wall barley appear from June to July and are easy to spot in an urban environment as they push their way up through pavements…
Morel
This unique fungus is one of the most sought after spring fungi of them all.
Botley West Solar Farm
BBOWT’s initial response to the Botley West Solar Farm proposals
Mole
This stocky, brown mammal spends its life burrowing underground with its spade-like paws, hunting for earthworms to eat.
Extending the badger cull will waste taxpayers' money
The Government’s proposed extension of the badger cull to Oxfordshire and Berkshire could result in thousands of healthy badgers being killed, put more cattle at risk of contracting bovine TB by…
Monkey-puzzle
The monkey-puzzle tree is unmistakeable with its pyramidal shape, jutting branches and stiff, dark green 'spines' (its leaves). Widely planted in the UK's parks and gardens, it is…
How to help us do more for local wildlife
Members are the lifeblood of Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust. Here's a great way to help us do more for your local wildlife.
Nature-based health projects save NHS time and money
Wildlife Trusts programmes help tackle anxiety, depression and social isolation.
Why cutting scrub in summer means more wild flowers
Senior Land Manager in Buckinghamshire, Mark Vallance explains how a new way of managing invasive dogwood is paying dividends with more wild flowers
More than 3,000 locals go wild this week
Wildlife Trusts' 30 Days Wild challenge returns
How do bats fly? Learn more about these enigmatic mammals
Small, brown, fast-moving and active in the dark – all reasons why for too many years people have misunderstood or even feared these fascinating creatures that live so close to us, yet have such…