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Some protection reinstated for at-risk Local Wildlife Sites
The Government has published a revised version of its National Planning Policy Framework which now includes some reinstated protection for Local Wildlife Sites following a campaign supported by 25…
Bacombe Hill
An ancient chalk grassland site high on the Chilterns escarpment, with extensive views over Aylesbury Vale.
Bacombe Hill Work Party Volunteer
Keen and enthusiastic local people are wanted to help carry out a wide range of practical tasks to maintain and enhance the habitats of Bacombe Hill, including: scrub clearance, path clearance and…
Team Wilder story: Learning how to do a basic site survey
Lily O'Neill and the community team revisit Shabbington Nature Network to help them carry out a basic site survey and find out which plants are growing at one of their sites
Gomm Valley
A small piece of scrub and chalk grassland - home to wildlife - on the urban fringe of High Wycombe.
Nature Reserve Site Risk Assessments
For more information on our SRAs, please contact BBOWT at 01865775476 or by emailing info@bbowt.org.uk
Chilterns wildlife site saved as Yoesden Bank appeal reaches target
Thanks to the amazing generosity of members of the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), and many other people who have given to the Yoesden Bank appeal, the target of £150,000 was…
How landowners can help protect Oxfordshire’s wild spaces
The importance of Local Wildlife Sites
Field cow-wheat
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Greater water parsnip
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…