A big ‘thank you’ from everyone at BBOWT for choosing to support us! There are various ways you can give and the totaliser will be updated periodically to include offline donations.

Card or PayPal online
Please click on any of the links or buttons displayed above. You will be directed to a form where you can enter and change the amount that you would like to give.

Card by phone
Please call 01865 788300 between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday.

Cheque/CAF voucher by post
Please send a cheque made payable to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust to: BBOWT, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XT.

SMS text*
Text HAMGREEN to 70085 to give £10.

*Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and you’ll be opting into hearing more from us. If you would like to donate but don't wish to hear more from us, please text HAMGREENNOINFO instead.

If you are a business and would like to donate, please click on any of the links above to donate by card, or contact us for bank details.

To find out more about becoming a Hamgreen Wood Reserve Guardian business sponsor, please email partnerships@bbowt.org.uk

We are very grateful for some legacies and generous donations towards the asking price, but we still need to raise £300,000 to secure Hamgreen Wood into BBOWT’s ownership and help pay for the legal fees and resources required to support the transfer of this special site.

If we are so fortunate to raise any additional funds, these will be used to support both future land purchases and our core work, all as part of BBOWT’s Nature Recovery Fund.

Hamgreen Wood is a rare gem, hidden at the heart of a wider landscape that we have been working hard to restore for many years. Deep in the Upper Ray, quietly located by the bustling A41, these 100 acres of ancient woodland and grasslands are home to many rare species, such as the Bechstein’s bat and a large colony of black hairstreak butterflies. The woodland area is a designated SSSI (Site of Scientific Interest) and boasts such wonderful ancient indicator species as mature oaks, bluebells, dog’s mercury and early purple orchid. The grassland is certified as organic, and we are excited by the possibility of creating further uplift in its biodiversity.

In short, this site is a true rarity in a busy landscape…

Having carefully managed this special place for over 30 years, the owners now wish to sell this site and have privately approached BBOWT, keen that their legacy for this haven of wildlife lives on. Like them, we share the desire to keep Hamgreen Wood a protected and well-managed landscape, meaning we would like to buy it before it goes on the open market.

Our senior ecology and land management team have privately assessed the land, calling it ‘one of the most exciting opportunities to extend our portfolio in years.’ This appeal, coupled with the arrival of an incredible legacy, earmarked for such acquisitions, would considerably strengthen our ability to repair, protect and enhance the ancient landscape of the Upper Ray for generations to come.

Target: £300,000
Deadline: 01 December 2025

Please give to our Hamgreen Wood appeal today.