Chrystal Thompson looks back over a busy year as a conservation trainee with BBOWT at Greenham and Crookham Commons

Butterflies and flowers abound in the meadows of Finemere Wood

BBOWT volunteer, Alan White explains how he and a team of volunteers are conserving rare arable weeds at College Lake

"Each visit to Finemere Wood stuns us with the emergence of another species. Senses are overloaded with the wonder of bird song, the vibrancy of flora and the buzzing of invertebrates.…

Reserves Officer Glenn Hadley looks back on the trials of sheep shearing this year and considers how important our volunteers are in helping out.

In the next in our series, volunteering administrator Wayne Brown chats to Nick Marriner to find out what motivates him to act for nature as a volunteer for BBOWT.

Volunteer Hannah Webley describes how returning to volunteering after a long break due to the pandemic felt like coming home

Volunteer Sue Taylor discover which creatures of the night you could find in your garden and beyond

"The gentle rhythmic swish of scythes can be heard in the depths of Finemere Wood. Seven scythers swing and sway in harmony with the symphony of birdsong."

"...at every time of the year there is some delight to be had in the oasis that is Finemere Wood"