The numbers are in - Colin Williams looks back at the highs and lows for wildlife on BBOWT nature reserves in 2025

As autumn fades, we’re joined by wintering birds in our woodlands, lakes and gardens, while smaller creatures shelter in the undergrowth…

Tim Hill, Conservation Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, is an enthusiast for dead and rotten wood and the animals that depend on it. Read on and find out why decaying trunks,…

Ecologist Mike Waite, takes us through the overlooked world of spiders and the important role they play.

Arlo Bond, Assistant Data & GIS Officer, explains what recent surveys of dragonflies and damselflies have revealed

Mushroom madness! Our favourite fantastic fungi to find at BBOWT reserves this month.

As the year fades to autumn, migrant birds prepare for their journey south, while many invertebrates soak up the last of the summer sun.

Many birds are hiding away this month, but August is still a great time for vibrant wildflowers, while colourful invertebrates reward a closer look.

With over 80 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

From pondlife predators to poisonous plants and legless lizards, see what wildlife you can spot as summer reaches its peak.