The woodland workers scramble through the foliage, knocking in new posts and re-tensioning slack wire... It is imperative that the boundary is secured; once loose in the wood, a cow would be a…

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

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

Simon Barnett, Berkshire Land Manager, explains why cattle are doing an essential job at Wildmoor Heath nature reserve

"Carefully, panels are removed from areas no longer requiring protection, with vigilance for early nesting birds among the vegetation entwined in the wire fencing."

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

"This length of hedgerow now lies low and lush. Light reaches the drovers’ track once again, and dormant seeds in the soil will flourish."

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

"We step back to admire our work. The area is brighter, lighter, renewed, and marked by human care."

With more than 80 nature reserves to choose from, here are some ideas for where to go for a winter walk this month.