Wild Maidenhead has been set up to help look after the wild things and wild places in the area. They want to discover, celebrate, support and protect our biodiversity, whether in the area's 3,000 acres of domestic gardens, or in parks, wildlife areas, nature reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). 
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They are interested in much loved, familiar species found in the area as well as rare, protected or threatened species. Hedgehogs, stag beetles, farmland birds, water voles, bees, owls, butterflies, house sparrows, wildflowers, swifts, dragonflies, slow worms, bats, house martins, frogs and toads, and swallows are examples of local species that were once commonplace. In all cases, action can be taken to make a positive difference to the future for these and other species.