Padworth Common
Padworth Common nature reserve is a tranquil haven for wildlife with heathland, woodland, ponds and alder-lined gullies.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Community Volunteering Opportunities
Help nature near you by volunteering with community groups across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
All volunteering opportunities
There are lots of different ways to get involved in the work of your local Wildlife Trust.
West Berkshire Living Landscape Volunteers (WBLLV)
Working on a variety of habitats including wetland, heathland, ancient woodland and meadows, you’ll assist the BBOWT reserves staff in the practical habitat and infrastructure management of the…
West Berkshire Living Landscape
The West Berkshire Living Landscape scheme covers 27km2 including the river valleys of the Enborne and the Kennet which are separated by the higher gravel plateau and heathland mosaic of Greenham and Crookham Commons. A quarter of the project area is designated as important for wildlife, either locally, nationally or internationally.
Engaging with Nature West Berkshire
Engaging with Nature (West Berkshire) was a BBOWT project for harnessing the healing power of nature to support mental health.
West Berkshire Wild Verges
A project with West Berkshire Council to improve rural road verges for wild plants, ground-nesting birds and mammals.
Wild Verges in West Berkshire!
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is excited to announce a new initiative which will create ribbons of wildflowers along West Berkshire’s roads and roundabouts…
New volunteer opportunities at the Nature Discovery Centre
Our Engaging with Nature project, based in Thatcham, is looking for volunteers. Project officer, Carrie Starbuck explains more about the role and how to get involved.
Connecting people and wildlife in West Berkshire
Our Linking the Landscape project in West Berkshire helped local people make more space for wildlife
Creating wilder verges in West Berkshire
Andy Coulson-Phillips, Ecology Officer at BBOWT, explains how our new project will create more space for wildlife in West Berkshire
Returning to volunteering
Volunteer Hannah Webley describes how returning to volunteering after a long break due to the pandemic felt like coming home