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

Slow worms, glow worms and bacon-and-eggs among this month's wild highlights!

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

"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."

Berkshire Senior Land Manager Tom Hayward explains why Greenham and Crookham Commons is so important for breeding birds and how everyone can help protect them.

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

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

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

Learning Officer Anne Jackson invites young people to learn real conservation skills.

"In record time the job is done and a huddle of soggy, dripping hardy souls retreats to the welcoming warmth of their homes and families."