The numbers are in - Colin Williams looks back at the highs and lows for wildlife on BBOWT nature reserves in 2024

As the winter nights draw in, birds seek the safety of huge flocks, while remaining hues of green stand out among the bare branches.

Waxcaps, lapwings, waxwings… and lapcaps? With the nights drawing in, fungi continue to thrive as more feathered friends join for the winter.

With nearly 90 nature reserves to choose from in our three counties, which are the best to visit this month?

Discover autumn colours, fabulous fungi and wintering wildfowl.

Vicky Hall, Ecology Trainee, discovers dusk brings new activity to our nature reserves

For many birdwatchers, autumn is the most exciting time of year. But what are they so excited about?

Fungi are the stars of the show as we enter October, but the changing leaves also herald wintering visitors and other autumnal wildlife.

A last snatch of summer, September is the transitional time to see late-emerging dragonflies, early arriving fungi, and some miniature house guests looking for a safe place to mate…

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

Roger Stace, Senior Land Manager (Berkshire) explains how a pioneering project at Greenham and Crookham Commons is giving adders a chance of survival