Marbled white butterfly on knapweed by Philip Precey
Permit only reserves
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Visitors are welcome at these sites but require a permit. Please contact the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust on 01865 775476 or info@bbowt.org.uk a few days before your planned visit to obtain a visitor permit. This is a requirement of our leasehold agreement.
A map and further location details for these sites, together with parking and public transport information, will be sent out with the visitor permit.
Windsor Hill, Bucks
Windsor Hill by Jim Asher
Classic Chilterns reserve of beechwood and chalk grassland, home to butterflies and rare botanical species.
Nearest town: Princes Risborough
Look out for:
Juniper bushes
Red kites
White and common blue butterflies
Swains Wood, Oxon
Swains Wood by Jim Asher
Lying on both sides of a dry valley, this reserve is made of chalk grassland and scrub, flanked by woodland.
Nearest town: Watlington
Look out for:
Cowslips and primroses
Wild orchids
Chiltern and autumn gentians
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