Credits: A polecat at a BBOWT nature reserve - Helen Walsh
BBOWT looks after more than 80 nature reserves. To learn more about places to see wildlife around Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire please click here
Local Wildlife Watch groups
Watch groups for children aged 8-11 meet once a week or once a month to do wildlife activities under the guidance of a Wildlife Watch leader to go on a wildflower hunt, learn to identify spiders and woodlice, or do pond dipping.
There are vacancies with groups that meet at:
Warburg Nature Reserve, near Henley, Oxfordshire
(Contact: Tess Szymanis or Giles Alder on 01491 642001)
Events for children and families
Come along to our 'Family Friendly' events and activities :
Date | Event | Location |
| 17 July 10 | Summer Walk at Holtspur Bank (2.30-4.30pm) 10yrs+ | Nr Beaconsfield, Bucks |
| 18 July 10 | Beginners Butterflies at College Lake (11am-1pm) 10yrs+ | Nr Tring, Bucks |
| 24 July 10 | Bird Ringing at College Lake (see website for further details) | Nr Tring, Bucks |
| 26 July 10 | Minibeast Discovery Day at Warburg (10.30am-1pm) | Nr Henley, Oxon |
| 27 July 10 | Dragonfly Discovery Day at Abbey Fishponds (1.30-4pm) 6yrs+ | Abingdon, Oxon |
| 7 Aug 10 | Earley Green Fair (11am-3pm) | Reading, Berks |
| 7 Aug 10 | Wytham Woods Walk (10.30am-12.30pm) 12yrs+ | Nr Oxford, Oxon |
| 8 Aug 10 | Time Travellers at College Lake (10.30am-2.30pm) | Nr Tring, Bucks |
| 8 Aug 10 | Wildflower walk in Bracknell (2-4pm) 12yrs+ | Bracknell, Berks |
| 11 Aug 10 | Wildlife Discovery at Moor Copse (1-4pm) | Pangbourne, Berks |
| 14 Aug 10 | A Walk along the River Wye (10.30am-12pm) 10yrs+ | High Wycombe, Bucks |
| 14-20 Aug 10 | Wildlife Detectives (10am-3pm) 5yrs+ | Nr Didcot, Oxon |
| 21-27 Aug 10 | Damsels and Dragons (10am-3pm) 5yrs+ | Nr Didcot, Oxon |
| 21 Aug 10 | Bat walk at College Lake (8-10pm) 10yrs + | Nr Tring, Bucks |
| 28-31 Aug 10 | Wild Art and Den building (10am-3pm) 5yrs+ | Nr Didcot, Oxon |
| 29 Aug 10 | Walk at Runnymede (2.30-5pm) | Nr Egham, Surrey |
Contact
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