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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 4m

Does this count as ultra-processed food? 🤔 🦦 Incredible scenes from Waterstock Local Wildlife Site as this kingfisher takes a break from its fresh-fish diet and attempts to eat an otter spraint! Thank you to our friend Henry Manisty for sharing his wonderful trail cam footage with us.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our Volunteering Project Officer, Chloe, attended the Oxford Brookes Volunteer Fair last week to speak to students and hear what volunteering opportunities they would like to see! This will inform our Wilder Futures project and help us create more opportunities for young people to act for nature 🍃

Chloe sat at a stand with BBOWT branded tablecloth and banner. There is various information on the table, and the cafeteria can be seen in the background.

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Mick Jones @mickdjones.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Excitement in the post today - the new book on The Glow-worm by my friend and long-time volunteer at @bbowt.bsky.social Dancersend Nature Reserve, John Tyler. It is a magnificent new version of the small book he self-published 30 years ago, now 168 pages with lots of new content and superb photos.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🐝 Have you ever seen an ivy bee 'mating ball'? As the female bee emerges, she's immediately met with a lot of male attention as they all compete to mate with her! Following the frenzy, the successful pair will often fly off together, leaving the remaining males buzzing around for the next female.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

💛 Clouded yellow butterflies are still on the wing and brightening up our days, as Reserves Officer Chloe Bradford spotted them all over the Upper Ray Meadows earlier this week!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We will also be hearing from Phil Bruss on the work to restore vital habitats for wildlife at Cholsey Marsh. 👉 Book your place today: buff.ly/C7QtFhj

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BBOWT Celebration 2026 - Didcot Civic Hall, Sat 14 November | Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust

Join us for our 2026 AGM & Celebration

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🍂 Join us for the BBOWT Celebration on Saturday 14 November at Didcot Civic Hall: buff.ly/C7QtFhj Look back over five years of nature recovery, discover our BIG vision for the future, and celebrate the achievements of our incredible volunteers.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🍄 We'll send you a fantastic welcome pack including a guide to over 60 local nature reserves you can visit, and you'll receive a magazine all about local wildlife three times a year. ⚠️ This offer ends on Sunday 4 October: bbowt.org.uk/membership-offer

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Membership Offer | Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust

Join the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust for half-price and help protect the local wildlife you love.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🍂 Join BBOWT for half-price today: bbowt.org.uk/membership-o... We've extended our offer until Sunday, so that you can join the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust from as little as £2.25 per month for a whole year!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

These blue tits are making the most of the water supply at Watts Bank! Can you spot the odd one out? 🤔 💧 As the UK remains in drought, it's important to provide water for wildlife. Find out how you can help: www.bbowt.org.uk/actions/how-... 📸 Zoë Huggins, Reserves Officer

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🍄 October is the prime time of year to see fantastic fungi at BBOWT nature reserves. Some species boast vibrant colours - can you spot a full fungi rainbow this season? 👉 www.bbowt.org.uk/blog/logan-w...

Seven images of different fungi that make up the colours of the rainbow.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

☀️ The swift box has been painted white with a special solar-reflecting paint, and made to offer extra heat reflection and ventilation. In the current climate emergency, adaptation is a must! We're incedibly grateful, and stay tuned for more news on the campaign soon to come! 👀

A closer view of the swift box, with white paint and ventilation on the roof.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📐 The cups not only offer a permanent, predator- and weather-proof nest for the birds, but their measurements are made specifically to allow house martins in.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🛠️ Good quality artificial cups are not easy to make, and with a new Community Organising campaign for house martins about to take off in Bracknell, we had to step up the game so that we could source properly and beautifully made local cups.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🪺 Nature heroes, Paul and Lynn in Tilehurst, have made these incredible house martin cups and swift boxes!

Paul and Lynn stood in a workshop area, while Paul holds up the artificial house martin cup nests.

Paul stands in a workshop area holding up a swift box, painted white.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐑 Sheep on the run, summer scything and an encounter with a brown hairstreak butterfly. Read the latest blog from Finemere Wood by volunteer warden Charlotte Karmali 👇 bbowt.org.uk/blog/charlotte-karmali/ramblings-finemere-wood-81 📸 Tom Hibbert

The underside of a brown hairstreak butterfly perched on a leaf, with brown-orange wings on two white streaks.

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Berks & South Bucks bat group 🦇 @berksbatgroup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bat group members bat walk at @bbowt.bsky.social Nature Discovery Centre in Thatcham, West Berks, next Tuesday 29 September 6:45pm

Infrared black & white photo of a group of people listening for bats

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You can expect a great rewards package, including: 🎂 Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave 🏡 Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies 🕒 Flexible working to achieve work-life balance 💰 Pension (salary exchange) with generous employer contribution

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’re hiring! 🌻 Community Organiser Join our team and help nature recover by working with communities around shared issues and interests. You’ll support people to come together, take meaningful action for nature, and create positive change that lasts. Apply now: www.bbowt.org.uk/jobs/communi...

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The screening of the film will be followed by a guided conversation by BBOWT to discuss personal or community-based solutions and actions we can take. Click the links below to join a screening near you 👇

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

⚠️ We're screening The People's Emergency Briefing across our three counties. The People's Emergency Briefing is a film bringing together leading experts to explain what the latest science says about the climate and nature crisis and what can still be done.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🦋 Senior Ecologist Colin Williams spotted this aberrant form of the small copper butterfly (caeruleo-punctata) at Grangelands, which has a row of blue spots along its hindwing. Small coppers will soon be coming to the end of their flight season, but take a close look of any you see...

A small copper butterfly on the ground. Faded blue spots can be seen near the bottom of the hindwing, above the vibrant orange.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We’re hiring! 📣 Cafe Manager at College Lake Join our team at College Lake and help lead our café and catering operations. You’ll support our team and help create a welcoming experience for visitors through great food and excellent customer service. Apply now: www.bbowt.org.uk/jobs/cafe-ma...

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our thanks go again to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue, and local farmers who assisted the crews on site. Their heroic efforts, and the professionalism and speed of their response, ensured the fire was contained and averted a far worse situation.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We know that as climate change accelerates, we will see greater impact from extreme weather in future years, and appreciated the opportunity to discuss how these challenges can be addressed.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We were grateful for the invitation to 10 Downing Street for the Prime Minister's reception which thanked frontline workers for their response to this summer's extreme weather. Berkshire Senior Land Manager, Tom Hayward, represented BBOWT following the wildfire at Crookham Common last month.

Senior Berkshire Land Manager Tom Hayward, in a green BBOWT branded top, stood in front of the iconic 10 Downing Street door.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Welcome to autumn! 🍂 There are plenty of signs that the new has arrived, how many have you spotted already? 🍄 👉️ Follow the link to discover some seasonal wildlife www.bbowt.org.uk/nature-reser...

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Mick Jones @mickdjones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not all work parties at @bbowt.bsky.social Dancersend are spent scrub bashing. Last week we harvested fruit from the orchard and now I have 109 bottles of our Apple & Pear Juice - sold at BBOWT events in the area, raising funds for the reserve. Label shows Chiltern Gentian one of our special plants.

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wells4bees.bsky.social @wells4bees.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) at rest on ripening blackberries. Seen today at @bbowt.bsky.social Dancersend reserve. @mickdjones.bsky.social

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A beautiful shot, and how rare to see them so still!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You may be more familiar with its relatives, the coot and moorhen, commonly seen around lakes, ponds and rivers. 📸 Thank you to Rob Calcutt for sharing this impressive capture taken at Calvert Jubilee!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you hear a piglet squealing near a reedbed, it's likely to be this bird! The water rail is a shy bird that lives in reedbeds and wetlands, hiding among the vegetation - it's heard more often than it's seen.

A water rail perched on top of a pile of reeds by water.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Volunteer Warden @mickdjones.bsky.social recently saw a family of spotted flycatchers at Dancersend! They have appeared in the same area of the extension for the third year running, living up to their name as they caught insects from the fenceline 🪰 This youngster was late following the others!

A young spotted flycatcher with buff breast and dark brown wings. It's perched on a wire fence.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🐐 If you're curious about the name, it comes from the caterpillar's smell which resembles that of a male goat. So if that's not your thing, we recommend not getting too close!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Goat moth caterpillars are a scarce species, and they spend several winters as larvae before they finally pupate. They live inside the trunks of trees, feeding on the wood 🌳 Our Community Organiser, Barbara Polonara, rescued this stunner from drowning in her bird bath!

A goat moth caterpillar surrounded by brown leaves. It has orangey flanks with a deep red stripe along the top of its body.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thank you to our friend Henry for sending us this wonderful footage from Waterstock Local Wildlife Site!

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🐟️ This kingfisher gave the trail camera a good view of its meal prep! Kingfishers will often bash their catch against their perch a few times to break its bones, allowing them to swallow it safely. (Please note these are two separate videos)

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our Head of Finance, Rachel Powell, captured these fantastic pictures of a convolvulus hawk-moth on her tobacco plants. It has an especially long proboscis (the feeding tube) which means it's able to feed on nectar deep within tubular flowers that other moths can't reach!

The convolvulus hawk-moth which grey-brown wings and striped pink-and-black back. It is photographed at night using flash, hovering over tobacco plants with its long proboscis extended downwards.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You get a great rewards package, including: 🎂 Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave and wellbeing days 🏡 Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies 🕒 Flexible working to achieve work-life balance 💰 Pension (salary exchange) with generous employer contribution

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re recruiting a Corporate Partnerships Officer 🌿 Build strong relationships with businesses, create engaging experiences for corporate supporters, and generate vital income to help nature recover and protect local wildlife and wild places. Apply now: www.bbowt.org.uk/jobs/corpora...

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Corporate Partnerships Officer | Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to help nature recover by building strong relationships with businesses, creating engaging experiences for corporate supporters, and generating…

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📍 Once widely distributed, it is now confined to damp pastures, moors and marshes mainly in the north of the UK, but can still be found in localised patches in the south. This stately flower was recently photographed by Senior Ecologist Colin Williams at Parsonage Moor near Abingdon.

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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌼 Grass-of-parnassus isn't actually a grass, instead getting its common name from the translucent green stripes that adorn the white petals of its cup-shaped flower.

A Grass-of-parnassus flower, with white petals and translucent green stripes.

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