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Discover how TVERC surveyed 38 Local Wildlife Sites in Oxfordshire in 2025, adding over 3,700 species records. Explore highlights from Wigwell, chalk grasslands, hay meadows and ancient woodland.

Brown hairstreak egg counts at Milham Ford Nature Park have soared from just one in 2020/21 to 116 this winter, spreading across the reserve. This success may reflect good habitat management, such as reduced hedge cutting and allowing blackthorn saplings to thrive.

Discover key findings from Berkshire Local Wildlife Site surveys in 2025, including ancient woodlands, heathlands, wetlands, and notable species recorded across the county.

Thank you to everyone who came out to join us in the Pangbourne Village Hall this past Saturday September 20th for our Autumn Recorders’ Conference!

TVERC shares a huge amount of wildlife information to help protect nature and guide local planning and research in Berkshire and Oxfordshire. In 2024/25 alone, they shared over 892,000 records of protected and notable species. This shows how vital it is to keep track of wildlife and how local people play a key role by contributing useful information.

Over the past few months, we’ve hosted a series of Noticing Nature events across Oxfordshire, inviting participants to explore and appreciate nature. From rare alkaline fens at Hinksey Heights to reptile monitoring at North Leigh Common, each outing offered unique encounters with plants, insects, birds, and amphibians.

We’re excited to welcome several new members to the TVERC team, each bringing valuable skills and passion to our mission of supporting biodiversity and ecological data across the region.

During Swift Awareness Week, we encourage you to enjoy watching swifts—remarkable birds known for their high-speed flight and joyful screeches—as young non-breeding swifts fill the summer skies with playful aerial displays before migrating to Africa.

We’re excited to share the release of the TVERC Annual Report 2024/25, highlighting a landmark year in biodiversity data, community science, and environmental planning across Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

Join us on Saturday, 20th September 2025, at Pangbourne Village Hall for our Autumn Recorders' Conference —a day dedicated to celebrating wildlife, sharing knowledge, and strengthening our community of recorders and conservationists.