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Nature’s Resilience: Rare Birds and New Fungi Mark a Promising Year for Wildlife

Despite challenges from extreme weather, wildlife in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire offered remarkable moments of hope. Two pairs of barn owls successfully raised young at Chimney Meadows after two blank years, and fledged Dartford warblers returned to Snelsmore Common for the first time in many years. A dark morph booted eagle was sighted at Warburg Nature Reserve, likely marking a first for the UK. Surveys at Moor Copse revealed a thriving ecosystem with 12 bat species and small mammals like the hazel dormouse and water vole. Additionally, a newly identified fungi species, Pseudosperma maleolens, was discovered at Rushbeds Wood.

BBOWT credited these successes to dedicated conservation efforts and emphasized the importance of reserves in supporting thriving ecosystems. With an ambitious goal of managing 30% of regional land for wildlife by 2030, the trust continues its vital work to preserve and expand natural habitats.

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