Spaces for Nature

Over 3 years at Thrift Wood, Ockwells Park, 15,000 trees are being planted to aid nature recovery.

As part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting Celebration, RBWM organised a family tree planting day at on the 15th January 2022. About 250 volunteers from the public came along and we planted over 600 trees!

Our trees were all native species such as Hawthorn, Oak, and Hazel to ensure plenty of wildlife can enjoy them.

Oaken Grove in Maidenhead has had installed a number of features for wildlife and public enjoyment. The Sir Nicholas Winton Memorial Gardens, commemorating the man responsible for the incredible 'Kindertransport' project during the second World War, contain various plantings and features.

The ponds have been naturalised by adding native, oxygenating flora in planter baskets and creating hedgehog ladders around it. We are continuing to improve the pond habitat by enabling it to become more wildlife friendly.

Battlemead is one of our largest reserves, stunningly set on the boundary of Maidenhead and Cookham.

Because we have lost many of our larger and older trees, which would contain helpful cavities for bird homes, bird boxes are really useful for natural conservation.

So in March 2021, as part of a collaborative project between RBWM, WildCookham and WildSL6, 27 blue tit boxes and various barn owl boxes were positioned across Battlemead.

These were investigated in November 2021 and to our delight we found at least 50% had been occupied over the year. We are excited to continue monitor the boxes and carry on implementation across other reserves.