Events in May
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Discover the gardens with Frank our Head Gardener
3 May 2012
Gain some expert advice, hints and tips from Hughenden Manor's head gardener
Spring Plant and Produce Market
5 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
Join BBOWT in Great Missenden and buy plants for your home as well as books, home produce and more!
Dawn Chorus Walk at College Lake
6 May 2012 05:00 to 07:30
Join staff and volunteers on International Dawn Chorus Day to experience the early morning bird song at College Lake.
Meet the Beekeepers at Hughenden Manor
7 May 2012 12:00 to 16:00
Find out about beekeeping and honey production
In the Footsteps of the Rothschilds
12 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
A walk with historical interludes around Dancersend, the nature reserve the Rothchilds created in the Chilterns.
Blows Downs Community Wildlife Day
12 May 2012 10:30 to 15:30
Plant wild flowers, get crafty with our local wildlife activities and join us on an adventure onto Blows Downs using our new explorer back packs. Near Dunstable
Links and Lynchets
13 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
A morning walk from the South Beds links course at Warden Hill to the lynchets of Stopsley Common
The Berkhamsted Walk 2012 - in aid of The Children's Society
13 May 2012 10:00 to 16:00
Sponsored walks of different lengths through beautiful Chilterns countryside including the Ashridge Estate
Walk at Munday Dean, Marlow
13 May 2012 14:00 to 16:00
An easy ramble of less than 1 mile at this small nature reserve in a secluded Chilterns valley, to view green winged orchids and other spring flowers.
Operation Hillside
14 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
Discover Hughenden’s secret wartime past with a tour of the Manor
On the Buses at Burnham Beeches
20 May 2012 09:00 to 17:00
Veteran buses linking the Beeches to Slough, Beaconsfield, Windsor and beyond.
Bird Song Walk
20 May 2012 10:00 to 12:00
Take this walk early morning through Blows Downs Nature Reserve, nr Dunstable, to listen out for the beautful bird song.
Family Craft Day at Penn Wood
20 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
Join in with fun crafts and activities using the natural materials all around you
Wild Flowers of Moorend Common
20 May 2012 14:15 to 16:15
A walk on Moorend Common, a fascinating acid grassland site with a number of rare plants
The Small Scale Life of an Oak Tree - High Wycombe
21 May 2012 20:00 to 22:00
A talk by expert entomologist Martin Woolner on the fascinating world of the oak tree
Looking for the Duke of Burgundy Butterfly
22 May 2012 11:00 to 13:00
A walk in Saunderton, led by Paul Bowyer to look for the Duke of Burgundy butterfly that was reintroduced to this area in 2011
Conservation Grazing at Warburg Nature Reserve
26 May 2012 10:00 to 13:00
Find out the important role of livestock in our conservation management
Leagrave & Limbury
27 May 2012 09:00 to 13:00
A gentle stroll around Leagrave Common, Luton and Waulud's Bank and along the River Lea from its source to the Cat's Brook as it flows off towards the town centre.
Featured Event
Nature survey at Whiteleaf Cross
1st June, Princes Risborough
Join Chiltern Archaeology to have a look at the plants and animals that live on and around the distinctive Whiteleaf Cross chalk figure on the hill above Princes Risborough. Suitable for all ages and abilities.