Butterfly Count 2024

While the rest of the team were working very hard on Rhododendron removal, I had the pleasure of doing the 2024 Big Butterfly Count! I strolled around the woods for a couple of hours and here are my results: Big Butterfly Count – Friends…

Photos from a Fox Hill Nature Walk

On the 8th of June, Eddie Napper took a group of Fox Hill fans to the woods to see what they could find. It was a lovely morning, and we managed to capture some sights for those of you who didn’t make it. Keep…

Rhododendron – Beauty or Beast?

Rhododendron is a large genus of flowering shrubs, so long regarded as beautiful that they earned a name that means “rose tree” in classical Greek. Certainly, there are many beauties that make spectacular and well-behaved garden plants. Unfortunately, one species, Rhododendron ponticum, is far…

Walk This Way

By Tony Delliston Friends of Fox Hill are very pleased to announce that final approval has been confirmed for a new Public Right of Way within Fox Hill. The new Public Footpath starts as the existing Public Right of Way from Limmerhill Road to…

Conservation News from Friends of Fox Hill

Our conservation Working Parties take place every month and are open to all as we use traditional hand tools, and no prior experience is needed. The aim of the session is determined by Wokingham Borough Council Countryside Services.  We are also governed by the…

Conservation Working Party – December 2024

Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.  Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. For the precise location of the meeting point, see: Google Maps What 3 Words (grants.fixed.skip)…

Conservation Working Party – November 2024

Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.  Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: Google Mapswhat3words //grants.fixed.skip Please wear…

Conservation Working Party – October 2024

Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.  Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: What3words: ///clocks.sage.bandsGoogle Maps: Pin at…

Conservation Working Party – September 2024

Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.  Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip Please wear clothing with…

Conservation Working Party – August 2024

Please come and join us, meeting at the Conservation Area in Fox Hill Woods behind Dorset Way.  Children are welcome and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. For the precise location of the meeting point, click here: https://w3w.co/grants.fixed.skip Please wear clothing with…