FARTHINGHOE NATURE RESERVE
Farthinghoe Nature Reserve is 4 miles west of Brackley and is maintained
by Brackley & District Wildlife Group. The site, covering about
four hectares, was once part of a railway between Brackley and Banbury
and now consists of a patchwork of woodland, meadows and glades managed
to achieve a diversity of habitats for wildlife. This often involves clearing large shrubs to create wider glades to allow butterflies to move along the reserve from one meadow to another. Also, by allowing the sun through this allows wild flowers to bloom giving a home and food to many insects.
Working Party's
Managing Habitats
Putting an area aside for nature doesn't mean just leave it to grow wild. The land has to be managed to create a range of habitats to attract as wide a range of wildlife as possible. Tim Pridmore is the Volunteer Warden at Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and under his leadership, once a month, between September and March, a group of willing volunteers turn up to help with the larger tasks. You can read more about these working groups by clicking here
Videos
Brackley Wildlife Group have a motion camera set up to capture wildlife down at the reserve. The Volunteer Warden Tim Pridmore also has his phone which he uses to capture moments such as the singing Chiffchaff below.
These pictures were taken early morning, there are 4 cubs, all very cute!