Warburg Nature Reserve

Warburg Nature Reserve lies in Oxfordshire’s rolling countryside north-west of Henley-on-Thames. The 102-hectare site centres on ancient woodland first mapped in 1786. Grassy clearings and scrubby edges add variety to the landscape. Ancient trees shelter rare plants and fungi throughout the year. Visitors walk quiet paths that wind through these veteran woods. The reserve holds more than 500 kinds of flowering plant. Among them are eighteen orchids and the scarce meadow clary listed in the British Red Data Book of Plants. Over seventy-five bird species have been recorded here. Fungi lovers count six hundred and fifty kinds, many nationally rare. Each season brings fresh displays of colour and scent. A network of footpaths lets people explore the whole reserve. Bluebells carpet the woodland floor in spring. Summer brings orchids to the clearings. Autumn shows fungi at their richest. Winter offers quiet walks among the bare boughs. The reserve remains open every day of the year.