Prestwood Local Nature Reserve
At just two hectares Prestwood Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is one of the smaller nature reserves.restwood is a stronghold of the Glow-Worm, once much more abundant than it is now; the female of this beetle can found glowing at night during the Summer to attract it a mate.Wildlife highlights: Shy retiring birds such as Bullfinch, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, can be heard calling and singing in the cover of the scrub areas. They can be seen more readily during April and May when pairing up and feeding their young make them a little braver.
Signs of Badgers can be seen around the reserve, when looking for worms or other food the badger rakes up an almost square clod of earth; watch out some of these depressions in the ground are then used as latrines! Foxes, Deer and the occasional Edible Dormouse all make use of this exceptional Local Nature Reserve.
Location and access: Situated in a small rural valley, the Reserve is only a few miles from High Wycombe. The reserve has a small car park that can be accessed from the Great Hampden Road, not far from the turning into Perks Lane. Picnic tables are located along the fringes of the car park. The reserve rises up from the car park where permissive paths can be followed.
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