What we’re about
Wild Maidenhead is a local group set up to discover, celebrate, support and protect wild things and wild places in Maidenhead and the surrounding rural villages and countryside. Anyone who lives or works in Maidenhead can take part.
We run events in the Maidenhead area, from walks to talks to experiences and wild activities. There will be a small charge each time. [These are now being run either online or in a limited in-person way during the Covid-19 pandemic.]
As a group, we are interested in much loved, familiar species found in the area as well as rare, protected or threatened species. Hedgehogs, stag beetles, farmland birds, water voles, bees, owls, butterflies, house sparrows, wildflowers, swifts, dragonflies, slow worms, bats, house martins, frogs and toads and swallows are examples of local species that were once commonplace. In all cases, action can be taken to make a positive difference to the future for these and other species.
We help support wild places of every sort, from gardens and parks to wildlife reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The group has been set up by people who live or work in Maidenhead and we are focusing on an area from Knowl Hill in the west, to Cookham in the north, Maidenhead town in the east and Fifield in the south, home to around 80,000 people.
The group brings together all those who have an interest in nature and wildlife and acts as a hub for a wide range of local organisations with specific local or species interests in a support role, for exchanging information, gathering data and sharing knowledge and experience.Wild Maidenhead will work in partnership with residents, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and its elected Councillors, schools, developers, Parish Councils, farmers, large landowners, other relevant non-wildlife groups, faith groups and businesses, to protect and enhance biodiversity in Maidenhead. The group will run events and projects to educate, inform, enthuse and engage. It will seek ways to ensure that biodiversity is taken account of in local decisions.
The group produced a biodiversity assessment based on data sourced from group members and local residents, local experts, natural history groups, existing partner organisations and national organisations. Wild Maidenhead is apolitical and seeks positive and constructive dialogue with all those interested in, and with experience in, this topic.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Hedgelaying at Battlemead on SaturdayBattlemead, Maidenhead
Did you help to plant the hedge next to the Thames Path at Battlemead in 2019? This year we are going to start to lay it, beginning at the southerly (Maidenhead) end. We harvested stakes from Ockwells Parks for this purpose in December. This is a joint task for WMCV, Wild Maidenhead and Wild Cookham.
We will be using sharp tools (provided) and laying a prickly hedge so this task is not appropriate for children. Please wear stout footwear.
This is a two day event although you don’t have to come on both days or stay for the afternoon. We will be working from 10am until about 3pm on both days. There will be a tea break at 11:30am - tea, coffee and biscuits provided and lunch at about 1pm. If you want to come for the full day please bring some lunch.
Park at Sheephouse Road postcode SL6 8HY What3Words fine.couches.tower, carefully cross the Lower Cookham Road and follow the path to the Thames. The Causeway will be open so you will be able to walk directly east from the entrance on the Lower Cookham Road to the river. We will be working here What3Words using.chief.wash.
- Hedgelaying at Battlemead on SundayBattlemead, Maidenhead
Did you help to plant the hedge next to the Thames Path at Battlemead in 2019? This year we are going to start to lay it, beginning at the southerly (Maidenhead) end. We harvested stakes from Ockwells Parks for this purpose in December. This is a joint task for WMCV, Wild Maidenhead and Wild Cookham.
We will be using sharp tools (provided) and laying a prickly hedge so this task is not appropriate for children. Please wear stout footwear.
This is a two day event although you don’t have to come on both days or stay for the afternoon. We will be working from 10am until about 3pm on both days. There will be a tea break at 11:30am - tea, coffee and biscuits provided and lunch at about 1pm. If you want to come for the full day please bring some lunch.
Park at Sheephouse Road postcode SL6 8HY What3Words fine.couches.tower, carefully cross the Lower Cookham Road and follow the path to the Thames. The Causeway will be open so you will be able to walk directly east from the entrance on the Lower Cookham Road to the river. We will be working here What3Words using.chief.wash.
