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From biodiversity surveys to creative trails, our projects protect wildlife, celebrate the island’s heritage, and bring the community together to care for this special place.

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Project image: Berkshire Bats

Berkshire Bats

Wildlife Monitoring Community
Volunteer
Help monitor bat activity and support conservation work like bat boxes.
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In collaboration with Berkshire & South Bucks Bat Group, we plan to record and monitor bat populations, and carry out conservation projects such as a bat box scheme.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Project partner
Project image: Wild Cookham

Wild Cookham

Wildlife Surveys River
Completed
Surveys for otter, mink and water voles — supporting recovery work locally and beyond.
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Surveys for local otter, American mink and water voles, and works with regional and national schemes supporting water vole recovery.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Local surveys
Project image: River Watch

River Watch

River Monitoring Community
Volunteer
Monitoring river health through testing, patrols, rescues and restoration work.
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River fly testing, pollution monitoring, SUP safety & rescues, litter patrol, rewilding projects, river-bank restoration and wider community action.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Water health
Project image: Bug Island Trail

Bug Island Trail

Trails Wildlife Creative
Volunteer
A playful treasure-hunt trail bringing overlooked mini-beasts to life around the island.
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A treasure-hunt trail crafted by a young woodland artist, celebrating mini-beasts and encouraging families to explore the island in a new way.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Family-friendly
Project image: Craft Coop Trail

Craft Coop Trail

Trails Art Community
Volunteer
A hand-crafted nature trail featuring crocheted wildlife hidden around the island.
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A community-led craft trail featuring crocheted kingfishers and other feathery friends, encouraging families to explore Ray Mill Island together.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Family-friendly
Project image: Rewilding

Rewilding

Rewilding Native plants Wildlife
Volunteer
Planting native species to support insects, birds, bats and pollinators.
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With guidance from Wild Maidenhead, we’re introducing more native plants to support insects — and in turn, bats, birds and bees across the island.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Biodiversity
Project image: Wildlife Mural

Wildlife Mural

Art Community Wildlife
Volunteer
A community-led mural celebrating wildlife and brightening the island.
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Fundraising to brighten the space with a wildlife mural. Created with mural artist Virginie Colin, it’s nearly complete — with more creative projects planned.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Creative
Project image: Dry Hedging

Dry Hedging

Rewilding Habitat Heritage craft
Volunteer
Traditional dry hedging to protect trees and create new wildlife habitat edges.
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Traditional dry hedging to protect the remaining trunk of a once-mighty copper beech, while creating habitat edges that support insects, birds and small mammals.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Island TLC
Project image: Island of Trees

Island of Trees

Rewilding Future project Community
Volunteer
A future-focused project celebrating and caring for the island’s trees.
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A future-focused project to celebrate and care for the island’s trees. Details are being developed and will be shared soon.
1yrProject Length
10Volunteers Required
Oct–DecScheduled
Find out more → Coming soon
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