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		Left Right	Go to search results Disclaimer: Information provided by Breathing Places partner organisations. The BBC is not responsible for its accuracy. If you are under 18, ask your parent/guardian before you contact or visit a place. Lower Common Bucklebury No Events at this location Volunteers working hard on the common > Volunteer at this location > Print this page Bucklebury Common is situated between Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row. The common was once an area of extensive heathland with large areas of heather and gorse. It is home to nightjars, woodlarks and reptiles. The site is worth a visit at any time of year but especially during August and September to see the brilliant purple heather and if you are lucky hear nightjar. Partner: Pang, Kennet & Lambourn Valleys Countryside Projects (FWAG) Address: Angels Corner, Lower Common, Bucklebury Postcode: RG7 5UD More Details available from: Tim Culley Email: pang.kennet@fwag.org.uk Tel: 0118 971 4830 www: click here The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites listed. Volunteering: When grazing stopped in the 1920’s the common became overgrown with silver birch and scots pine and sadly the heather and wildlife declined. Bucklebury Heathland Conservation Group was set up in 1992 to restore part of the common to heathland and since the group has cleared and maintained about 60 acres in an area east of Upper Bucklebury and south of the Upper Bucklebury to Chapel Row road. As a result the nightjars and woodlarks have come back and we sometimes see an adder. The site is owned by the Bucklebury Estate and the conservation work is carried out with their kind permission. Volunteers are required to help keep the area open and if possible expand the are of restored heathland. Atom Feed What is this?
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