{"id":4017,"date":"2017-09-03T19:02:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T19:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2018-01-09T21:17:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T21:17:16","slug":"warburg-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"Warburg Nature reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4777\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-image-4777 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643.jpg\" alt=\"Male ferns and Dog's Mercury at Warburg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090643-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male ferns and Dog&#8217;s Mercury at Warburg Nature Reserve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another superb area of ancient woodland and chalk meadows hidden away in the Chilterns near Henley-on-Thames.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the few photographs below don\u2019t really record just what a wonderful nature reserve this is.\u00a0With our visit taking place in early summer the combination of thin, chalky soil and the lack of rainfall had taken its toll. Notably fewer orchids than on our previous visit in June 2015.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4017 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4781#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6150-400x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6150-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6150-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6150-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6150.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4781'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Spotted Woodpecker &#8211; female\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4780#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6145-400x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6145-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6145-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6145-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6145.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4780'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat Spotted Woodpecker &#8211; male\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4779#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6144-400x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6144-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6144-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6144-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_6144.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4779'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the male returns again\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Fly Orchids (including within the wildlife garden), Common Twayblades and White Helleborines were relatively easy to find however despite the warden giving us directions we couldn\u2019t find any Bird\u2019s Nest Orchids.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of birdlife with the ever present Red Kites and typical woodland species including Marsh Tits, Spotted Flycatchers, Nuthatches and a family of Great Spotted Woodpeckers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4017 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4782#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090640-401x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090640-401x600.jpg 401w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090640-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090640-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090640.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4782'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Helleborine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4783#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090655-401x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090655-401x600.jpg 401w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090655-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090655-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090655.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4783'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow Archangel\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_4784\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4784\" class=\"wp-image-4784 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649.jpg\" alt=\"Common Cardinal Beetle at Warburg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1090649-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common Cardinal Beetle at Warburg Nature Reserve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jake also enjoyed a wonderful view of a pair of Muntjac Deer and a lone Roe Deer &#8211; our view was far more brief !<\/p>\n<p>Also evidence of other woodland mammals on site. Interesting to see a lone Common Lizard basking on a log. Insects were well represented with Common Blues, Small Tortoiseshells, a Painted Lady and numerous Dragonflies around the pond. Even managed to find a Hornet\u2019s nest close to the visitor centre that we decided to give a wide berth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another superb area of ancient woodland and chalk meadows hidden away in the Chilterns near Henley-on-Thames. Unfortunately the few photographs below don\u2019t really record just what a wonderful nature reserve this is.\u00a0With our visit taking place in early summer the combination of thin, chalky soil <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=4017\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,183,1],"tags":[739,568,716,740,514,189],"class_list":["post-4017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birds","category-flora","category-uncategorized","tag-common-cadinal-beetle","tag-great-spotted-woodpecker","tag-male-fern","tag-warburg-nature-reserve","tag-white-helleborine","tag-yellow-archangel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4017"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4785,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017\/revisions\/4785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}