Are mermaids real?
Sadly, they are not - but if you volunteer, you can dive into their mythical realm and feel a little magic of your own. This blog is written by Nicky Thomas, a long-standing Trust volunteer who…
Updates from our marine team about issues affecting wildlife in the Solent and beyond
Sadly, they are not - but if you volunteer, you can dive into their mythical realm and feel a little magic of your own. This blog is written by Nicky Thomas, a long-standing Trust volunteer who…
This blog is written by Bonnie Waycott, a first-time intertidal survey volunteer, and provides a beautifully vivid account of her day at Keyhaven.
Many of us will be visiting and enjoying the coast around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight this summer. This is a beautiful environment which is precious to us all, both inhabitants and visitors…
By Ellie Parker, Marine Officer at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
‘Shall I make my jellyfish a hat now that it’s getting closer to summer?’ is not a question I had anticipated when preparing for the Seagrass Workshop I was running for primary school children…
Thanks to the incredible support from the community of writers, poets, artists and book lovers, 'Wild Seas, Wilder Cities' has continued to raise money for the Trust’s Solent Seagrass…
Driven by a shared passion for environmental conservation, Pens of the Earth - a collective of writers, poets, artists, and environmental advocates - has launched Wild Seas, Wilder Cities, a…
I was fortunate to enrol as a volunteer Solent Seagrass Champion in my second year of my undergraduate course at the University of Portsmouth. Fast forward to my master’s degree and the Hampshire…
As October comes to an end, so too does the five-year journey of the EU LIFE funded ReMEDIES project. Since its inception in 2019, this vital initiative, led by Natural England, has worked…