Updates from our marine team about issues affecting wildlife in the Solent and beyond
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…
Organised rock-pooling. That is what I like to call Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's intertidal surveys, they are fantastic!
Early mornings and late summer evenings can only mean one thing in the Solent, it is the perfect time to collect seagrass seed. The sun rises, the tides are low, bright green meadows become…
During National Marine Week (27 July – 11 July) dive into the magical underwater world and celebrate all things marine…including what lies underneath the waves of the Solent!
The common…
Wherever we live in the UK, we’re all connected to the sea. For this year’s National Marine Week, we’re celebrating this connection and highlighting why a healthy, thriving marine environment…
In 2022, we formed a sustainability group in Bembridge. We were a small group searching for some initial projects to inspire us. I agreed to manage a project to create some interpretation signage…
Beneath the waves of the Solent is a sight you might not expect to see: dazzling underwater gardens of seagrass. These beautiful marine plants are known for increasing biodiversity in our coastal…
On Friday 1st September I participated in my first Intertidal Survey for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. The day started with a delay to the ferry, so sat patiently and slightly…
Back in April, our marine team and volunteers carried out an intertidal survey at Ryde Pier Head, Isle of Wight. Using the Shoresearch methodology we carried out walkover of the site surveying a…
