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Autumn fungus in moss

Autumn Woodlands

The woodlands are transforming; green leaves are starting to take on fiery shades, while bursts of red and purple berries and shiny brown acorns punctuate the canopy. Visit a woodland near you and…

Sika deer

Sika deer rutting

Sika deer have distinctive mating rituals, and their theatrical behaviour makes for one of the most dramatic events in the wildlife calendar.

Wild wellbeing

Wild wellbeing

Volunteering for The Wildlife Trusts isn’t just great for wildlife, it’s good for you too, as nature and wellbeing manager, Dom Higgins explains.

Wild about conservation grazing

Wildlife-friendly farming is a fairly new concept taking rural communities by storm, championed by forward-thinking farmers and organisations like Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Chalkhill blue butterfly

Saving our blue butterflies

Of all our butterflies, one group immediately springs to mind when we think of hot summer days. On a south-facing downland slope, bright blue butterflies skip and chase across the hillside.

Barton Meadows Nature Reserve

Barton Meadows in Bloom

Barton Meadows nature reserve is in full bloom, and this year ox-eye daisies have stolen the show.

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