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cowslips

Colourful cowslips

What colour comes to mind when you think of spring? Maybe it’s the fresh green of new leaves budding from trees and shoots pushing up from the ground, or the fizz of white spring blossom in…

Male house sparrow

The humble house sparrow

Tom Hibbert, birdwatcher and content officer for The Wildlife Trusts, takes a closer look at one of the UK’s most familiar birds.

Oil beetle

The brilliance of beetles

Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.

Frog swimming surrounded by frogspawn

Winnall Moors in March

Tom, one of the wardens for Winnall Moors does his rounds on a Friday morning. He shares his experiences with us here.

apple and gorse in flower on a heath

Heathland in spring

Clive Chatters, the author of a new book on Britain’s heaths, explains what to look out for, now spring has sprung on our heaths.

Water Vole

Wonderful water voles

Are you lucky enough to have seen a water vole? Sadly, these cute river-dwellers have undergone some of the worse declines of any British mammals. We look at some of the reasons why for…

Common dog violet at Blashford Lakes nature reserve

Spring has sprung

Have you felt the change in the air in the past week? As the temperatures rise nature is awakening from its winter slumber and new life is appearing in every hidden corner.

Fox cubs © Luke Massey/2020VISION

Celebrating local wildlife for World Wildlife Day

Within the heart of the countryside in Hampshire and the Island all sorts of creatures and wildlife can be found hidden amongst the human world that we know. Here are some local mammalian species…

Great Crested Newt

Surveys with the Southern Co-op

Long term relationships could be key to enhancing our environment and creating places for wildlife to flourish. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have a long-standing relationship with…

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