The ghost of the fields
Look out for barn owls across Hampshire this winter.
Winter is a special time for owl watching, thanks to one of our most distinctive birds of prey – the short-eared owl. Often affectionately known as a “Shortie”, this owl breaks the usual rules by…
Through their dedication and passion for gardening for nature, Jane and Steve Page have hosted numerous talks and garden visits demonstrating the benefits of creating garden spaces for nature and…
This autumn, most of the practical work was centred on ride edges and coppicing. In October the cutting of ride edge scallops (small clearings along the ride edges) was completed, then in November…
This summer, Watercress and Winterbournes restored two important water meadow structures on the Candover Brook in Totford. Read about the historical significance and the careful restoration…
As autumn deepens, the days grow shorter, the air turns crisp, and many of our familiar butterflies vanish until spring. But one species refuses to disappear. The comma butterfly, with its ragged…
This should have been the year we turned the tide for nature. Instead, the Government appears poised to preside over the worst environmental rollback in decades.
The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, is a remarkable migratory fish, renowned for its silver body, streamlined shape, and extraordinary life cycle. Born in freshwater rivers, salmon spend the first…
It has often been said that a squirrel could once make its way from Land’s End to John o’ Groats without ever touching the ground. Were England’s forests ever so dense that this could have been…
November was once the quiet season for bumblebees. By mid-autumn, most colonies had died away, leaving only newly-mated queens tucked into soil or leaf litter to wait for spring. But across the UK…