The Pop's Wood Nature Reserves are new community woodland sites located in Bembridge and Brading dedicated to preserving local habitats, wildlife and providing a peaceful retreat for visitors…

Fungi come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, from the familiar mushrooms to cups, balls and brackets. But these bizarre structures appearing above the surface are just the fruiting bodies, which…

Organised rock-pooling. That is what I like to call Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's intertidal surveys, they are fantastic!

This month, we've been reading 'The Flow' by Amy-Jane Beer - a poignant exploration of our relationship with the natural world.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have partnered with Emeritus Professor Marcus Grace and Ran Paleg, lecturer in Science Education at the Southampton School of Education to develop a…

Before autumn arrives, visit our chalk streams to catch the fresh scent and delicate flowers of the beautiful water mint plant.

The wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is a striking and distinctive species of orb-weaving spider known for its bold, wasp-like appearance. They are found mostly in southern England but they are…

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…

Conservation grazing is a forward-thinking method of using livestock for wildlife friendly, sustainable farming. Using livestock for conservation grazing purposes has increased in popularity in…

With less than a fifth of England’s rivers in good ecological health, we need the Government to deliver comprehensive protections for our unique chalk streams and this begins through changes to…