Watercress and Winterbournes featured on nature podcast
Kathryn Boler, from the Watercress and Winterbournes team, recently talked all things chalk stream on the 'Looking After Nature' podcast.
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Chalk Stream Challenge featured on geography podcast
Volunteers from the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme joined the GeogPod podcast for a special episode about the Chalk Stream Challenge.
Feathers that catch the winter sun
The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a migratory wading bird, breeding in southern and southeast Europe before travelling great distances to overwinter here in the UK.
Winter visitors and familiar feathers
Winter visitors are arriving in their thousands, and November is the perfect time to brush up on your ID skills.
The soundtrack of summer
We often celebrate the dawn chorus in spring, but there’s another, more subtle symphony that features in the soundtrack of summer.
Field pansy
With its familiar features, the Field pansy is a delicate version of a garden favourite. Usually creamy-yellow in colour, it can be seen in fields and on roadside verges and waste ground.
The Boatman's Bubble
As the lesser water boatman prepares to dive, it has an ingenious method for prolonging its journey. Let's take a look at the unique features of this aquatic insect.
Short-snouted seahorse mural
A rare species in the Solent, short-snouted seahorses have been found in the shallow waters surrounding the Isle of Wight. This mural features on prominent wall of the Ocean Car Park, Southampton, and can be found on our mural map.
Purple laver
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside…
Beach huts are a popular and established feature of the seaside, but can lead to disturbance of rare habitats
Sand sedge
Sand sedge is an important feature of our coastal sand dunes, helping to stabilise the dunes, which allows them to grow up and become colonised by other species.