Wilder Little Duxmore
Wilder Little Duxmore is our first rewilding site. The site, a former arable farm, discharges into the Wootton Creek which in turn runs into the Solent. As the Trust restores it to natural wildlife habitats, this will directly reduce nitrate inputs into the Solent. Since we have taken on this intensively managed farmland and started the rewilding process it is now full of rich arable flora with a great array of wildlife returning.
Special wildlife: By summer Wilder Little Duxmore comes to life with kestrels hovering over the reserve. The site is fantastic for small birds such as goldfinches, linnet, skylark and starlings. They feed on the seeds available in the rough grassland which has developed naturally following the cessation of arable farming.
Latest news
Making space for nature - A review of the Trust’s rewilding work so far
Nature-Based Solutions Officer, Aggie Thompson, leads on the delivery of a comprehensive ecological monitoring programme at the Trust’s…
New results show dramatic improvements to soil quality at Isle of Wight Rewilding Project
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Celebrating Global Rewilding Day
This global rewilding day we are celebrating how far we have come at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust since 2020 when we…
Wilder Duxmore Farm
An update on the Trust’s First Nutrient Reduction Scheme - Wilder Duxmore Farm
The Island set to get wilder
The Island set to get wilder, as Wildlife Trust lets nature take the lead at new site near Arreton.