Northern gannet
Famed for its super-fast fishing dives into the sea, the northern gannet (or gannet) is a distinctive white bird with a yellow head and black wingtips. It nests in large, noisy, smelly colonies on…
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Beavers in Hampshire
How seeing beavers making a comeback is giving us hope for a wilder future
Great northern diver
This hefty diving bird is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen around the coast or occasionally on large inland lakes.
Hampshire’s Marvellous Meadows
Before the Second World War, meadows dripping with wildflowers and humming with insects would have been a familiar sight across the UK. However, in Hampshire flower-rich grasslands have declined…
Hampshire’s hedgerow jewel
Along hedgerows and woodland edges in early spring, an explosion of delicate white flowers against a backdrop of spiny branches takes place. This is blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), a familiar yet…
Hampshire's muscular miniature
The thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), also known as the swollen-thighed beetle, is one of the county’s most striking insects.
Avocets nesting on Hampshire’s coast
Each spring, the avocet, one of Britain’s most striking and scarce wading birds returns to Hampshire’s coastal wetlands. Elegant and unmistakable, with long bluish-grey legs and a graceful,…
Connecting to nature: Volunteering for wellbeing
Volunteer, Sonya Dibbin, shares her first intertidal survey experience and discusses the positive impact nature can have on our mental wellbeing.
Butterfly Quest: the search for Hampshire’s fritillaries
A trainee ecologist's quest to record Hampshire's 6 fritilllary butterfly species.
Seagrass seed collection volunteering
The Trust is leading efforts to protect and restore vital seagrass meadows through the Solent Seagrass Restoration and Solent Seascape Projects. These underwater habitats support diverse marine life, combat climate change, improve water quality, and protect coastlines - but up to 90% have been lost in the past century. This summer, the Trust is inviting local community members to help collect seagrass seeds at Seaview and play a hands-on role in bringing back a wilder, healthier Solent.
Hampshire’s hidden grass snakes
If you picture a British snake, chances are you’re thinking of the grass snake - sleek, greenish-grey, and marked with that unmistakable yellow-and-black collar behind its head. As the UK’s…
Rock of Ages: Hampshire's Hidden Aquifer
What is it that makes our chalk streams special? Deep beneath our feet, an ancient behemoth controls the fate of the waters above.