Watercress and Winterbournes boosts new crayfish conservation centre
The Isle of Wight has gained a conservation centre for endangered native crayfish, with support from the Watercress and Winterbounes scheme.
The Isle of Wight has gained a conservation centre for endangered native crayfish, with support from the Watercress and Winterbounes scheme.
The White-clawed crayfish is a freshwater, bronze-coloured crustacean with pale undersides to its claws - hence the name. It is under threat from an invasive and introduced species of crayfish.…
The white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes is the only species of crayfish that is native to the UK and it’s in trouble!
The Litter Partnership in Winchester brings together local people, councils, schools, businesses and military personnel to tackle the scourge of litter. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife…
The white-clawed crayfish is the UK's only native freshwater crayfish, but sadly it is under threat from a non-native competitor. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has been working…
A new conservation centre on the Isle of Wight is set to become a key part of a conservation programme to secure the future of the Endangered white clawed crayfish.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Southampton City Council to form a new partnership that will deliver nature and environmental projects across the city
Wildlife Trust conservationists chance upon rare white-clawed crayfish at a nature reserve in Hampshire where the species was last recorded in 1991
Conservationists successfully release almost 200 white-clawed crayfish to boost wild populations of the rare native species