Wilder Action
Together our local actions in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight form part of the collective national and global effort for a better, wilder future.
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Wilder Planning
The planning system shapes the places where we live and work, and plays a vital role in determining the type and quality of landscape for future generations.
Planning for a wilder future or planning to fail?
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
A Community Group in Action
Discover the Wilder journey of Friends of Portswood Recreation Ground and how they’ve transformed a space that can be loved by the community and local wildlife.
Planning and Chalk Streams
Planning can play a crucial role in protecting and improving our chalk streams. Steve Lees, an experienced independent planning consultant explains the current situation
Wickham and Knowle Climate Action Group
Wickham and Knowle Climate Action Group (WKCA) is a small group of friends and neighbours that decided to take practical action following the October 2018 IPCC report and the 2019 State of Nature…
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The UK Government promised to protect and restore nature. But a year in, new planning laws are set to weaken environmental protections and create a 'cash to trash' system.
Biodiversity Net gain – aiming for more
Sarah Boswell, Senior Nature-Based Solutions Officer explains the principles of Biodiversity Net Gain and what it could mean for wildlife in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Time for ambitious action for nature
With the government publishing their long-term plan for the environment, we look at what this means for wildlife
Year Of Green Action (YOGA)
The Trust launches Wilder Futures Competition, open to people between the ages of 11-25.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust hosts parliamentary event to call for urgent action to address the exploitation of biodiversity net gain exemptions
The event focussed on the critical issue of the mass exploitation of exemptions to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), the flagship policy designed to ensure new developments compensate for any habitat…
Strengthening Local Action for Nature in Hook
Wilder Hook, launched in April 2024, continues to grow as a thriving community group dedicated to improving biodiversity and connecting people with nature in the parish of Hook.