My history lesson
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is working with Moorfield Primary school in Irlam to deliver both indoor and outdoor education on the mossland habitat. This includes the history of the area, and the…
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My family history
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…
My history book
Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…
We welcome the idea of a GCSE in natural history
2023 could see the introduction of a new GCSE, the first since computer science was introduced in 2014. At Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust we welcome the idea of a GCSE in natural…
Living with spiders
For some people, the slightest glimpse of a spider is enough to inspire shrieks of fear and the fear in being bitten. In reality, very few spiders here are capable of biting a person, and the…
Grazing in England: A brief history
It has often been said that a squirrel could once make its way from Land’s End to John o’ Groats without ever touching the ground. Were England’s forests ever so dense that this could have been…
'Living by the Ash Tree Waters': A Retrospective
When it comes to chalk streams, exploration and learning go hand-in-hand. In Andover, Appleshaw, and Vernham Dean, residents have taken a journey of creative discovery.
Living downstream of beavers - residents’ perspectives five years on from release on mainland Britian
This international beaver day we are celebrating the effect beavers can have on downsteam communities.
Beavers are back in Britain, with upwards of 25 releases of these industrious rodents…
Common bistort
Look for the delicate, pink flowers of Common bistort in wet meadows, pastures and roadside verges. It is also known as 'Pudding Dock' in North England because it was used to make a…
Farmers group together to restore nature across the local landscape
Hampshire farmers work together to improve the natural environment.
Communities living on Test and Itchen rivers in line for National Lottery support
A new project working with communities to celebrate and protect the headwaters of our Test and Itchen rivers has been given the green light
Reading a landscape - trainee ecologist Harry Munt shares his experience with us
As part of my traineeship with the Trust, I’ve had the privilege of getting acquainted with several ‘rewilding’ sites.