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
A new project working with communities to celebrate and protect the headwaters of our Test and Itchen rivers has been given the green light
Hockley Meadows Farm - Nestled in the heart of the Itchen valley, a site that has become an integral part of how we manage reserves, benefitting wildlife right across southern Hampshire. Thanks to…
An extensive river restoration project at Itchen Abbas is being carried out by the Wessex Chalk Stream and Rivers Trust, with the approval of the Environment Agency. The area includes land which…
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…
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.
Walking through a wildflower meadow is one of the quintessential experiences of an English spring, and one that many of us look forward to year on year.
We need volunteers to help us on our nature reserves and other land we manage.
This winter is the first one of our management of Fishlake Meadows.
Barton Meadows nature reserve is in full bloom, and this year ox-eye daisies have stolen the show.
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…
There has been lots happening at Fishlake Meadows in the last few weeks.
With its flower-rich fen meadow, lowland neutral grassland, reedbed, stream and willow carr, Hockley Meadows provides a diverse mix of habitats for a variety of species. Situated alongside the…