Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
5th October reports from Blashford showed that all the main players are still present. On Ibsley Water the ferruginous duck was still around the north end of the Long Spit, visible from either or…
The best plants for bumblebees! Bees are important pollinating insects, but they are under threat. You can help them by planting bumblebee-friendly flowers.
The work of the Watercress and Winterbournes Landscape Partnership Scheme has been recognised at the 2023 CIEEM Awards.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust acquire second dedicated rewilding site to boost nature’s recovery on the Island.
This beautiful bumblebee favours upland areas, but has declined in recent decades and is now nationally scarce.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Principal Farm Advisor, Alison Cross, has won the title of Arable Farm Advisor of the Year in the 2019 Farmers Weekly Awards.
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
The tree bumblebee is a new arrival to the UK. First recorded here in 2001, it is slowly spreading north. It prefers open woodland and garden habitats and can be found nesting in bird boxes and…
Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.