Roydon Woods Nature Reserve
An impressive patchwork of wildlife rich habitats
An impressive patchwork of wildlife rich habitats
On Sunday 2nd October Assistant Reserves Officer, Ben Pickup, took on the iconic 2022 TCS London Marathon in aid of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust raising an incredible £1683.…
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
If you’ve ever visited a nature reserve, you’ll know how special they can be. Nature reserves are treasure troves of wildlife wonders, often hosting exciting rarities which had sadly become…
Starting a new job in the middle of a pandemic is daunting enough, but when that job involves a lot of working outside, training and team working things might seem impossible. Trainee Assistant…
Sam Martin, an assistant reserves officer who cares for several reserves in the Winchester area, describes how he got into conservation, what his job entails and the best and most challenging…
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…