Forest School and Outdoor Learning
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's Training & Outreach Officer, Dawn OMalley talks us through the training we offer to schools and settings to embrace and develop outdoor…
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Outdoor Learning and Nature Connection
Children and young people should have the chance to have unforgettable experiences discovering the outdoors. A hands-on connection with nature gives a much better understanding of the environment…
Covid-19: A unique opportunity to explore outdoor learning
Find out how one Wilder School in Havant has been adapting its outdoor learning during lockdown and has used wildlife gardening as a way to stay connected to their students as they learned from…
How to provide water for wildlife
All animals need water to survive. By providing a water source in your garden, you can invite in a whole menagerie!
All set for summer: our new outdoor learning courses
We have an amazing range of courses available for school and group leaders this summer. They are a great opportunity to enhance your skills, learn something new to try with your group and feel re-…
How to provide bushes for nesting birds
In the spring, birds choose the best locations to build nests, so why not offer them a safe place to settle?
Wild Wellbeing - Learning
The Five Ways to Wellbeing, developed by the New Economics Foundation, offer a helpful framework to help us connect to nature during lockdown. Each week, I’ll focus on a different one of these…
Pioneering ‘Nature Friendly Schools’ to boost children’s learning and well-being at a critical time
Almost 30,000 school children from disadvantaged areas are set to enjoy classes in nature this spring in a ground-breaking outdoor learning project spearheaded by The Wildlife Trusts.
Local group provides vital lifeline to pollinators
Friends of Portswood Rec is taking action for nature across Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. Boosting biodiversity and providing a vital lifeline to our struggling pollinators.
Learning to step back from nature and let it be wild
Alverstone Mead is a place well known for its wildlife, most notably for its red squirrels. Walking through the reserve, I was simultaneously overcome with joy to see so much wildlife and…
Tales from the Riverbank: A Month of Joy, Learning, and Creativity
Hampshire residents were immersed in the wild world of chalk streams this June, with a special literature festival held by the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme.
Fundraising: Adore Your Outdoors
Local member, Sonya has decided to donate 1% of her business profit to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to help support the Solent Seagrass Restoration Project.