Tipner West: Don’t Cross the Line
Nature is at a tipping point, and protected wildlife sites must remain just that—protected. Despite this, Portsmouth City Council has been advancing controversial plans for major development at Tipner West
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Councillors vote to 'pause and rethink' Tipner West
Last Wednesday afternoon, Portsmouth’s councillors overwhelmingly voted to 'pause and rethink' plans for Tipner West.
Trust responds to Tipner West Report
Portsmouth City Council have ignored widespread public opposition and continued to back destructive plans for the super-peninsula at Tipner West, a deeply flawed plan that pits people versus …
Trust and RSPB response to latest Tipner West plans
“A dangerous and damaging precedent” - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the RSPB respond to latest Tipner West plans in the draft Portsmouth Local Plan.
Tipner West – Don't Cross The Line
As Portsmouth Councillors are considering new plans to cross red lines by destroying legally protected nature spaces, the Trust’s Policy Officer David says we must challenge them to do better for…
Lennox Point
Portsmouth City Council recently announced a rebrand of their ‘super-peninsula’ proposals for Tipner West, promoting ‘Lennox Point’ as ‘a unique site where land meets sea, it will be an iconic and…
Wilder Wight
Creating a Wilder Wight.
Wildlife charities applaud Government rejection of Tipner West plans
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the RSPB applaud the Government in taking firm action to protect important sites for nature from destruction by once again rejecting Portsmouth City…
Cycling the Wight for wildlife
Long term supporter of the Trust, Jo Inge Svensden, travelled all the way from Norway to his former home on the Isle of Wight to raise money in aid of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust…
Trust formally responds to Portsmouth Local Plan and controversial Tipner West proposals
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has published their formal response to the Portsmouth Local Plan Pre-Submission consultation. Within their response, the Trust strongly objects to the…
Picturing a Wilder Wight
At the end of March, around 150 people came together to debate what a Wilder Wight should look like.
Deer on the Isle of Wight
The Trust does not support releasing deer on the Isle of Wight. Whilst there is enthusiasm for establishing a wild deer population on the Isle of Wight from one or two organisations, the Trust along with the Isle of Wight Biodiversity Partnership and the statutory nature conservation bodies, believes that establishing a breeding population of deer on the Isle of Wight is not necessary for the ecological health of the Island’s habitats and could be detrimental.