Our response to the Coronavirus
The Trust has taken steps to help limit the spread of Covid-19. We have cancelled all forthcoming events and have closed our head office and centres. We have temporarily reduced our staff number by 40% so it may take slightly longer than normal to deal with requests and enquiries.
Please note that we have also closed all of our car parks and may need to close part/all of some nature reserves to protect the safety of our staff working on site as well as the public.
We thank you for your patience and are grateful to our members and supporters for your ongoing commitment to the Trust.
Who we are
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
The leading nature conservation charity in the two counties. We protect local wildlife and inspire people to love nature through our beautiful nature reserves and programme of events across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
As a charity, our work is only made possible through the generosity of people like you who support us. Thank you.
Get involved
The Wildlife Trusts play a very important part in protecting our natural heritage. I would encourage anyone who cares about wildlife to join them
Latest wildlife news
Attracted to the light
Moths are fascinating creatures. We mostly think of them as the butterflies of the night, and therefore overlook them, but some species…
Feel the buzz
Bumblebees are one of our most familiar and endearing garden insects. Hearing their distinctive buzz and watching them dance from flower…
Wild about hedgehogs
Hedgehogs are disappearing from our countryside as fast as tigers are worldwide – a shocking situation for a species that was once…
Taking the sting out of nettles
The stinging nettle is, thanks to its sting and vigorous growth, a much-maligned weed by both gardeners and visitors to the countryside…
Beavers are back, but their future is not secure. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for a Beaver Strategy for England.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust would love to see beavers playing their part in creating a wilder future for our two…
One of the first professionally endorsed Forest School trainers in the country
Dawn Preston is celebrating her success at becoming only the 13th person in the UK to be endorsed by the Forest School Association as…
Things to do and places to go
Family Pond Dip
Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve,
Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Hampshire, SO31 7AY
Wild Days Out: Fire Play II
Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve,
Ellingham Drove, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3PJ
Pond Dipping
Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve,
Brunel Road, Calmore, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 3YD
Winnall Moors Nature Reserve
A wildlife haven at the heart of bustling Winchester
Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve
Study Centre car park is now open and closes at dusk each day. This is the only parking area for the reserve. If full, please do not…
Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse Nature Reserve
A beautiful woodland bursting with wildlife
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