The leading nature conservation charity in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
We protect local wildlife and inspire people to love nature through our beautiful nature reserves and programme of events.
As a charity, our work is only made possible through the generosity of people like you who support us. Thank you.
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St Catherine's Hill nature reserve © Ed Merritt
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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
Happy Birthday! Swanwick Lakes nature reserve turns 25
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and NATS, the UK air traffic control service, celebrate 25 wild years at Swanwick Lakes…
Reflections on Swanwick by Di Smith
This year we are celebrating an amazing 25 years of Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve. In this blog Di Smith looks back over the last 25…
Battle to protect wildlife at sea receives boost today
We've welcomed the possibility of 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, and called for the government to reconsider local sites they…
Discover nature on your doorstep with 30 Days Wild
So what is 30DaysWild actually about? Simply put, it’s about random acts of wildness. It’s a friendly challenge to make every day one…
Cleaning up our rivers
Ali Morse, Water Policy & Catchment Technical Specialist, sets out why we need to think smarter about our wastewater
Discover nature on your doorstep
Martin de Retuerto loves nothing more than sharing his passion for wildlife with his two young children. Last year, 30 Days Wild gave…
Things to do and places to go
Help our Hedgehogs
Talk by Chris Matcham on the history of hedgehogs, reasons for their decline and how we can help them.
Milton Locks
A talk about this small but important Wildlife Trust urban nature reserve.
The Fascination of Fungi
Illustrated talk on different types of fungi we might find locally.
Volunteering
Would you like to volunteer for us?
The Southern Co-operative volunteering day
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