Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Blog

Love that feeling of taking an awesome photo? Our chalk streams are the ideal place to get inspired! Check out our top tips for capturing these vibrant waters on camera.

Amongst our local wildlife are some of the best tricksters around

The clear water and gravelly beds of chalk streams offer fantastic habitat for wildlife. At Stoke, the Watercress and Winterbournes partners have been working to keep them that way.

What is it that makes our chalk streams special? Deep beneath our feet, an ancient behemoth controls the fate of the waters above.

We take you through some of the techniques and findings from our overwintering bird surveys

The 21st March is the International Day of Forests, which is the perfect time to celebrate some of our wonderful woodland nature reserves

Are you lucky enough to have seen a water vole? Sadly, these cute river-dwellers have undergone some of the worse declines of any British mammals. We look at some of the reasons why for…

For World Action on Rivers Day we celebrate and explore our chalk streams, some of Hampshire's most special habitats.

Have you felt the change in the air in the past week? As the temperatures rise nature is awakening from its winter slumber and new life is appearing in every hidden corner.

Have you ever heard of seagrass? This amazing plant provides an impressive list of environmental services – supplying vital habitat to wildlife and fisheries, protecting our shores from erosion…