Discover the migrant hawker dragonfly, an agile aerial hunter seen across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in autumn. Learn how to identify it, where to spot it and why healthy wetlands help this…

Nature Positive Portsmouth has had a summer full of inspiring community action. From wildlife-friendly gardening workshops to hospital gardens and greener public spaces. Their work shows how small…

European hornets may look intimidating, but these ‘gentle giants’ are valuable native insects. Discover how they support pollination, help gardeners, and differ from the non-native Asian hornet.…

Discover the astonishing wasp spider, where it lives, how it hunts and why mating is a dangerous game for the males.

Discover the secret summer world of the grass snake, Britain’s longest native snake. Found across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, this harmless reptile thrives in wetlands, ponds, grasslands and…

Discover the green woodpecker, Britain’s largest woodpecker and one of summer’s most distinctive birds. Learn how its laughing call, colourful plumage and ant-hunting habits make it a fascinating…

Discover the clouded yellow butterfly, a striking summer migrant that brings vivid yellow-orange colour to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's chalk grasslands.

Climate change is putting the landscape and wildlife under increasing pressure. Discover how extreme heat, wildfires and flooding threaten nature's survival, and how Hampshire & Isle of…

As wildfires, extreme heat and drought intensify, blaming rewilding and nature policies is a dangerous distraction. The real answer is to restore the landscapes that hold water, cool places down…

Find out about the speckled wood butterfly, what it looks like and where to see it.