How beavers improve wetlands and reduce flooding
This World Wetlands Day on February 2, Izzie Tween – beaver recovery officer at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust – celebrates the role beavers can play in reducing flood risk, boosting…
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Beavers in Hampshire
How seeing beavers making a comeback is giving us hope for a wilder future
How communities can identify flood risk and reduce future flooding
As flooding risks rise across the country we have put together some handy tips to help communities better prepare and cope with the risk of flooding.
Wetlands
Teeming with insects, rich in plants and a haven for mammals, wetlands offer an unforgettable experience. They play a vital role in supporting wildlife, purifying water and capturing carbon.
Wild wetlands
Wetlands are special places characterised by high water levels, waterlogged soils, and specially adapted plants. They might be permanently wet or only flood seasonally. Wetlands include marshes, wet grassland, floodplains, and fens.
Our thoughts on DEFRA’s Beaver Consultation
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust welcomes the Government’s decision to extend native species protected status to beavers, and agrees with the proposals outlined in the consultation to…
Reduce food waste
10 tips to reduce food waste today!
Benefits of Beavers
Beaver Benefactions: we look at the ecological advantages of nature's engineers.
Wonderful Wetlands
Update from Morton Marsh on the Isle of Wight
Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
World Wetlands Day 2024
From the tiniest of garden ponds to whole river systems complete with wet floodplains, our wetlands are one of the most biodiverse habitats in the UK.
A new era for beavers
A quiet wildlife renaissance is happening, spearheaded by an animal that once defined the entire function of our wetlands and waterways. Hunted to extinction for its pelt in the 16th century we…