I was working at Fishlake Meadows yesterday morning and it was wonderful to be somewhere so green and full of flowers. Access to water is not a problem for the plants at Fishlake so they have kept…

Reserves Officer Jo rounds up a busy few weeks packed full of events and walks at Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve.

An update on the new volunteers helping look after Fishlake Meadows nature reserve

There has been lots happening at Fishlake Meadows in the last few weeks.

On the 21st March we held a very successful evening meeting for the new volunteers of Fishlake Meadows at the World of Water café.

This winter is the first one of our management of Fishlake Meadows.

I was asked recently "Why can't you just let nature be nature?" from which I understand the questioner meant, why do we do management on nature reserves?

Martin De Retuerto, reserves manager at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, talks about why this nature reserve has huge personal significance for him