What colour comes to mind when you think of spring? Maybe it’s the fresh green of new leaves budding from trees and shoots pushing up from the ground, or the fizz of white spring blossom in…

Mosses might not seem the most exciting of plants, perhaps associated with garden chores like raking them out of lawns or removing them from damp corners and gutters. But these plants are actually…

Most of us probably recognise the tune of the famous carol ‘the Holly and the Ivy’, if not the words of the song. But what do you know about these and the other most Christmassy of plants,…

As the trees drop their leaves and temperatures fall our wild spaces can begin to look a little barren at this time of year. You might wonder what birds and mammals eat, as insects tuck themselves…

The Trust’s smallest nature reserve, Mapledurwell Fen, is nestled in a corner of Basingstoke and Deane. It has been called the “richest half acre in Hampshire” and survey results from 2019 prove…

You might have heard of the Venus fly-trap, but did you know that there are thirteen species of plants native to the UK and Ireland that eat animals?

Celandines, wood anemone, ramsons, violets and bluebells are now all in full bloom in Eaglehead and Bloodstone copse nature reserve, making this morning’s walk to check up on our sheep an absolute…

This April Fools' Day, we take a closer look at some of our sneakiest local species...

You can pledge your support during Invasive Species Week to help protect native species from threats such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan balsam