Right now, as gardens are in full bloom, an unexpected visitor can be found among the flowers: the rose chafer (Cetonia aurata). With its large, metallic-green body and creamy-white streaks along…

Ready to get your eyes and ears wide open for the Wildlife Trust’s biggest ever Citizen Science initiative to date? Whether you're a local resident or part of a community, school, or…

In autumn 2024, the Trust and Abri launched a brand-new partnership to help make the Mansbridge estate in Southampton a wilder, greener, and more connected place to live.

Now, six months…

As spring begins, we’re looking back at what we’ve been up to over the winter at Wilder Wight.

In January last year, Amanda read an article in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust magazine about supporting local community groups and, concerned with the increasingly isolated…

In 2022, we formed a sustainability group in Bembridge. We were a small group searching for some initial projects to inspire us. I agreed to manage a project to create some interpretation signage…

Fuelled by community collaboration, a once-neglected flower bed outside Kookies Crafts is transformed into a vibrant space, showcasing the power of community and nature.

It's been a busy and full on year here at Wilder Wight HQ. As the nights draw in and we reflect on what we did in 2023 and our plans moving forward, we wanted to share some of our highlights…

Portsmouth-based writing group, Pens of the Earth have been fundraising for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Local volunteer: Ian Mears explains how connecting with nature in June is as simple as tapping into your five senses and reflects on how wildlife does not always care for designer wildlife items…