Ventnor is a town teeming with people taking action for nature. Secreted between the residential streets, passionate locals are planting wildflowers, increasing biodiversity and creating a network…

Putting up a bird feeder is a sure-fire way to attract wildlife (mainly birds) into your garden. Once you have fallen in love with the charismatic chirpers, there's no going back. You're…

I love a challenge, don't you? At the beginning of the pandemic, I was going through some personal struggles and taking part in charitable challenges made me feel like I was truly doing…

Isle of Wight resident Sheila reflects on taking primary school learning outdoors with our Wildbeach project.

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…

G.I.V.E is a group dedicated to the sharing of all things which can be grown at home or on your allotment. I hope that hundreds, if not thousands of you here on the IOW will join G.I.V.E and…

Update from Morton Marsh on the Isle of Wight

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…

A week after the sea eagle chicks were allowed to fledge the release pens it has been fascinating to follow the reports on how the birds are faring. Amazingly they’ve explored their new…

At the end of March, around 150 people came together to debate what a Wilder Wight should look like.