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International day of forests
The 21st March is the International Day of Forests, which is the perfect time to celebrate some of our wonderful woodland nature reserves
International Beaver Day 2024
This international beaver day we are celebrating how amazing this ecosystem engineer is and how beavers could help create a wilder wight along the Eastern Yar river on the Isle of Wight.
Inside the Citizen Science Mapping Project: Eloise Jenninger as Community Ecologist Intern
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…
Seagrass collecting in the Solent - Seagrass Restoration Intern, Lauren Rawcliffe tells of her experiences
Early mornings and late summer evenings can only mean one thing in the Solent, it is the perfect time to collect seagrass seed. The sun rises, the tides are low, bright green meadows become…
Celebrating International Beaver Day with a Wild Adventure in Kent
In honour of International Beaver Day, I’m thrilled to share some incredible moments from my recent adventure along the River Stour in Kent! I had the fantastic opportunity to join Ben Morris,…
International Day of Action for Rivers 2024
Our two counties are home to some of the UK’s most beautiful, important rivers and freshwater habitats. Among them, globally rare, revered and celebrated chalk streams.
Volunteers help distillery to win international conservation award
Bombay Sapphire Distillery has received an award for its conservation work, including monitoring performed by volunteers from the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme.
Sea hare
The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter.
Solent Seascape Project, the first seascape-scale marine restoration project in the UK, receives international recognition from United Nations
The Solent Seascape Project is working to restore, protect and connect nature within the Solent. In July 2024, the project was endorsed as an official United Nations Decade Action since it is an…
Common cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are related to squids and octopuses – a group of molluscs known as cephalopods. You may have seen the chalky internal shell, called a cuttlebone washed up on beaches around the UK.…
Collecting Seagrass Seed in the Solent
By Eva Walton, Seagrass Restoration Intern