Living with spiders
For some people, the slightest glimpse of a spider is enough to inspire shrieks of fear and the fear in being bitten. In reality, very few spiders here are capable of biting a person, and the…
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'Living by the Ash Tree Waters': A Retrospective
When it comes to chalk streams, exploration and learning go hand-in-hand. In Andover, Appleshaw, and Vernham Dean, residents have taken a journey of creative discovery.
Living downstream of beavers - residents’ perspectives five years on from release on mainland Britian
This international beaver day we are celebrating the effect beavers can have on downsteam communities.
Beavers are back in Britain, with upwards of 25 releases of these industrious rodents…
Reading a landscape - trainee ecologist Harry Munt shares his experience with us
As part of my traineeship with the Trust, I’ve had the privilege of getting acquainted with several ‘rewilding’ sites.
Communities living on Test and Itchen rivers in line for National Lottery support
A new project working with communities to celebrate and protect the headwaters of our Test and Itchen rivers has been given the green light
Wild thyme
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.
Large thyme
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
Farmers group together to restore nature across the local landscape
Hampshire farmers work together to improve the natural environment.
Eastern Yar River Restoration Project
Funded by Natural England’s Countryside Stewardship scheme and working with Wessex Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has developed a capital works plan to re-naturalise the Eastern Yar floodplain to improve degraded and damaged wetland habitats and promote biodiversity.
King diving beetle
Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
Bringing Wildlife Back
Ian Jelley, Director of Living Landscapes for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, explains why helping nature recover is as essential for us as it is for wildlife.
Wild Wellbeing - Giving
The Five Ways to Wellbeing, developed by the New Economics Foundation, offer a helpful framework for connecting to nature. This week, our final week, we’re going to focus on giving.