The Isle of Wight has gained a conservation centre for endangered native crayfish, with support from the Watercress and Winterbounes scheme.

A new conservation centre on the Isle of Wight is set to become a key part of a conservation programme to secure the future of the Endangered white clawed crayfish.

Conservationists successfully release almost 200 white-clawed crayfish to boost wild populations of the rare native species

Wildlife Trust conservationists chance upon rare white-clawed crayfish at a nature reserve in Hampshire where the species was last recorded in 1991