Planning for a wilder future or planning to fail?
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
Do you have a cesspit, septic tank, or sewage treatment plant? If used improperly, it could risk damage to your home and the local environment. Here's how to ensure you have a safe, legal,…
A Rewilding Network has been launched in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to bring together local rewilders passionate about creating wilder, more naturally functioning landscapes across our region…
Thousands of people have been calling on Government to stand up for nature. This election is a chance to turn up the volume and tell candidates that they must back nature's recovery.
The Wildlife Trusts respond to new Government White Paper
Authorities across England, including Hampshire County Council and Isle of Wight Council, are producing Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) as required under the Environment Act (2021). These…
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is demanding that the UK Government scrap draft legislation which would significantly downgrade crucial regulations that have protected the country’s…
Many properties in rural Hampshire are disconnected from the main sewer network, relying instead on private 'off-mains' systems. Here's a quick guide to how these systems work, and…
A group of UK nature charities have written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP and Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP calling for action to protect the UK’s chalk streams in planning reforms.
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!