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Fit for purpose? Reflections on emerging agriculture policy – will it help arrest the climate and ecological emergency?
Ellie Brodie, Head of Land Management for Wildlife Trust's national office, takes a look at how the Agriculture Bill and recent Defra policy statements are stacking up for wildlife and wild…
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Policy on Fox Hunting
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust does not support fox hunting and we don’t allow hunting on our nature reserves. We will also challenge aspects of field sports and hunting where they have a damaging impact on the conservation of our populations of wild animals and plants.
National Planning Policy Framework & Local Wildlife Sites
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!
Will the government’s new year's resolutions stick?
Much like trying to get healthy in the new year, I consider whether government plans to restore nature are a meaningful commitment, wishful new year pipedream, or a bit of both.
Councils can deal with the nature emergency
COP 26 isn't all about nations and world leaders. Your local council has enormous power to ignore or choose to deal with the climate and nature emergencies! Find out why councils are so…
Team Wilder Champions to help make private gardens wilder
The Trust has launched a new programme where our volunteers give free gardening advice to local residents in order to help them make more space for nature.
Could these new policies finally halt nature's decline?
Nature is in a state! Will these new announcements be the start to a super year for nature recovery?
With the new Government focused on growth, how can we ensure that development is sustainable, and truly supports nature’s recovery?
The policy of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) provides a key opportunity, but currently, exemption loopholes are undermining the policy, and must be addressed urgently if we are to deliver a nature-…
Embracing the Wilder School Journey: A Tale from Knightwood Primary School
Tara Kennard (Wilder School Leader) shares her wilder school journey, where it started, the highs and lows of being the outdoor lead and the reality that nature does it's own thing.
Some like it hot, but our wetlands do not
Heatwaves can spell trouble for our freshwater habitats, as The Wildlife Trusts’ Water Policy Manager Ali Morse explains.