Volunteer wardens
An update on the new volunteers helping look after Fishlake Meadows nature reserve
An update on the new volunteers helping look after Fishlake Meadows nature reserve
If you’ve ever visited a nature reserve, you’ll know how special they can be. Nature reserves are treasure troves of wildlife wonders, often hosting exciting rarities which had sadly become…
Volunteer, Sonya Dibbin, shares her first intertidal survey experience and discusses the positive impact nature can have on our mental wellbeing.
We are proud that our Island nature reserves provide a refuge for some of our most vulnerable wildlife. These special places are vital to the existence of much of our biodiversity and without them…
Newchurch Moors Nature Reserve has been recognised as a Site of National Importance thanks to its population of scarce chaser dragonflies.
Flexford nature reserve is an urban oasis in the heart of Chandler’s Ford. Much loved by local people, it has an interesting mix of woodland and flower-rich wet meadows that support a variety of…
Swanwick Lakes has become one of the Trust’s most popular nature reserves. Much of the reserve is woodland and comes alive with bird song in the spring. Swanwick Lakes is managed in partnership…
A coastal grazing marsh and a haven for birds
Clouds of chalkhill blue butterflies, the high-pitched song of the great green bush cricket and breath-taking views across the Isle of Wight make Arreton Down nature reserve the perfect spot to…
Farlington Marshes, one of the Trust’s oldest nature reserves, is a coastal wildlife expanse with internationally important populations of wading birds and wildfowl.
Bouldnor Forest is a fascinating nature reserve with a prehistoric past. Its variety of habitats including pine forest, heathland, cliffs and seagrass beds are home to plentiful wildlife.