Wilder Conference & Awards

Debbie Tann speaking to room at Wilder Awards & Conference 2023

Wilder Conference & Awards 2025

Date: Thursday 23 October 2025

Location: The Point Theatre, 14 Leigh Road, Eastleigh SO50 9DE

Conference: 11:45 – 15:45

Awards Ceremony: 16:15 – 17:30

 

Join us for a powerful day of ideas, discussion, and celebration as we come together to accelerate action for nature.

Hosted by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, the Wilder Conference & Awards 2025 brings together leading voices, passionate communities, and nature champions who are inspiring a movement for a wilder future.

This year’s conference will mark a significant milestone with the launch of the Trust’s refreshed Wilder 2030 strategy. When we launched Wilder 2030 in 2019, we set out bold ambitions for nature’s recovery. Five years on, we’re taking stock of what’s been achieved, acknowledging the scale of the challenge ahead, and reigniting the urgency and energy needed to drive nature-positive change.

 

Why Attend?

  • Inspiration: Hear from expert speakers, campaigners, and landowners sharing bold ideas for nature’s recovery.
  • Connection: Meet a passionate community working for wildlife – from volunteers to professionals – and build lasting partnerships.
  • Ideas: Discover real-life projects delivering impact, and take away practical insights to inspire change in your own community.
  • Celebration: Stay for the Wilder Awards, honouring the people, schools, and organisations making a real difference for nature across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Full agenda and speaker line-up to follow.

Please note: this event follows our Annual General Meeting.

Agenda

11:45 – 15:45

Wilder Conference

Join us for an afternoon of talks, panels, and discussions exploring the future of nature’s recovery, including the launch of our refreshed Wilder 2030 strategy.

Full speaker line-up and session details to follow.

16:15 – 17:30

Wilder Awards

These awards celebrate the amazing individuals, groups, and organisations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who are helping to make our communities wilder.

From local action to landscape-scale change, the Wilder Awards recognise those who are inspiring others and making a real difference for nature.

Award categories include:

  • Young Changemaker
  • Wilder School
  • Individual Action
  • Collective Action
  • Food & Farming with Nature
  • Wilder Business
  • Nature Restoration Project

Access and Parking

The Point is in Eastleigh Town Centre within easy walking distance of Eastleigh bus and railway station and a short drive from the M3 and M27 motorways.  The venue has space for bicycles outside the building in a visible area where they can be easily locked.

To help you find the The Point use: 

Postcode:  SO50 9DE – the entrance is on Leigh Road  

What3Words:  ///scan.sands.cloud   https://w3w.co/scan.sands.cloud 

Venue Accessibility:

  • Ground floor
  • Full disabled access
  • Hearing loop system

 

Nearest Parking: 

The Point does not have a public car park. 

Long-stay Pay & Display Car Parks, both with disabled spaces: 

  • Mitchell Road multi-storey car park – Mitchell Road, Eastleigh SO50 5RN (0.4 miles)
  • Swan Shopping Centre multi-storey car park – Wells Place, Eastleigh SO50 5PB (0.4 miles) 

Other Pay & Display Car Parks in the town centre are closer to The Point but these have a maximum stay of 2 hours during the daytime.    

For more parking information visit Eastleigh Borough Council's website 

 

Public transport 

Nearest train station:  Eastleigh (0.4 miles)  

Nearest bus stop:  Eastleigh Bus Station (0.2 miles) & for a small number of services, Archers Road stop (0.1 miles) – for information on bus services and times visit My Journey Hampshire

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