Don’t forget to register to vote by midnight tomorrow for the #LocalElection2024 Councillors make key decisions and policies that impact wildlife locally. Check out our guide to find out how you can get nature on the agenda
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Last month, our marine team were out completing the first seagrass surveys of 2024. They recorded positive signs of growth of Zostera noltei and Zostera marina. The meadows will be monitored throughout the Spring to help inform our next phase of seagrass restoration work 🌱

We are delighted to see spring and summer invertebrates emerge after a long, wet winter. To attract butterflies, moths, bees and other invertebrates into your garden, plant nectar-rich borders for them to feed along and climbing ivy and shrubs for overwintering insects 🌱 🦋

Today's book recommendation is 'The Pull of the River' by Matt Gaw ✨! It's a joyous story of two friends finding adventure by exploring Britain's rivers in a homemade canoe 🚣 hiwwt.org.uk/blog/sophie-ev…

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Amazing work by our volunteers and staff 👏

Our Isle of Wight Reserves team and volunteers have been busy hedgelaying. Hedgelaying creates a natural stock-proof boundary and prolongs the life of the hedge. When the hedge regenerates it creates dense bushy structures which are great for birds and small mammals 💚

Lapwings displaying at our nature reserves. Males put on dramatic aerial displays, tumbling through the air, accompanied by their piercing 'peewit' call, which gives them their other, common name: peewit.

Notice: Farlington Marshes severe weather ❗

Recent severe weather conditions and exceptionally high tides have caused considerable flooding on site and made the permissive trackway impassable. We strongly advise against visiting until conditions improve.

25th April at 7pm - join Professor David Gowing from Floodplain Meadows to learn about the habitat, history, biodiversity, management, and ecosystem services of floodplain meadows 🌷💧 Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…

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This little gull was captured at Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve by Assistant Reserves Officer, Simon King. The little gull is a small, dainty gull. In summer, adults have black heads, while young birds have a black mark on each wing forming a 'W' pattern.

With already record high water levels across the marshes the high tides and severe weather warning is a real worry. People can avoid the area but wildlife often can’t. We are not climate resilient on the south coast.

Real life nature recovery work.

South Downs National Park & our SouthDownsTrust funding & supporting partners to take forward meaningful nature work.

Large estates can make big #nature returns but these smaller pieces join the nature dots.
#bettertogether

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Notice: Farlington Marshes severe weather warning
Due to forecasted severe weather, exceptionally high tides, and prioritising the safety of our staff, volunteers, and visitors, we strongly advise against visiting Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve over the next two days.

Social prescribing helps people connect to their local spaces which means people can feel...
☀ Less stressed
☁ Less fatigued
🌲 Less anxious

Send your GP a postcard to celebrate the value of about green prescribing. 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/nature-helps

As the evenings get lighter we are seeing some beautiful sunsets over our nature reserves. Check out these from St Catherine's Hill and College Copse Farm 🌅

Have you got any lovely images from our nature reserves? 📸 Comment below 👇

Did you know slugs and snails are compost superheroes? 🐌

And composting is one of the great ways to becoming #peatfree !

Find out more 👉 mycoronationgarden.org/go-peat-free

#WildAboutGardens

This #InternationalBeaverDay we are celebrating how amazing these ecosystem engineers! Find out more about how beavers could play an important role in our landscape and an update on our Beaver Recovery Project👇
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For climate resilience, nature recovery and ecosystem health, we need beavers back in our rivers - and soon! Happy #InternationalBeaverDay

It's not just the change in leaf colour that heralds the first signs of spring, our woodland flowers do too. Check out the array of woodland flora in Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copse at the moment 🌼 🌱

Meet Snowball! This beautiful Exmoor pony arrived at Wilder Little Duxmore this evening after traveling all the way from Tavistock this morning. Thank you to Wightlink Ferries for helping us transport Snowball to the Island to join our little herd of conservation grazers 🌱