Wildlife TV presenter and zoologist Megan McCubbin will be visiting the Hawk Conservancy Trust’s Big Wild Weekend on 8 and 9 August at what the Trust is calling a festival of British nature. Showcasing the wonderful natural world on our doorstep and beyond, Big Wild Weekend aims to thrill visitors of all ages with natural […]
People living in and around the New Forest are being encouraged to make their gardens more wildlife-friendly this summer to help support some of the UK’s rarest species. A leading local conservation organisation says simple actions such as creating a small wildlife pond, leaving areas of grass uncut, planting pollinator-friendly flowers or keeping deadwood piles […]
Hampshire bird of prey charity, the Hawk Conservancy Trust, has raised £20,000 with the help of supporters moved by the plight of Endangered Lappet-faced Vultures facing nesting site destruction by elephants in South Africa. With donations match-funded by the Big Give Organisation during its Earth Raise Week initiative, the Trust can now begin its tree […]
The Winter Woodland Lights event at the Hawk Conservancy Trust is a wonderful spectacle to start the year. Already established as a popular mood-enhancing event, ‘Winter Woodland Lights’ owl flying displays have been reimagined for their fifth year. The event is an immersive illuminated wildlife experience, perfect for the whole family. Organisers at the bird […]
A new Native Species Zone has officially opened at Marwell Zoo, a major milestone in protecting some of the UK’s most threatened wildlife. The new area features Hampshire’s first white-clawed crayfish conservation breeding centre, a new habitat for endangered sand lizards and a native wildlife pond. Once abundant in Hampshire’s chalk streams, white-clawed crayfish have […]
Tide pools to encourage marine life and create ecosystems are growing in number along the seafront with a total of 83 pools now installed by the Southsea Coastal Scheme. Most recently, 20 pools were placed in the rocks that will form the main sea defence in the area between Blue Reef Aquarium and the Beach […]
Two Little Owl chicks have become the latest apprentices set to join the flying display team at the Hampshire-based bird of prey charity, the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Already some of the cutest ambassadors for owl conservation, four-week-old Cheddar and Mozzarella are almost fully grown, weighing just 150 grams each – that’s only about half as […]
Marwell Wildlife has today launched an appeal to raise £20,000 to help save one of the UK’s most endangered native species, the white-clawed crayfish by opening a breeding centre at the zoo. The Hampshire based conservation charity is taking part in the Big Give’s Green Match Fund and for one week only all donations will […]
A grey seal pup which was recently born on the Beaulieu River is believed to be the first of its kind in Hampshire waters. Conservationists have been keeping a watchful eye to give it every chance of survival. The Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour team has been safeguarding the pup from disturbance by river users, while […]
Marwell has announced the birth of a rare Przewalski’s foal who will join the harem in the valley field. These horses were extinct in the wild from 1969 until 2008, so the birth is exciting for the Endangered species. The new arrival foal was born to mother, Tsetseg and father Nogger on Saturday 15 April […]
