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🕙 Time is running out to contact your MP 👉 Help us try and put a stop to the Government's Planning & Infrastructure bill. 📝 Fill out our E-Action and contact your local MP using the link: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/ac…

Sat having my lunch in the garden yesterday, so pleased with how my little pond wildflower area is doing. Loads of bees, dragonflies and other bugs. Pond is full of newts, snails and bugs. Bee hotel is filling up. We even have a Scarlet Pimpernel. Urbanponds101 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

A common misconception with moths is that they're brown and boring, well...have a look at this beautiful forester moth Whilst some moths are brown (we don't think they're boring), there are plenty that display vibrant colours and patterns. Find out more: hiwwt.org.uk/wildlife-explo…

Osprey 16/06/25 Blashford Lakes, Hampshire Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Did you know that the swallow builds mud and straw nests on ledges, often in farm buildings and outhouses, or under the eaves of houses 🪶🪹 Learn more about this species 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explo…

As part of 30 Days Wild we have been in our gardens and green spaces looking for wildlife These male and female stag beetles were spotted in one of our team's garden The jaws of the male stag beetle look fearsome, but are actually quite weak, making them pretty harmless to us

Check out these amazing moths spotted on a recent moth survey at our Ningwood Common Nature Reserve. Here we have the... 👁️ Eyed hawk-moth 👉 Common marbled carpet 🍫 Chocolate-tip 🔥 Scorched wing moth What interesting moths have you seen this year? 📷 Emma Hunt

Standing at one metre tall and with a wingspan of nearly two metres, the grey heron is one of our largest bird species 💁Did you know? Herons nest in colonies called 'Heronries', often in the top of trees. Here, they make their large, ungainly nests out of twigs and lay 3-4 eggs

In the first photo you can see the eggs of the orange-tip butterfly and in the second a caterpillar Orange-tip caterpillars are cannibals, eating their own eggshell when they emerge and then onto other orange-tip eggs nearby. Maybe why there is 1 caterpillar 📷 Lizzie Laybourne

The amazing bee orchid is a master of mimicry Its name comes from a type of bee which is thought to have driven the evolution of the flower. Its appearance draws the bees in to mate, helping spread their pollen. However, this bee species doesn't exist in the UK.

How beautiful is this marbled white butterfly? The adults (seen between June-August) can often be found feeding on purple flowers, such as field scabious, common knapweed and wild marjoram They mostly like warm, species-rich chalk and limestone grasslands.

💁 The linnet is a beautiful small finch found mostly on scrub, heath and farmland 📉 It's estimated their UK numbers fell by 57% between 1970 and 2014 🔴 They are now a Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework and have been on the UK Red List since 1996

This beetle never skips leg day The swollen-thigh beetle, or thick-legged flower beetle is a medium-sized, metallic green beetle that can show a golden or coppery sheen, the females lack the 'swollen thighs' Spot them feeding on pollen on a wide range of open-faced flowers

Celebrate Swift Awareness Week (28/06 - 06/07) by learning about our new nesting tower at Blashford Lakes: hiwwt.org.uk/news/new-nesti…

With a red belt and clear wings, you need no guesses at how the red-belted clearwing moth got its name. On the wing from June - August, these moth are day flying but very rarely seen. Your best chance at spotting one is around apple or pear trees.

🐍The adder's-tongue fern is named for its distinctive spore-bearing spike resembling a snake's tongue 🪄It previously had been thought to have magical powers, with people carrying around cuts of the plant to protect against snake bites 🔗Find out more: hiwwt.org.uk/blog/adders-to…

The long-tailed tit lives up to its name with a tail longer than its body They're both sociable and noisy, and can be spotted roaming about in flocks of 20 or more birds Find them in a variety of habitats from hedgerows and woodland to parks and gardens hiwwt.org.uk/wildlife-explo…

In the heathlands this summer, you might hear a long, continuous, mechanical-sounding reel that drifts through the twilight. This is the song of the nightjar, one of Britain’s most mysterious and enchanting birds 🔗 Find out more: hiwwt.org.uk/blog/things-go…

🤔Do you know your skippers? 🔎 Here we have a large skipper (pic 1) and a small skipper (pic 2). Can you spot the difference? 💁 The best way to tell the difference is by the distinguished markings on the wings of the large skipper. The large skipper (obviously) is also bigger

Our citizen science project is in full swing! We are trying to map out wildlife from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 🐞 This week is all about invertebrates 📷 Here are a couple of pictures from data recorded so far 👉 Submit your findings here: hiwwt.org.uk/get-involved/c…