New Forest school gets off to a flyer
Working with children and inspiring them about wildlife is a big part of the work of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife
Changing face of the countryside
As one of the largest landowners on the Island, Michael Poland is also a major contributor to the increase in wildlife, improved island aesthetics
The log barons
Ok, so the Isle of Wight’s wood fuel industry doesn’t quite have the same turnover as international oil companies, and there aren’t really
Water vole rescue needs to start now
Recent headlines stating that “water voles have become the fastest declining mammal in Britain” are quick to draw to our attention the fact that
Make hay while the sun shines
It’s eight o’clock on a summers’ evening and a hay cart drawn by two horses is trundling along the track to the farm.
Striving to keep the Hill Farm flock at the top
Roz Whistance meets a farmer who has made a virtue of the self-reliance of his pedigree sheep “Last week we’re all getting more
Arreton Down
Arreton Down lies along the southern slope of the main chalk ridge that runs across the Isle of Wight from Culver Down in
Changing face of the countryside
How often do you hear the phrase, ‘It’s in his blood’?Well, having spent some time with Henry Holden you could well believe the fact
New Year’s Day – a hunting tradition
It's January 1, 2008 and an unmistakable plume of smoke rises over Gottenleaze in Calbourne, the 100 acre farm owned by local farmer David
The history of the Gilten Market
The Isle of Wight is the only place in the British Isles that has a Gilten Market. It’s always held in the first week
Fire in the countryside
With winter now well and truly upon us, and the hope of an Indian summer a distant memory, is everything outside dull and grey?
Puppy parade proves great success
This year’s Isle of Wight Fox Hounds Puppy Show held at Gatcombe in early June was again a great success and over 150