Green Hampshire

Redpoll in the Woodland Walk 3/3 @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social

On 11/3 this Pirate Wolf Spider was spotted in the Fen Swamp Pond on Wildern Moor @greenhampshire.bsky.social @urbanponds.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

This startling species appears to be a Slime Mould. We're expecting it to develop further so we can identify it further @greenhampshire.bsky.social @urbanponds.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Frog on a gravel road

Take care driving along country lanes at dusk – there may be frogs or toads crossing the road. Some amphibians travel up to a mile, on a mission to return to their ancestral ponds to breed. Or join a toad patrol to help them cross safely!
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Spr...
#ToadsOnRoads

Can you find any wild or naturalised plants that have white blooms? That’s the #wildflowerhour challenge this week! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #WhiteFlowers. Happy flower hunting!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social

A person wearing red gloves and holding a litter picker and a bag of rubbish stands on a cliff with the sea in the background and a heart shaped cloud in the sky. Text reads: Join the Great British Spring Clean. Love where you live. 13 – 29 March 2026.

Litter picking isn’t just good for the environment – it brings people together, gets us out in nature, and is a fantastic way to show love for your community. Can you tidy some litter with Keep Britain Tidy this #GBSpringClean?
Running 13 - 29 March
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New Forest curlew becomes the oldest living bird of its species in the UK A female curlew at the centre of a study by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has broken the UK longevity record at the age of nearly 34.

New Forest curlew becomes the oldest living bird of its species in the UK
A female curlew at the centre of a study by @GWCT.org.uk has broken the UK longevity record at the age of nearly 34. Initially ringed as a juvenile on Brownsea Island in September 1992, she would have hatched that summer.

Abietinella abietina - scarce pleurocarp moss and indicator of high-quality calcareous grassland. St Catherine's Hill. It looks like a mini fir tree and is pale green with browner marking in middle and lower parts

Aloina aloides - growing on gravel alongside a path in Winchester city centre. This tiny moss has leaves arranged in a star shape. The leaves are fleshy-looking, and opaque

Scleropodium cespitans - growing on hard substrate in Winchester city centre. Looks completely different when hydrated compared to when dry. It typically grows in extensive, almost pure, dense, usually low and fairly flat patches. The curved, or even arched branches often lie in the same direction, forming thick mats. Shoots are typically 1–2 cm long. The moss is green and looks like it is platted.

Rue-leaved Saxifrage - young plants appearing in pavement cracks around Winchester. Each leaf looks like it has three toes/fingers

Our Billy is exploring Winchester and noting #PavementPlants and mosses! Rue-leaved Saxifrage starting to appear, Scleropodium cespitans, Aloina aloides in the city and Abietinella abietina on St Catherine's Hill
@bbsbryology.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Sand martin bank YouTube video by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

We were delighted to help finance a new Sand Martin bank at Hampshire Wildlife Trust's Testwood Lakes reserve
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Great Spotted Woodpecker on a tree in the Woodland Walk 3/3 @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Bring Your Own Book Club March
Join us for our book club on Saturday 28th of March at 11am!
This friendly, informal group is open to anyone aged 18+.

Details:
Dates/Times🕰️ 28th Mar 2026, Saturday 11:00am
Tickets 🎟️ FREE octoberbooks.lemonbooking.com/events/140/d...

#bookclub #bookshopnews

pink hellebore flower in sunshine with an approaching queen bee

I beelieve this is what is known as a 'making a bee line' #hellebore #bumblebee #queenbee @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

New beetle species for Wildern on 3/3, a Gorse Weevil, found near a Gorse flower at Hogsty Pond. It's only 2-3 mm in length @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social

24/2 was a beautiful day. Pictured are a Peacock butterfly, a Red Admiral, Brimstone and Comma, all seen on Wildern Moor @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

This fine specimen is a new uncommon species for Wildern LNR, the Early Longhorn. It's not easily found so we were delighted to see it at the edge of Coltsfoot Pond @insects.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

Good morning , and thank you to @natasharoberts85.bsky.social for this beauty of a #FoxOfTheDay !

Trends come and go, but the waste stays… piling up in landfills and polluting our planet.

The solution? Buy less, wear longer, repair, swap, and choose circular fashion.

Here are other ways to reduce waste in the fashion industry: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

This Grey Heron was showing a lot of interest in the new frogspawn on Wildern Moor and bagged a Common Frog for a snack @greenhampshire.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social

We've been recording the first date frogspawn has appeared since 2019 and the first appearances have varied between 27/1 to 14/2. Yesterday the first spawn appeared on Wildern Moor, 2/2 @urbanponds.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

The local birds have definitely revved up in preparation for Spring. This one looked as though it was nest prospecting on Wildern Moor on 30/1 @greenhampshire.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

This Red Kite took our bird species total to 50 for January on 26/1. Our previous monthly record was 48 @lgspace.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

At last, February arrives! 👋

The month of Valentine's, pancakes and Dark Skies Festivals!

📷: Swans at Petersfield Heath by Philip Nind

A photo of snowdrops, white and green flowers, with water droplets on in the sun

Snowdrops at Lakeside this morning

A view over heathland with clumps of orange bracken, puddles, a pine tree and bare trees also visible in the photo

View at Cadman's Pool this afternoon

A photo of witch's butter fungi, yellow fungi on wood

Witch's butter at Cadman's Pool in the New Forest this afternoon #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

This weekend is the RSPCA's Birdwatching weekend. Consider taking part in their Big Garden Birdwatch, the biggest survey of bird populations in the UK and help keep track of local populations.

Did you know we run a #Webinar series?

Join us for the next talk in our series Defiance and Destruction: Swing Riots in Havant and Emsworth with speakers Penny Munday, James Turner, and Neil Spurgeon

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 25th February
⏰ 7pm

Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/defia...

So many hobbies, so little time... 🤷🏼‍♀️

From nålbinding and drum making, to copper leaf decorations, rope making, ceramic labyrinths, raku-fired lanterns and amber pendants. We've just added a fresh batch of fantastic workshops to our website!

BOOK HERE: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...

We're pretty sure that this is a Grey squirrel drey, in trees near Coltsfoot Pond @greenhampshire.bsky.social @urbanponds.bsky.social

Grey Heron at Coltsfoot Pond 22/1 @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social