Our changing climate is driving nature’s decline and we can’t solve the climate crises without nature. Only by protecting and restoring our natural environments like peatland, woodland, saltmarsh, as well as our oceans, can we provide vital carbon stores and homes where wildlife can thrive.
We work in partnership with Wildlife Trusts across our region to support nature recovery at our own sites and within our communities.
At our Clayton Wood natural burial ground, and at both our crematoria at The Oaks Havant and East Devon we’ve been making space for nature. We work year-round to create and maintain habitats that support a wide variety of trees, plants and wildlife.
Wilder Communities
We’ve launched Wilder Portsmouth and Wilder Wight with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, to encourage people to take action to create and enhance wild spaces where they live. Go wild too and join in the Team Wilder activities run by your local Wildlife Trust.
Team Wilder | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (hiwwt.org.uk)
Natural Choices
Our partnership with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Natural Choices programme helps people from all backgrounds and abilities to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of regular contact with nature through various events and activities. In 2021, 85% of participants reported a positive impact on their health.
Natural Choices – Dorset Local Nature Partnership (dorsetlnp.org.uk)
Seeds of Change
Through Seeds of Change, in partnership with Neighbourly, we have helped small charities and local causes across the UK, to create green spaces for local communities and reduce their CO₂ emissions.
South Downs National Park
In 2021 we joined with major global companies to fund vital nature restoration projects in the UK’s National Parks through an innovative new financing facility – Revere, funding pioneering nature restoration projects in the UK designed to combat climate change and the biodiversity crisis.
Get involved
Take Action
To help protect nature and benefit from the wellbeing that wildlife brings; there are lots of simple things you can do at home or within your local community. Every effort made adds up to a huge difference for our wildlife!
Join your Local Trust
Become a member of your local Wildlife Trust and help to look after the wildlife in your local area. Each of the 46 UK Wildlife Trusts is an independent charity working to make a positive difference. Become a member today and help the Wildlife Trust care for more than 10,000 hectare of land for wildlife.
Image © HIWWT
Volunteer
Volunteering is a rewarding way to do your bit to help your local community and it’s also a fantastic way to meet people and make friends. Find out more on local wildlife volunteering opportunities.
Volunteer | The Wildlife Trusts
Image © Elenya Lendon
