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This page introduces a number of the groups that are involved in wildlife conservation in South East Hampshire, where possible with links to an appropriate web site.
The Hampshire Trust has 58 Nature Reserves covering 2,500 hectares and a wide range of habitats. Around 50% of the land owned by the Trust is designated under international conservation designations. Access to most of them is free and unrestricted but a few have to be controlled for a range of different reasons. Information on local free access reserves will be added to this web in due course. I The Trust has around 20,000 members and is growing fast.. It is membership numbers which enable the Trust to speak with conviction to Government and land owners so if you are not a member please join us. Membership costs £24 for individuals. E mail for a leaflet and application form which has details of concessions that are available. When you have joined you will receive 3 combined Hampshire 'Wildlife' and National 'Natural World' magazines a year, an events diary, and much more. ADDRESS :
Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, SO32 2DP Phone: 01489 774400 There are 3 local groups in our area:
Hampshire Ornithological Society (HOS)HOS is the county bird organisation whose main activity is recording information on bird populations, movements etc. It publishes an excellent quarterly news letter, an even more significant annual bird report and a few years ago the book 'Hampshire Birds'. No local birder should be without these books. I have also found HOS walks to be led by people who are very helpful and knowledgeable. They are of course spread all over the county but a number are in or within easy reach of the Solent area. Membership is cheap - a mere £9. Send a cheque to the Membership Secretary, 36, Penhale Gardens, Fareham PO14 4 NL. HOS web is at www.hos.org.uk
Portsdown
You will find more information on the Events and Portsdown pages.
The Friends of Langstone Harbour is a group that is active in all areas of interest in the harbour to promote its well being and to conserve it as a great local amenity for the people of Havant and Portsmouth. Its main regular activity is monthly 'workouts' usually on the last Saturday of each month. Details are shown on the events page. There is also a page about the Harbour . Click here to download an application form.
Brent Lodge treats around 3,000 wild birds and animals every year. Every patient coming in is assessed by an expert carer and treated for whatever may be wrong in a fully equipped modem surgery and then placed in the quiet of a hospital cage with food and water to recover. Whilst they are watched throughout the day there are regular daily assessments of the patients progress, involving monitoring its
feeding, weight gain or loss, appearance and the healing of wounds etc. Following this, further treatment may have to be given on a daily basis until they are ready for release.
Two hedgehogs from the Lodge in our garden for release on 14 April 2003.
For more information see the web site. Phone on 01243 641672 for advice on sick birds or animals.
Havant Hayling & Emsworth Wildlife Trust District GroupThis group is very active in arranging meetings, walks and other promotional and fund raising events. In the winter we meet once a month at The Warblington School Denvilles, Havant and also arrange at least one walk a month. Through the summer we walk every Wednesday evening and also arrange other events. Details are in the events list. We have a committee which meets regularly to consider our programme, local conservation and planning issues. We need new ideas to promote wild life conservation and to raise funds. If you have such an idea contact us. Our Chairman is John Goodspeed and our secretary Lindsay Silvester |
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