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Why we need to protect Hampshire’s wonderful heathland habitats

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Hampshire is a heathland marvel, boasting more areas than any other county - with Steven Ord

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Discovering the wildlife in Hook Common

Monday, July 20, 2020 Viv Micklefield

Staying at home has meant the natural world has reasserted its presence. As more of us celebrate the pleasure this brings, VIV MICKLEFIELD takes inspiration from one Hampshire reserve

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Top Hampshire wildlife photography on Instagram

Friday, July 17, 2020

Damsels and Dragons - For myself, lockdown has given me more time to reconnect with the wildlife on my doorstep. During this time, it also feels like mother nature has breathed a sigh of relief. Wildflowers have flourished, creating a rich and beautiful source of nectar and habitat for pollinating insects such as moths, butterflies and bees. Dragonflies and damselflies seem to have increased in numbers and diversity in a way Id not seen in previous years, which in turn has gradually encouraged birds and the more timid mammals out into the open. Living in Basingstoke Ive been lucky enough to never be too far away from nature, something Ive always had a childlike passion for and fortunately all Ive needed is time, a camera and a bit of luck to enjoy it. Gary Laundy, @GaryLaundy

This month our instagram @hampshirelifemagazine has been full of the wonderful wildlife that has made our dear county their home during lockdown. Here are just a few of our favourites .

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How Selborne’s Gilbert White changed the way we view the natural world

Thursday, July 9, 2020 Tony Joisc

An illustration of Selborne by S.H. Grimm the original illustrator for Gilbert White's books

300 years ago, a man named Gilbert White was born in the little village of Selborne. Little did they know then that this man would turn out to be the first ever ecologist.

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