Wildline - your wildlife information service
Welcome to Wildline, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust's free wildlife information service. Wildline can answer your wildlife queries, help identify plants and animals that you have seen and provide a wide range of information on the habitats and species found in Hampshire and the Island. If you have a wildlife question, please get in touch*!
tel: 01489 774446
email: wildline@hwt.org.uk
If you have seen a plant or animal and would like to report it to us, please visit our species group webpage to find out how to submit your wildlife records.
*Please note that although we aim to respond to your query as soon as possible, the WIldLine service is not manned 24/7 and so we may not be able to provide you with an immediate response.
WildLine Question of the Month
How can I help wildlife in my garden this winter?
Our gardens are a vitally important habitat and can be home to a whole host of species. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust can provide information on how to can create homes for and encourage wildlife into your garden. Some of our top tips for turning your garden into a wildlife haven include; putting up a bird box, digging a pond, creating a log pile and building a compost heap.
As winter approaches, you can help hibernating mammals and other garden visitors by not being as tidy in your garden throughout the colder months and providing a range of tasty treats for them to fatten up on in the weeks leading up to the hibernation period. Rake up your leaves into a pile but don’t collect them up, don’t turn your compost, stack up your winter cuttings in a shady corner and put out chopped nuts, muesli or meat leftovers to make your garden a haven for hibernation. If you are lucky enough to have species hibernating in your garden, please remember to keep disturbance to a minimum.
