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Isle of Wight Geocaching
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Isle of Wight Geocaching. About the Isle of Wight Geocaching Project. What can i say i would of never found this place if it was not for a cache, i am so glad you have put one here the views are stunning ". Well hidden - found by the Big Geoboy. Have lived on the island for 6 years but had never visited this lovely park before. TFTC. Ventnor Park, 21 August 2010 (This cache was found 242 times between 2008-2010. It's now retired). What we're up to in 2013. In 2013 there have already been several events, ...
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Isle of Wight Geocaching
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Isle of Wight Geocaching. Trying out geocaching is a great way to learn about the Isle of Wight's landscapes and countryside. He Isle of Wight Geocaching Project holds public training and promotional events to promote the game of geocaching on the Isle of Wight. We set up temporary cache trails, and bring along all the necessary equipment to teach visitors how to enjoy geocaching - and then hopefully go off and do some by themselves. And sometimes the Isle of Wight Walking Festival.
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Go Wild on Wight: Biodiversity on the Isle of Wight
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Welcome to Wild on Wight. The Island's biodiversity website. Biodiversity is wildlife - the variety of life and its processes; including animals, plants, humans and all living things, the differences among them, the communities and ecosystems in which they occur, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that keep them functioning, yet ever changing and adapting. Why is wildlife important? Why is the wildlife of the Isle of Wight special? A revision of the Isle of Wight Ancient Woodland Inventory.
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IW BAP: Woodland
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The trees and woodlands of the Island shelter a remarkable number of species, especially mammals, which have captured our imaginations - red squirrels, bluebells, dormice, bats and great oaks. Priorities for Woodland Biodiversity on the Isle of Wight (2003). Red Squirrel Species Action Plan (2003). Woodland Bat Species Action Plan (2005). Woodland on the Isle of Wight. Most of the large wooded areas managed by the Forestry Commission are accessible to the visitor. Parkhurst Forest. In the west, Brighston...
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IW BAP: Species
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The Biodiversity Action Plan is made up of a series of documents produced from 2000 to 2005. Species Action Plans. Have been produced to provide a framework for action to conserve and enhance the Island s biodiversity. These plans link with national Habitat Action Plans. Many rare and endangered species which have been identified at the UK national level occur on the Island. The Island has 119 of those which are regarded as national priorities; they include the dormouse, song thrush, red squirrel.
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Wild on Wight News
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Pondnet - free volunteer training day. The Freshwater Habitats Trust have arranged a training day at their Isle of Wight flagship ponds in Bouldnor Forest on Saturday 16th July 2016 from 11am to 3pm. Full story ». 12:28:00 pm, Categories: Events. Skilled botanist volunteers needed! The PondNet project is looking for skilled botanist volunteers to help the Freshwater Habitat Trust s pond quality surveys. Full story ». 12:16:00 pm, Categories: Events. Full story ». 11:07:00 am, Categories: Events. 11:50:00...
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IW BAP: Biodiversity and You
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Nature is all around us; in our gardens, village greens, open spaces and the wider countryside. It may seem unchanging and unchangeable, but the majority of the nature that we see, hear, smell and touch has been influenced by our hands and continues to be so. Surveys show how highly residents value the natural environment, but there is often the feeling that the Island s wildlife and countryside look after themselves, and so they are taken for granted.
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IW BAP: Benefits of Biodiversity
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Renewing the quality of the air, soil and water and providing natural flood and sea defence systems. Everything we have comes from our surroundings. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Biodiversity is life. There are many specific aspects to biodiversity that affect every one of us on this planet remember, you are biodiversity too!
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IW BAP: Biodiversity Opportunity Areas
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What are Biodiversity Opportunity Areas? The IW Biodiversity partnership has put forward ten new local Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOA’s) to help deliver the IW Biodiversity Action Plan. Before now, we have been focusing our work on individual sites usually designated as SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) or SINCS (Sites of Important Nature Conservation). However, BOAs cover large areas and should enable us to work on a more landscape-scale basis. Where are the IW BOAs? Local expert knowled...
