Wight biodiversity

16/09/2026

Users getting involved with the yellow legged hornet monitoring scheme.
Identifying all wasps species in our last wet station of the season. Users are investigating populations across the island whilst monitoring for the problematic species.
Users have also learnt everything concerning wasps!!
Well done guys!

08/09/2026

🐝 Yellow-Legged Hornet Update – Cowes 🐝

Following a suspected sighting in Cowes, all our monitoring pots have now been removed to avoid interfering with the National Bee Unit’s tracking efforts.

We’re continuing to work closely with the National Bee Unit to help locate the nest and will keep you updated. 👀🐝

Thank you to everyone supporting our monitoring scheme and helping us protect the Isle of Wight! 💛

21/07/2026

After spending the last month looking at evolution of our native species, students have started to look into physical processes within local biomes and all animals. This is obviously split into age groups due to learning abilities and understanding. Using certain techniques and technologies we have been looking into physics and biology. It amazing seeing how returning groups are utilising past sessions to answer new questions and making connection between these processes.
WELL DONE GUYS!!!!

30/03/2026

We have one weekly session available on Wednesdays ( up to 5 children).

Do you have a child that is interested in U.K biodiversity? We use our wonderful species to teach many subjects from animal care to the periodic table. We also run a yearly conservation program that your child could become part of. The centre also helps with reasoning and social skills, critical thinking, english lit and language, maths along with environmental sciences and many more!

Get in contact if you wish to know more or would like to come have a look around the centre, and have a chat.

17/03/2026

17/03/2026

The users learnt about and designed an experiment to show photosynthesis. Once again,welldone.

15/03/2026

Well done to all users attending this years toad patrol!! Not many recorded in this area.
It was a new site submitted which needed to be patrolled to investigate the population. Due to the lack of numbers users have understood how we survey areas and use this data to concentrate conservation efforts in needed areas.
Extremely proud of how users understand that wildlife dose not perform when we want it to and that ecosystems play a vital role in its recovery.

WELL DONE Guys, and parents.

01/03/2026

Our resident hedgehogs have woken up and after being weighed am happy that the girls have not lost too much weight during their deep sleep. Both Rose and Tails have been monitored over the week digging around for worms whilst munching on early insects. Promoted by garden practices executed by our cloister gardener ( well done ).
So far we have only used 60g of support feeding and with this promotion of natural food sources we hope to do as little as possible.

Lets hope the girls have a good year
Rose 600g
Tails 625g

24/02/2026

After Last years introduction to everything “amphibian” the users got involved with toad patrol and later on helped to rescue a population of toads from a cracked natural pond.
This year they are back, getting ready to help our native species carry on their journey to migrational ponds across the Island.
This week all users are out and about at one of these sites.
Will they find and help any individuals?
Weight, measurements and identifying s*x are the categories users will be collecting and submitting data on to Froglife and the herpetology society.

24/02/2026

Come and join us for our Easter event. Early booking advised £25 per child, age 7-13
10.00am-12.00pm
12.30pm- 14.30pm
15.00pm-17.00pm

Tea room on site for tea cakes and sandwhiches.