Gift to Nature

Gift to Nature Gift to Nature manages conservation sites across the Isle of Wight. Our mission is to link people with nature. We look after 30 sites across the Isle of Wight.

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🍃🎶 Find us on PENNY LANE at the Isle of Wight Festival🎶🍃Come and say hello to the team, discover what we do, and get inv...
18/06/2026

🍃🎶 Find us on PENNY LANE at the Isle of Wight Festival🎶🍃

Come and say hello to the team, discover what we do, and get involved in some festival fun!

🪵 FREE wooden art making for kids
let their creativity run wild with our hands-on wooden art activities.

🦋 Face Painting Stencils – Just £2
Choose from a range of fun designs and festival favourites!

18/06/2026

🚗🌳 Every Car Parked Helps Plant Trees! 🌳🚗

Did you know that every car parked at the Isle of Wight Festival helps support nature on the Island?

Thanks to a fantastic partnership, a contribution from festival parking goes directly to Gift to Nature, helping fund tree planting projects across the Isle of Wight. 🌱
These new trees will help capture carbon, support local wildlife, improve biodiversity, and create greener spaces for future generations to enjoy. Together, we're helping the festival take positive steps towards becoming carbon neutral while leaving a lasting environmental legacy on the Island. 💚
So, if you've driven to the festival this year, you've already played a part in supporting nature and helping new trees take root. 🌳✨
Thank you to everyone attending and supporting a greener Isle of Wight! 🌿

Don’t forget to come and find us at the festival 📸

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17/06/2026

🌱 Step Behind the Scenes at the Gift to Nature Community Tree Nursery! 🌱

🗓️Friday 3rd July 2027, 10am-3pm🗓️

As part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Festival, we're opening the gates to our Community Tree Nursery for a free, family-friendly open day celebrating local biodiversity, conservation, and community action.

Come and discover how locally sourced native trees are grown from seed and nurtured ready for planting across the Isle of Wight. Whether you're a keen gardener, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about what happens behind the scenes, we'd love to welcome you.

🌿 What to expect:
• Learn about seed collection, propagation, and tree-growing techniques
• Explore the nursery and see young saplings at different stages of growth
• Find out how our trees help support hedgerows, woodlands, and wildlife habitats
• Chat with volunteers and partners about ways to get involved
• Enjoy informal demonstrations, conversations, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions

🌳 A limited selection of native broadleaf trees and hedging mixes will also be available (subject to availability).

☕ This is a relaxed, drop-in event from 10am -3pm, come along between these times and stay as long as you like. Everyone is welcome!

📍 Getting here
🚫 No parking available on site
🚌 Approximately 10 minutes' walk from Asda Bus Stop (routes 2, 3, 39, 62, 63, 73)
🚶 13 minutes' walk from the Cineworld complex
🚴 Direct access from Connie's Way on the Newport–Sandown Cycle Track

🥾Please note: The nursery is an outdoor site with uneven ground. Conditions may be muddy or soft underfoot depending on the weather, so sturdy footwear is recommended.

🌱 Come and see how today's seeds become tomorrow's woodlands, hedgerows, and wildlife habitats. We look forward to seeing you there! 💚

15/06/2026

🌿🎶 We’re at the Isle of Wight Festival! 🎶🌿

The music is playing, the atmosphere is buzzing, and we’re thrilled to be part of this incredible weekend celebrating community, creativity, and the great outdoors! 💚

If you’re heading to the festival, come and say hello to the team from Gift to Nature. Discover how we’re helping to protect and enhance some of the Isle of Wight’s most beautiful landscapes, wildlife habitats, and green spaces for everyone to enjoy. 🌳🦋🌊

Whether you're a nature lover, a festival-goer, or simply curious about what we do, we’d love to meet you, share our work, and chat about how together we can make a positive difference for nature on our island.

Get creative with some tree ring creations and leaf rubbing 🍂🌳 and get your face painted for a small cost. 🎨

📍 Find us at the festival
🌱 Learn about local conservation projects
💚 Support nature on the Isle of Wight
📸 Don’t forget to stop by for a photo and tag us in your festival adventures!

Who says festivals are only about music? Let’s make some noise for nature too! 🎸🌿

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🦆 at Afton MarshBe sure to keep your eyes peeled for new arrivals next time you visit Afton Marsh 🥚
21/04/2026

🦆 at Afton Marsh

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for new arrivals next time you visit Afton Marsh 🥚

All the flowers 🌸There are some stunning wild flowers in full bloom across our sites at the moment. Try a walk through P...
02/04/2026

All the flowers 🌸

There are some stunning wild flowers in full bloom across our sites at the moment.

Try a walk through Pelham Woods, Munsley Bog or Merstone Station to see some of the best examples.

Today we are celebrating World Wildlife Day 2026 🎉You can spot plenty of wildlife across our sites, so head out in the s...
03/03/2026

Today we are celebrating World Wildlife Day 2026 🎉

You can spot plenty of wildlife across our sites, so head out in the sunshine & see what you can find!

Here’s a selection of what to look out for:

1. Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, Parkhurst Hide, credit Bentley Wood.
2. Damselfly at Birchmore Pond.
3. Grey Wagtail on the Troll Trail between Blackwater & Arreton.
4. Red Squirrel at Golden Hill Country Park.
5. Six-Spot Red Burnet Moth on Brading Down.
6. Hairy-Legged Mining Bee in Newchurch.
7. Glanville Fritillary, rare to spot but best luck on the south of the Island.
8. Wall Lizards are often spotted around Ventnor thanks to the unique microclimate.

🌼 Early signs of spring have sprung 🌼It’s been lovely to see the early signs of spring as we work across our sites, afte...
29/01/2026

🌼 Early signs of spring have sprung 🌼

It’s been lovely to see the early signs of spring as we work across our sites, after what has felt like the longest January for a while!
These wild daffodils and primrose are popping up to say hi in Pelham Woods in St Lawrence, a haven for spring-flowering plants, including a couple of rare species!

Well worth a visit if you need some spring cheer 🌱
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🍎 Wassail 🍎Come along to Merstone Community Orchard Apple Wassail and help us sing for a good harvest this year!Wassail’...
20/01/2026

🍎 Wassail 🍎

Come along to Merstone Community Orchard Apple Wassail and help us sing for a good harvest this year!

Wassail’s literal meaning is ‘be whole’ or ‘good health’ so join us for a fun afternoon of sink gong, music, morris dancing and general merriment!

Make sure to bring warm clothes, a torch, a drum or something to make a bang, plus optional cider or apple juice.

📍Merstone Community Orchard
🗓️ Saturday 31st @ 4pm

Happy New Year nature 🍃Here’s a look back at a year at Merstone Station, a great spot for a picnic, a leisurely cycle or...
06/01/2026

Happy New Year nature 🍃

Here’s a look back at a year at Merstone Station, a great spot for a picnic, a leisurely cycle or just to sit and take in the sounds, smells and sights.

If you love nature as much as us, you can help to support the work we do by becoming a Gift to Nature member for less than a latte, at just £3 per month.
Find out more on our website, link in bio 💫

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Natural Enterprise, Shide Meadows Centre, Shide Road
Newport
PO301HR

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