Blackwater, Isle of Wight

A Home for wildlife and a haven of peace and tranquillity for us

Take a walk through our 10 acres of meadows and woodland

Sit and listen, smell the scents of nature, close your eyes and breath it all in

Spend quality time with your children exploring the wonders of nature

Pond dipping, chasing butterflies, scavenger hunting

at a price you can afford

We run a small nature reserve and field study centre. We work with all community groups including Home Educators, college students, unemployed and other vulnerable people. We have several education and support programs that cover the national curriculum for primary schools.

Our amazing volunteers help us to manage the nature reserve. 

We are a place for parents who want to spend quality time with their children

and a safe place for the over 60's to visit

 DIRECTIONS

Native Species Plant Centre open Thursday and weekends

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HAPPENINGS  2025

Open Days for visitors

 Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm

Group visits and Birthday parties for grown-ups

Wise Owl Holiday Club

for 8 - 14 years

 2025 and 2026 Dates

 SPECIALIST WILD FLOWER SEED

 CENTRE

NATIVE SPECIES PLANTS AND

AND ADVICE

 Nordic Pole Walking

book seasonal walks on this page

NEW - 2026 CALENDAR

Order or call-in to purchase

 12 photos of Isle of Wight Wildlife taken by Island people  Order £10.95 (collection only)

Postal Option £11.95 inc P&P

 CLASSORAMA NEWS & COMPETITIONS

We will be taking bookings for the new school year on September 10th.

We are currently offering a discount until funding ends

 £75 first visit - £125 second visit

Max per visit 30 children

Reception class 2hr visit £50 first visit

£75 second visit

Fortnightly on Thursday

Guided walk and take note of the changing seasons

Group Visits - We have a range of group visit options

including cream tea or warming home made soup.

Workshops page

Drawing

Watercolours

Wildlife Gardening

(no workshops at the moment)

VOLUNTEERS

Are you physically fit, enjoy being outdoors and have some free time Thursday or Sunday?

All insect photos taken at Naturezones

SHOP and PLANT CENTRE

Open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

Be patient, wildflower seeds can take 3-4-5 yrs to germinate

NEWS

£72,400 awarded to support Natural History Education by  The National Heritage Lottery

Our 2026 calendar photography competition is now open

enter PLANT NATIVE site here

How to Create a Wildflower Patch - By Angela Hewitt MeadowsTalk9.mp4

DEMONSTRATION OF HAY MAKING USING A TWO WHEEL TRACTOR, POWER SCYTHE AND MINI HAY BALER - Video is at bottom of page for courses/workshops

Naturezones  - The Video Story so Far .