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The Hazel Hill Butterfly Transect
Story by Diane Cotter, Hazel Hill Wood volunteer It’s high summer, and the hot sun beats down from a cloudless blue sky as I walk through the flower-filled meadow, with butterflies swirling all around me. Some alight on the nearby Knapweed flowers to feed, so I have a brief chance to get a better look…
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Moth surveys with Dave
I grew up in the city. I was Born in York and lived in North London until I married and moved to Hampshire and later to Wiltshire. Even when I was young I loved the natural world and spent as much time in the open air as possible. We were lucky to live fairly near…
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16 years of conservation weekends
Memories from 16 years of Autumn Conservation weekends from our Chair of Trustees This year will be the first time in many that I haven’t been part of the Hazel Hill Wood Autumn Conservation Weekend. And so, in my absence I’ve trawled my photo archive to join the dots between this one that I will…
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Young Carers Summer Activities
Thanks to the Hedley Foundation’s grant of £2000 we were able to run summer holiday activities for Eastleigh Young Carers in 2025. We ran one 2-night residential for 14 young people and one day visit for 16 young people. All were aged 10-16. What did we do? Positive impacts for the young people Case study…
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Reflections on Words in the Woods
Reflections from Caroline Hukins on her recent creative writing day retreat at Hazel Hill Wood. ‘Words in the Wood’ was something of an experiment both for myself and for Hazel Hill Wood. Would it work to offer creative writing, outside, in November? Would people come? Would they engage? Or would the potential discomfort and cold be a barrier? As…
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The Story of the Oak House
An introduction to one of our first buildings, and a letter to our guests, from our retired founder, Alan Heeks Dear guests, I have been deeply involved in the creation of all the buildings at Hazel Hill since I took on the stewardship of this wood in 1987. I thought you might like to know…