Matthew Chatfield

This gets to the heart of the issue: ‘It is not so much that we lost our hedges since 1945, it is that lost the human resource to manage hedges properly.’ We need more hedgelayers, not just more hedges. (11/12)

Films set in the future seriously underestimate the number of memorial benches around. By 2150 they will have got about 17.2% ground coverage.

Excellent value for one of the best meals we have enjoyed on the Island. @MattandCat visit Thompson's in Newport 👇 Read here: countypress.co.uk/news/23951964.… #iwnews #isleofwight #iow @RThompsonIOW countypress.co.uk/news/23951964.…

Thanks to @JimBob1067000 for this submission. See what I thought! #spiders #halloween vm.tiktok.com/ZGJTBjxeJ/

A few 📸 from @virtualranger & @foolsandbairns' #IWWF23 walks on Saturday. @virtualranger hosted the Grade 2 Walking Tour of Ryde and @foolsandbairns hosted 'Queen Victoria's Historical Visitors'.🌿🥾 #IsleofWight #IOW #HantsDaysOut

@leafyfififoo That's a Sycamore Moth caterpillar, worth a record if it was on the #IsleofWight

@housemartins5 @MintyMat No that's fine, just say a few appropriate words and give it to a spider ♥️

@virtualranger @MintyMat So not Asian, that's good, though another big one flew past me today. I have dead insect if you want to see it?

Does any one know what this is?

Dave's How To: Layer A Scone

@SarahJBurridge @iwcponline I think everyone does!

Does anyone else struggle reading the articles on the @iwcponline website?? 😫😫😫

What are you doing this Saturday afternoon 13 May? Come on a free guided walk with me, on Brading Down! I'll tell you some stuff you didn't know, and much more. isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk/walks/roaming-… @IWWalkingFest @IWWalking @gifttonature #walkingfestival #IsleofWight

Nice article, sadly we’re not acknowledged as the inventors, makers, and continuing developers of these artificial rock pools. We have a decade of designing habitat for sea defences under our collective belts….but hey-ho, tomorrow’s silicon chip paper! 🤷‍♂️ theguardian.com/environment/20…

#IsleOfWight @iwcponline

@RainbowJules @MikeCoxCowes Handsome things, harmless of course!

@virtualranger Thank you for that. I have never seen a wasp beetle before. Thanks for your help too @MikeCoxCowes

Help! What is this? Found it amongst the pot plants. Beautiful bright yellow stripes #Insects

Which of these two large trees is the older and why? #howtoreadatree

A female Beefly picking up sand to mix with her eggs

Another quick reminder, just because it doesn't talk doesn't mean it's not intelligent [This can also refer to multiple things]

@Mandolinwanker @MattandCat @iwcponline It's definitely not like that at all! Such hostility and xenophobia is a thing of the past on the Isle of Wight!

Our latest review in today's @iwcponline is the Crown Inn Shorwell: "Proper country pub atmosphere". #IsleofWight #shorwell #iwnews