Corporate membership of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust brings with it significant benefits to our site, and allows for amazing collaboration work and insightful knowledge from experts within the organisation.
The Trust have written this blog highlighting some of the fulling partnership work that has taken place to date, stating;
“Surrounded by greenspace that prioritises both wildlife and wellbeing, Lakeside North Harbour is an innovative and sustainable business campus that helps support our vision for a Wilder Hampshire and Isle of Wight by 2030.”
Lakeside have been Corporate Members since 2015 and have partnered more closely with the Trust since 2022. With over fifty businesses based on site, including other supporters – Southern Co-op and Eco Drift – the campus focuses on four core sustainability pillars: environment, transport, wellbeing, and wildlife.
The Trust host four seasonal wildlife walks, highlighting the flora, fauna and wildlife across the campus – with experts on hand to provide insight and learning to all who participate.
All occupiers are welcome to join the walks and find out more about the biodiversity on site. These walks provide a fantastic opportunity for discussion on the key issues surrounding nature protection and what can be done locally, corporately and individually to protect and enhance our environment.
A highlight on last year’s calendar was a joint partnership event, a Wildlife Family Day, inviting occupiers and their children to campus, to learn about wildlife and get involved with a variety of crafts and activities, such as building bug houses and planting pollinator friendly plant pots. Watch this space for another wildlife event coming soon to site!
Alongside these events and activities, the Trust supports Lakeside with advice about protecting local wildlife habitats, providing survey data and baselining, to better understand how the site can be improved to cater for all aspects of nature, ensuring the natural environment and it inhabitants thrive on site.
The campus has also made impressive strides in becoming a fantastic example of sustainable practice. Recently developing a major solar power generation project, where solar panels across the car park now help to power the business park as well as providing benefit to the city of Portsmouth, you can read more about this project here.
Lakeside also champion water and waste efficient technologies and have recently planted over 200 additional trees on site.
Working in partnership together with the Trust, we will continue to enhance and protect habitats, support education and engagement, and lead in sustainable practice.
If your business is interested in supporting the Trust, please contact corporates@hiwwt.org.uk.