Nature in Harmony
An ongoing wildlife survey and community engagement project
Nature in Harmony
Established in 2020 by our first intern, Alex Marshall, and now led by our Ecology Intern each year, the aim of the project is to monitor ‘what’s living in the woods’, informing future conservation management decisions, and to educate and inspire the local community in concepts of woodland and grassland ecology, species identification, and field survey techniques.
The programme has three main aspects:
Annual biodiversity surveying between April and September (wildflowers, grasses, birds, butterflies, pollinators)
A public calendar of monthly guided walks connecting people to nature through ecology and art. This year’s programme 2026-27 is called ‘Explore the Wild’.
A programme of monthly weekend youth activities - resuming September 2026
We are extremely grateful to last year’s 2025 Ecology Intern, Hebe Everington, and thank her for all her hard work over the past year. You can read Hebe’s 2025 Nature In Harmony Report here.
We are equally delighted to welcome our 2026 Ecology Intern, Kanchi Mehta. Kanchi started surveying in April and has taken on an extended internship covering environmental education, schools liaison and connecting young people to nature in practical and engaging ways.
If you are able to offer any expert ecological or environmental education guidance, such as species ID sessions, assistance with surveying or leading nature activities, to support our intern or the charity as a whole, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch via our Contacts Page, or contact Kanchi directly kanchi.mehta@andovertrees.org.uk