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Learning outside the box: the Green Schools pack - the first ever outdoor learning pack for teachers
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
 London Wildlife Trust is determined to get school children out of the classroom and into nature.
Do you remember those perfect days at school when your teacher decided on a whim to take the lesson outside and, amid much excitement, you and your classmates continued your studies under a tree? Getting out of the classroom and into nature breathed life into learning.
For inner city kids...
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Respite for ratty - extra protection for one of London's most lovable priority species
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
 Six years after it was first recommended, the water vole is finally to receive full protection from the law, under new proposals announced by Defra.
London Wildlife Trust welcomes this important announcement, which we’ve worked hard towards and has been a long time coming. The recommendation for full protection was made as part of the Quinquennial Review of the Wildlife and Coun...
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Otter spotting - two footprint finds show that otters are back in west London
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
 London Wildlife Trust has found evidence that otters are using the River Wraysbury near Heathrow Airport.
Our water vole team spotted an otter footprint in January in the clay bed of a mink raft in Harmondsworth Moor. A second otter print has now been found at Denham Lock Woods, on the River Colne.
Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) records show only two other recent ot...
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Hogs on the edge
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
 Hedgehogs have been included in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, as a result of evidence of significant decline.
The hedgehog's decline in urban areas can be linked to a loss of their habitat to development and an increase in barriers to their movement. Every garden that is built on, every allotment and playing field that is lost, removes hedgehog habitat. People&nbs...
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