Spring cleaning with a difference – let’s green up London! Friday, April 25, 2008 London Wildlife Trust’s year long mission to green up a stretch of land running east from the Olympic Park to the Thames got underway this week. The Greenway is an important but somewhat neglected route and the plan is to clear up the rubbish and enhance the habitat so that it becomes a haven for people and wildlife. A group of volunteers will gather every Tuesday to transf...

Capital wildlife sightings this spring Friday, April 25, 2008 From hawthorn blossom to holly blue butterflies, London’s wildlife appears to be indicating that summer is on its way, despite the series of cold snaps that we’ve endured recently. Volunteers on the Greenway Project photographed this hawthorn, or May flower blossom as they were hard at work this week. Traditionally the blossom’s arrival is a sign summer is just round...

Running for wildlife in this year’s London marathon Monday, April 14, 2008 The weather was far from perfect, and a suspected gas leak caused some runners to be diverted, but there was no stopping London Wildlife Trust member Eivind Hegelstad yesterday. After six months of training he was finally at the start line, ready to compete in his first London marathon. Eivind is an experienced runner and has competed in several marathons before but, after moving to ...

The urban jungle: a wildlife spotter’s guide Thursday, April 10, 2008 The Independent’s Rob Sharp has enlisted London Wildlife Trust’s help to compile a capital guide to urban wildlife spotting. From water voles and otters to red kites and peregrine falcons, the Trust’s Director of Biodiversity Conservation Emily Brennan provided him with the all the tools he needs to spot species in the UK’s cities. A taster - red kites in the ca...

Draft Marine Bill brings hope of healthy seas - but effective Marine Act must appear on the statute book by 2009 Thursday, April 03, 2008 The Wildlife Trusts welcome today’s publication of a draft Marine Bill as an important step towards restoring the health of the UK’s seas. The Wildlife Trusts have campaigned for many years for new laws to bring marine conservation into the 21st century and are delighted that the Government has today published a draft Bill. The draft contains numerous measures that have been...

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