Garden for a living London
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London's Living Landscapes
London’s Living Landscapes initiative seeks to protect, conserve and enhance the capital’s wildlife.
Living with spiders
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
London plane
The London plane tree is, as its name suggests, a familiar sight along the roadsides and in the parks of London. An introduced and widely planted species, it is tough enough to put up with city…
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Garden warbler
A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.
Berries, seeds and shelter: how winter gardens keep London’s wildlife ticking
Walk through any London park or garden in winter and it can feel as if everything’s suddenly a little quieter.
Garden spider
Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!
Garden Birds Spotter
See which birds you can spot out your window or in your garden!
How to identify garden birds
Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract birds to your garden.
Black garden ant
The black garden ant is the familiar and abundant small ant that lives in gardens, but also turns up indoors searching for sugary food. In summer, winged adults, or 'flying ants', swarm…
My garden
Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…