Rivers
From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.
From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.
Celebrate London Rivers Week by joining the team at the reserve as a citizen scientist, surveying the invertebrates in our ponds
Join us to learn about the reservoirs, ponds & streams that make up Walthamstow Wetlands and the different wildlife that inhabit them.
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Pollution in our rivers, lakes and waterways has a devastating impact on our wildlife.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
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…
Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury will be joining Hounslow Council Leader Steve Curran, Mayor Samia Chaudhary and other local councillors at the annual celebration of all the River Thames…
A new partnership to help young people get involved with nature conservation
In Autumn 2022, London Wildlife Trust will be releasing its new book London in the Wild: Exploring Nature in the City, with a foreword by conservationist and broadcaster Chris Packham.
In the rough grass, where errant golf balls look like puffball mushrooms, a natural habitat boasts beautiful butterflies and awesome orchids.