Truck-load of rubbish cleared from Welsh Harp Reservoir
Sixty volunteers remove dumped items including prams and trolleys from nature reserve
Sixty volunteers remove dumped items including prams and trolleys from nature reserve
The spectacular sight of 11 Spoonbills over the Wetlands was the undoubted highlight of September. A long-staying Caspian Gull, two Garganey, the second Short-eared Owl of the year and a good…
A long-staying oystercatcher - an unusual winter record in London - was the highlight of a very dull month at the Wetlands. December also brought a small cold-weather passage of wigeon and lapwing…
The Welsh poppy is a plant of damp and shady places, roadsides and hillsides. It is also a garden escapee. It flowers over summer, attracting nectar-loving insects.
The first long-tailed duck for five years helped get the New Year off to a flying start. January also saw the first red-crested pochard since 2022 as well as a visit from a drake scaup and a…
A flock of crossbills and a nuthatch - both genuine rarities at the Wetlands - were the stand-out birds in March. The month also saw the first brent geese since 2021, an unprecedented three…
Walthamstow Wetlands has welcomed summer with a flurry of wildlife activity and visitors. During these testing times where covid-19 has affected every corner of the globe, Walthamstow Wetlands has…
Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins looks back at the summer of 2018 as efforts to survey butterflies across the area were stepped up and hot weather saw purple hairstreaks leave their…
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Submit your creative work for this years Nature Nurtures Conservation + Creative Arts Collective nature anthology book. Selected pieces will be released in a print and digital anthology with a…
The collared dove is a pretty little pigeon that is a regular sight in our gardens, woodlands and parks. Listen out for its familiar cooing call, which you may hear before you see the bird itself…
January has always been a month that can turn up some good birds if we get a spell of cold weather. Whilst the weather this time wasn’t particularly extreme, we did have a period where most of the…