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Traveller's-joy
The fluffy, white seed heads of Traveller's-joy give it the evocative, alternative names of 'Old Man's Beard' and 'Father Christmas'. A clematis-like climber, it can…
Sand and gravel
Sand and gravel can be found from the shoreline down to the deep sea, attracting a host of burrowing creatures.
Bringing beavers back to London
In late 2023, a family of five beavers were reintroduced to Paradise Fields in Ealing, West London after a 400-year absence and excitingly in 2024 at least two new kits have been born.
Contact your MP
By writing to your MP or meeting them in person, you can help them to understand more about a local nature issue you care passionately about.
Bringing an ancient landscape back to life
London Wildlife Trust receives £699,000 from National Lottery players to revive the Great North Wood
Bringing an ancient landscape back to life
South London's ancient wooded landscape is making a comeback
Throughout the Middle Ages, across a large swathe of south London, an ancient wooded landscape provided timber, charcoal…
Teasel
The brown, oval, spiky seed heads of the teasel are a familiar sight in all kinds of habitats, from grassland to waste ground. They are visited by goldfinches and other birds, so make good garden…
Record your sightings
We encourage anyone who spots wildlife in London to record it – helping us and other conservation groups know which species live where
Your Birding Patch
Over the years, birding has advanced; from shooting and egg collecting in the 1800s, to the invention of binoculars that enabled birders to observe birds from a distance without disturbance, to…
Small teasel
A prickly, tall plant, the Small teasel is closely related to the Common teasel, but has much smaller, more rounded flower heads. It prefers damp, open woodlands.
Raven
The raven is famous for being the imposing, all-black bird that guards the Tower of London. Wild birds live in forests, and upland and coastal areas in the north and west of the UK.