Farm Bog
One of the largest of London’s six remaining lowland bogs can be found tucked away on Wimbledon Common.
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peregrine falcon credit Bertie Gregory - Bertie Gregory/2020VISION
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Bog asphodel
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
Raised bog
Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.
Blanket bog
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…
Dews Farm Sandpits
A combination of acid grassland and young woodland habitats, alive with flowers and butterflies in summer in Harefield, Hillingdon.
Frays Farm Meadows
One of the finest examples of rare wet grazing meadows in London and part-designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), near Uxbridge, Hillingdon.
Loving life on the farm
London Wildlife Trust trainee Morgan Newbold writes about his work placement with the Downlands Partnership
Bog bush-cricket
This scarce bush-cricket can be found on the boggy parts of heathlands.
How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
Bog-myrtle
Bog-myrtle, also known as sweet gale, is a small shrub that is native to wet heaths and bogs across the Northern Hemisphere.
Celebrating International Bog Day with Keeping it Wild Trainee Martina
This Sunday 26th July 2020 we will be celebrating International Bog Day! In anticipation of this, here’s a bit about bogs, and why they are so important to the environment, ecology and wildlife.…
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