Wildlife sites threatened by Government’s ‘yes’ to Heathrow Airport expansion
A statement from London Wildlife Trust on the Transport Secretary's approval this week of a third runway at Heathrow
A statement from London Wildlife Trust on the Transport Secretary's approval this week of a third runway at Heathrow
London Wildlife Trust, in partnership with the Mayor of London, announces the 22 recipients of the Rewild London Fund. The £850,000 fund, delivered by the London Wildlife Trust with commitment…
These mysterious and beautiful creatures rely on warm ocean currents to ‘sail’ them around the world... not a bad life?
April always sees a big boost to the number of bird species seen here in the current year. Most of our breeding birds return, and we see new birds which don’t breed on site but do breed within a…
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…
As a Keeping it Wild Trainee based in South London, I've visited a range of nature reserves, to help facilitate a connection between different sites and look after the habitat. One of these…
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…