My hang out
In their busy lives Robin and David rarely get chance to meet up despite both living in Derbyshire. Cromford Canal is the perfect place for the brothers to spend quality time together.
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peregrine falcon credit Bertie Gregory - Bertie Gregory/2020VISION
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My out of office
When Andrew gets away from his desk, he likes to escape to the Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve. From bramble bashing to bonfire building and clearing ponds, he’s always learning new ways to…
Great days out this winter
From wild reservoirs and leafy woodland glades to mini wetland wildernesses, there’s always something exciting to discover. Find a wild space close to you this winter.
How to cut out palm oil – not trees
Palm Oil is a cheap, efficient form of vegetable oil, but a lot of species-rich tropical habitat is being destroyed to make way for it.
The John Muir Award: An opportunity to get out of the classroom
Reflections on the Award by Keeping it Wild Trainee Jess: From cultural histories layered in landscapes, to Fibonacci sequences found in flowers and pine cones. The questions and wonder provoked…
London Wildlife Trust and GrowN22 C.I.C. Announce an Exciting Partnership for Nextdoor Nature
GrowN22 C.I.C. and the London Wildlife Trust have entered into a partnership agreement to facilitate therapeutic gardening workshops across the GrowN22 growing remit of community projects in…
How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden
Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.
Grow wildlife-friendly herbs
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Dwarf thistle
As its name suggests, the Dwarf thistle is a low-growing plant that is almost stemless - its purple, thistle-like flower heads growing out of a rosette of spiny leaves.
How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow
Whether it's a flowerpot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn, or entire meadow, planting wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn't survive in…
My back-to-school
As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…