As a trainee on the National Lottery Heritage Funded Keeping it Wild project, I was invited to attend the #iwill4nature campaign launch at ZSL London Zoo which was preceded by a Youth Voice…

Keeping it Wild Trainee Lira shares her experiences of breaking into the conservaiton sector through volunteering, traineeships and networking with wildlife communities.

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…

We're well into March now and spring is upon us in London. During my time as a Trainee, I’ve had the pleasure of working outside and witnessing the wonder that is the change of seasons. From…

My time as a Keeping it Wild Trainee at Walthamstow Wetlands has been great as I've been given the opportunity to experience so many new things in the wildlife conservation sector.

For many, moths are seen as simply too plain to catch the eye in a fast-paced city where flashiness and bright colours are synonymous with beauty. What many don’t realise is that alongside the…

As summer begins to fade, and autumn draws nearer, I reflect.

In Melanesian mythology, a mysterious, huge serpent-like fish lives at the bottom of lakes. Known as Abaia, it considers all the creatures in their lakes their children and is fiercely protective…

When talking to people about the different creatures they come across in London, you will understandably get different reactions. Some animals such as songbirds and deer are universally loved,…

You blink, and sixteen weeks fly by. I swear it was just last week I was introducing myself as “one of the new trainees”. Only when I look back to who I was back in January do I realise how far I’…

I’ve always been interested in capturing wildlife moments through photography and one of my personal goals for this Traineeship was to identify five new animal or plant species a week. I’m a very…

Hello friendly reader, and welcome Zoe’s guided soil tour. Let’s take a dig in. Get it dig, as in soil.....