Buddleia; butterfly buffet or bush of burden?
The loping bulbous lilac-coloured plumes (‘racemes’ or panicles) of buddleia (or buddleja [1] ) that emerge in July are now a characteristic feature of London’s summertime flora.
The loping bulbous lilac-coloured plumes (‘racemes’ or panicles) of buddleia (or buddleja [1] ) that emerge in July are now a characteristic feature of London’s summertime flora.
My attendance at the inaugural meeting of the Mayor of London’s Rewilding Taskforce last week, prompted me to draw on some earlier thoughts around rewilding and how this might be applicable to a…
In the week of the 40th anniversary of one of the Trust's defining moments, our Director of Conservation Mathew Frith shares the story of the Primrose Hill Declaration
Director of Conservation Mathew Frith explores how the next Mayor of London can harness development for nature's recovery and reduce its environmentally-damaging impacts.
London Wildlife Trust's Director of Conservation, Mathew Frith, on one of London's winter visitors.
Our Director of Conservation Mathew Frith ponders what the lockdown means for London's wildlife.
Over the past ten days, as London has increasingly moved towards lockdown, the eruption of spring’s energy has become evermore apparent – and giving perhaps a joyous sense of hope.