Spring outside, from the inside
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.
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.
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.
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…
February 2020 continued the theme of most of this winter, being mild and wet. This generally limits bird movement and leads to few surprises. We had to wait for the very early stages of the ‘…
January was a wet but mild month, giving birds little reason to move around, therefore resulting in few highlights. There were two exceptions to this, both of which were unfortunately brief.…
I was lucky enough to spend every day of the half-term week outside with the fabulous team from the London Wildlife Trust delivering our Wild Action Days to the youth organisations participating…
From first glance, it may seem like London can only be a habitat for birds which thrive in built up areas. Pigeons, for example, have curled toes, once adapted to life on rocky cliff faces, which…
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…
Keeping it Wild Trainee Lee tackles the negative stigma and reveals more about London's reptiles.
For National Moth Week, Keeping it Wild Trainee Ishmael talks about their importance as some of the most diverse and successful organisms on earth.