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Autumn colours in the Great North Wood

In a blog exploring the autumnal Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins celebrates a wonderful time of year to discover this ancient landscape in south London.

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Wild events this winter

Join London Wildlife Trust this winter for some wild events, including guided walks and a sustainable and ethical festive market!
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Great North Wood

The Great North Wood: fragments of a mighty woodland in south London
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Explore nature this autumn

Join London Wildlife Trust this autumn for some exciting events, including bat walks, stargazing and some spooky Halloween fun!
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Autumn gentian

A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.

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Flower crab spider

The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…

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Hairy-footed flower bee

The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…

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Galls galore in the Great North Wood

Oak trees, of which there are many in the Great North Wood, are host to several species of a fascinating group of plant parasites called gall wasps. These tiny, stingless wasps produce bizarre…