Richard Barnes standing next to the River Wandle being interviewed by Helen Drew from BBC Politics London.
Yesterday, our Head of Planning & External Affairs, Richard Barnes spoke on BBC Politics London about why chalk streams need stronger protection and should be recognised as irreplaceable habitats.
Watch from 22:27 👇
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002sgnv/politics-london-08032026
With just a few more days to submit your response to the National Planning Policy Framework, we need your help to speak up for chalk streams!
To have your say, visit the link below👇
https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183198/action/1
#ChalkStreams #SaveOurChalkStreams #StandUpForNature
POV: you’ve just met the people who get way too excited about bats, bogs and brambles 🫶🦇
Meet some of the team making sure London Wildlife Trust can keep restoring the wild places that make this city special.
#meettheteam #LondonNature #LondonWildlifeTrust
March wildlife is busy - nesting, courting, spawning, blooming… it’s all kicking off 🪺🐸🌼
Which one would make your day to see? 👀
#UKWildlife #LondonNature #SpringWildlife #NatureWalks #Spring
This #WorldWildlifeDay, London Wildlife Trust is celebrating Londoners connecting with wildlife.
A family at our Introduction to Hedgehogs made footprint tunnels and set them in our Forest School copse - now we may have hedgehog tracks! Ethan, 7, even wrote a hedgehog poem. 💚🦔✨
One week to go!
Help us to speak up for chalk streams! Use our simple e-action template to submit a response to the National Planning Policy Framework. To have your say, visit the link below👇
https://ow.ly/1J6J50YiLhA
#ChalkStreams #SaveOurChalkStreams #StandUpForNature
Local families pond dipping as they enjoy an Winter Heartbeat Toad Day event, supported as part of the Emirates Championing Nature campaign and run by the London Wildlife Trust. Held at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening in East Dulwich, London. Sunday 22/02/2026. Credit: AELTC/Kieran Cleeves.
Local families enjoy a frog and toad storytime during an Winter Heartbeat Toad Day event, supported as part of the Emirates Championing Nature campaign and run by the London Wildlife Trust. Held at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening in East Dulwich, London. Sunday 22/02/2026. Credit: AELTC/Kieran Cleeves.
Local families making nature arts and crafts as they enjoy an Winter Heartbeat Toad Day event, supported as part of the Emirates Championing Nature campaign and run by the London Wildlife Trust. Held at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening in East Dulwich, London. Sunday 22/02/2026. Credit: AELTC/Kieran Cleeves.
A pair of toads at an Winter Heartbeat Toad Day event, supported as part of the Emirates Championing Nature campaign and run by the London Wildlife Trust. Held at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening in East Dulwich, London. Sunday 22/02/2026. Credit: AELTC/Kieran Cleeves.
At last weekend's Championing Nature Toad Day, we brought families together to connect with the amazing amphibians living right on their doorstep 🐸
From pond dipping to nature crafts and live music, it was a joyful celebration of nature 💚
This was made possible by Wimbledon and Emirates.
Chalk streams are finally mentioned in the National Planning Policy Framework - but it’s not enough. They must be formally classed as irreplaceable habitats for stronger protection from damaging development.
Speak up: use our quick e-action template here 👇 https://ow.ly/7tpS50YiKSH
February might feel like the depths of winter, but the first wild blooms are already out 🌿
Swipe through to spot snowdrops, primroses and other early risers bringing colour to verges, hedgerows and woodland floors!🌼
What have you seen in bloom this month?
#WildFlowers #Spring #LondonNature
It’s #NestBoxWeek put up a nest box and you could welcome birds like this into your green space. With natural nest sites disappearing, boxes in gardens can make a real difference. 🐦
Want to make your own? Find our nest box crafting guide via the link below 🛠️🌿
https://ow.ly/uvTe50Yhz6z
Whether you join us at the wetlands to learn about wildlife gardening, or hop down to The Centre for Wildlife Gardening to celebrate Toad Day. There is something for everyone to get involved in at a London Wildlife Trust event. 🦆🐸
Find out more 👇
https://ow.ly/qBjW50Yhu1n
#LondonEvents
Are you hopping over to Toad Day?🐸
All day long we’ll have toad-ally fun activities for the whole family, including pond dipping, quizzes, nature arts & crafts, and trails.
📅 Sunday 22nd February
⏰ 11:00am – 3:00pm
📍Centre for Wildlife Gardening
Find out more 👇
https://ow.ly/s9Pf50Yepu4
Happy Valentines day!💌
Send these to your favourite nature lover 💚
In February and March you may be able to spot an incredible courtship dance of the great crested grebe!
Where you can spot the display:
📍 Woodberry Wetlands
📍 Walthamstow Wetlands
Have you ever seen the dance? 👀👇
#GreatCrestedGrebe #Birding #LondonNature #Wildlife
Do you want to stand up for nature? 🌿
The Government is proposing to weaken vital wildlife and nature protections through the Nuclear Regulatory Review. In a nature crisis, we can’t afford this.
Find out what it means — and take action 👇 https://ow.ly/zIJx50Y9Qzz
Close-up of delicate white snowdrop flowers blooming among green leaves in soft natural light. Text reads, © Katrina Martin / 2020VISION
A sure sign spring is on its way… snowdrops! 🤍🌿
These tiny trailblazers usually start popping up in January and keep flowering right through to March.
Have you spotted snowdrops near you?
#Snowdrops #WildFlowers #Spring #LondonWildlife #Nature
There’s loads for the whole family to enjoy this February with London Wildlife Trust 🐸🔍
Come along, get hands-on with nature, and have fun with our friendly nature experts 🌿✨
Find out what’s on via the link below👇
https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/events/winter
#LondonDaysOut
February might feel quiet but for birds, it’s full of action. 🐦✨
Keep a look out for dancing grebes on the water, and your ears open for the drumming of woodpeckers in the woods. 👀🎶
Swipe for what to spot (and where) - then drop a comment and tell us what you’ve seen this month 👇
#Birds #Birding
It’s #WorldWetlandsDay, and we asked what wetlands mean to you.
Your replies were clear and consistent: escape, peace, and room to breathe💚
#Wetlands #CelebratingWetlands #WetlandsandCulturalHeritage
Turn your London day into a Pigeon Safari 🐦🔍
Make your commute a pigeon-watch, plan a dedicated spotting mission, or just perch in your local greenspace and see how many city legends you can spot.
#LondonWildlife #CityNature #UrbanBirding #LondonReels #Pigeon #Birds
Have you wandered along London’s Regent’s Canal lately? 👀💚
You might’ve spotted something new on the water - these floating ecosystems!
Thank you to Google and the Canal and River Trust for sponsoring this project
#UrbanNature #Biodiversity
Thanks to @jfranks_photoweb on Instagram for sharing this photo of a green woodpecker spotted in a London cemetery 💚🪶
The green woodpecker is the UK’s largest woodpecker. It has a barbed tongue to help pull insects from crevices in the bark.
Have you ever seen a green woodpecker in London? 👀👇
Urban scene featuring a snake curled on the ground next to a wall painted with vibrant graffiti patterns. Text reads, © Jason Steele
Were you surprised to learn about the Aesculapian snake in Wild London? 🐍👀
It is one of Europe’s largest snake species and there’s a population living right here in London along Regent’s Canal!
Have you ever seen one along the canal (or anywhere else in London)? Tell us in the comments! 👇💬
Take part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch ! 🐦✨
Pick one hour between 23rd –25th January, watch your patch, and record the highest number of each species you see at one time.
You can find out more about taking part via the link below👇
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
A huge thanks to Michael @ronksphoto on Instagram for sharing this incredible footage! 🦊✨
How gorgeous are these London foxes weaving through front gardens and stopping for a cheeky sip from a plant pot?! 🌿🏡
Do you have a local fox? Tell us where you have spotted them in London 👇
#LondonWildlife
A deer with small antlers standing between two parked cars in a residential driveway. Text reads, © Christian Marot /Passion Planet Ltd
Who else was obsessed with the deer scenes in Wild London? 🦌✨
It was such a spectacle seeing how brilliantly they have adapted to city life.
Got deer local to you, maybe even popping by for a cheeky snack in your front garden? 🌿
Tell us where you’ve spotted them in the comments! 👇💬
#WildLondon
How incredible is this shot from the talented Sam O'Donnell 🤩
This peregrine falcon was photographed at our very own Walthamstow Wetlands, and if you’re lucky, you might spot one perched high up on the pylon near the bird hide. 👀🪶
Feeling inspired after Wild London? You know where to head! 🦅✨
Whether you join us at the Wetlands for Wildlife Drawing to sketch some of the UK’s most magnificent birds, or come along to celebrate World Wetlands Day 🐦🌿
there’s loads to get involved in this winter.
Find out more and book your spot via the link below👇
https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/events/winter
Sir David Attenborough welcomes a harvest mouse to its new home 🐭
A harvest mouse housewarming by Sir David Attenborough 🐭🏡
Watch Wild London on #iPlayer from 1 Jan
#WildLondon #DavidAttenborough #WildLife #London #Mouse
Sir David Attenborough helps ring a peregrine falcon chick 🐤
"We can recognise you anywhere. Yes, you!" 🥹
Watch Wild London on #iPlayer from 1 Jan
#WildLondon #DavidAttenborough #WildLife #London #Bird
