Allison Parkes, Barbican Wildlife Garden volunteer The Barbican Wildlife Garden (BWG) is a “green gem in the heart of the City of London!” It is one of three residents’ Gardens on the Barbican Estate and is approximately ten minutes walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. The...
Jane Ruhland, member of the Ealing Wildlife Group 14th September: Grasses at sunrise, Smith’s Farm, Northolt On the 1st January 2019 I began a year-long personal project – every day I would observe and record wildlife through the lens of a camera. I was inspired...
Maria Longley, GiGL Community Manager Stag beetles in garden (c) Sarah Wygas This spring Londoners have helped protect each other by curtailing our daily travels to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This has also, necessarily, affected our trips to visit greenspaces...
Chloë Smith, GiGL Partnership Manager I loved this book. So often did I quote it in the office, they asked me to write a review. Written with a warm affection for our avian friends, it reminds you of all the reasons you too love birds, and puts dozens of familiar and...
Chloë Smith, GiGL Partnership Manager On 2nd November, natural historians, conservationists, educators and data managers of London came together once more; we left the grey skies and wet streets of west London and entered that towering cathedral to nature, the Natural...
