We are delighted to announce that our Founder & Chair, Joanne Gilbert received an award from the Mayor of Hounslow for “outstanding contribution within the community”. Along with other award recipients – Torin Douglas and Shellagh Allsop, a lovely hour was spent in the company … Read more
We are delighted that Whitman & Co. have sponsored our hedgehog story telling and arts work with local children. Our first event will be at Chiswick House & Garden’s “Wild Day”, 9th April, 11am until 3pm. We will be talking hedgehogs and wildlife gardening and … Read more
18th March, 7pm, Christ Church, Turnham Green, Chiswick We are delighted to have Professor Fiona Mathews and her husband, Tim Kendal, join us for a fabulous evening talking about their experiences working in mammal conservation. Together, they wrote the Wainwright award-nominated book “Black Ops & … Read more
Conservation is dependent on collecting data. Without knowing what species there are in an area, or indeed what species are missing, you cannot properly decide on how to maintain or create the correct habitats. Ecologists, Planning Departments and Local Governments all depend on databases to … Read more
As a community group we feel it is important to work with local schools. We often go into primary schools and talk during assemblies about wildlife. We have hosted secondary school pupils at our wildlife allotment and they have helped make it wildlife friendly. Recently, … Read more
This lovely and educational story about Snout, a young hedgehog going out for the first time with his mum and sisters is written by our Founder & Chair, Joanne Gilbert. The book is beautifully illustrated by Izzy Bean and gives many facts about what hedgehogs … Read more
For several years now a determined group of volunteers have been rescuing newts and toads from the Chiswick Business Park where they hibernate before heading to the lake in Spring to spawn. Here are two case studies, written by Sivi Sivanesan, that cover the work … Read more
Yesterday, 20th June, a large group of volunteers worked to put out 30 trail cameras across a 1km area of Chiswick. This was part of the new National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) set up by PTES, British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Nottingham Trent and Durham University … Read more
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