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THE WORLD BENEATH OUR FEET – SOIL BIODIVERSITY

We are excited to have Gino Brignoli return and talk to us about Soil Biodiversity. Some of the most impressive biodiversity hotspots can be found beneath our feet. Scientists believe that 50% of the world’s species live in the soil. Without this biodiversity, most animals … Read more


Swifts – ancient bird yet vulnerable to extinction. How can we help?

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Only on our shores for 3 months of the year to breed, the Swift is an ancient and most amazing bird!  Not landing from birth until approx. 3 years old they eat, sleep, drink, and mate on the wing.  They adapted well to urbanisation, and took to … Read more


Photo credit: Jon Perry

December 2023 Newsletter

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We have done lots of work this year and we would love you to come along and join us in 2024! By reading the newletter you will gain a good understanding of what we do as a community group to help our local wildlife and … Read more


Baby robin.

ZSL Mammal Survey – please help!

Hedgehogs Projects Research

We have worked with Zoological Society London’s London Hogwatch team for the past coupleof years. They are now conducting a survey that focusses on recent and historical mammal sightings across Greater London to gain a better understanding of wild mammal distributions across the city. To … Read more


Register Now to Put in A Hedgehog Highway. Save Our Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs Projects

This is really important to allow our hedgehogs to move the mile they require each night safely and to help them find habitat that is suitable for nesting, mating and food supplies. We need to provide a green highway by cutting a small 13cm hole … Read more


Photo credit: PTES

PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP ANNOUNCED

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Earlier this week we held our awards evening for our photo competition. In total we had 167 entries and we thank every single person who went outside, took time to look at nature, and sent us photos along with a paragraph telling us why they … Read more


Jo Gilbert announcing winners

EXHIBIT OF PHOTO COMP WINNERS/RUNNERS-UP

We will be exhibiting the winner and runner-up photos from our photo competition across Chiswick over the next few months. Some sites still need to be finalised. Here are a few that are final. Do come along and have a look. You can read the … Read more


A celebration of nature in Chiswick

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Now our competition is closed, we will share with you a range of entries here for you to enjoy and celebrate the wonderful nature that can be found in Chiswick. My Nosey Neighbour I bumped into this visitor behind our garden shed.  The female fox … Read more


Esther Prujanski

Chiswick School Snaps Away!

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We went out with Chiswick School around Chiswick House & Gardens and they snapped away with the phones and entered some of their shots into our photo competition. We think they are all fabulous and here are a couple for you to make your own … Read more


Photo Competition in the Press

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Not had a look at our photo competiton yet? Click here to read about it in the Chiswick Calendar and here to enter a photograph into the competition.


Photo credit: Andy Sands