Garden for Wildlife
Why Garden For Wildlife Britain is now one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Amazing for a country that use to be full of hedges, woodlands and fields. Now wildlife is struggling to survive against the use of pesticides, increased building causing … Read more
WHY CARE ABOUT FUNGI?
12th September, 7pm-8.30pm, Chiswick Pier Trust, Corney Reach Fungi come in all shapes and sizes. Although often overlooked, they are an important feature of a healthy ecosystem. They enrich and aerate soils, help breakdown dead matter, help trees communicate, are a food source, and have … Read more
Watch out for Asian Hornets
Asian Hornets are spreading across the South East of the UK and causing problems with bee hives. They are also a threat to our wild bees and other pollinators. Please read the article in Chiswick Calendar written by our Founder, Jo Gilbert. Click here to … Read more
An Evening With Ruth Brookes, Kew Gardens
26th April, 7pm-8.45pm St Michael’s Church, Elmwood Road, Chiswick, W4 3DZ. This event is finished. Thank you to everyone who participated. Ruth has been working in countryside management for 10 years both for the National Trust and more recently, at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. She … Read more
Chiswick School Help Out on the Wildlife Allotment.
November 2022, we had the pleasure of hosting 12 pupils from Chiwick School who came along to help us develop the wildlife allotment. Organised by Time Givers, the pupils helped start a dead-hedge, dig a trench for a living hedge, build a hibernaculum for amphibians, … Read more
ZSL Research proves hedgehogs need gardens to survive in London
WildChiswick worked with ZSL LondonHogwatch this year to place cameras across areas of Chiswick to monitor for hedgehog activity. Today they released their findings from monitoring across London boroughs over several years. This showed that green spaces with mixed habitat, allotments and having access to … Read more
Photo credit: ZSL londonhogwatch
