Some of our favourite nature books

There are many books about wildlife to be found and below we have provided a list of some of our favourites: Dancing with Bees. Brigit Strawbridge Howard. Available on Amazon. Black Ops and Beaver Bombing. Adventures with Britain’s wild mammals. Fiona Matthews & Tim Kendall. … Read more


A celebration of nature in Chiswick

Projects

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!

News Projects Schools

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

GuestSpeaker News Talks

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

Wildlife evening with Andy Sands, naturalist, photographer and owner of Chiswick Camera Shop. 28th June, 7pm, Christ Church, Turnham Green, W4 5DT

GuestSpeaker Talks

This event is finished. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are delighted that Andy Sands has agreed to share some of his wide-ranging knowledge of the flora and fauna around us. Andy has had a keen interest in nature since childhood. His talks are … Read more


Andy Sands with National Geographic images on display

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


Chiswick Swift Action – Book to Help Swifts 2024

Projects Swifts

Swifts are amazing birds that are now on the red list vulnerable to local extinction.  We need to help them!  There are swift nesting sites across Chiswick, however, as new builds and restoration work is carried out, these nesting sites are lost.  Swifts nest in … Read more


Photo credit: Jon Perry

Thanks, Chiswick Repair Cafe Volunteers!

Projects Swifts Volunteers

As part of our “Swift Action” project, volunteers from Chiswick Repair Cafe were asked if they would consider making some swift boxes for us. We were overwhelmed and delighted when we heard that twelve boxes will be winging their way to us soon! We really … Read more


Hedgehog Highways Are Go!

Hedgehogs Projects

We have hedgehogs in Chiswick and they need our help to survive! One of the best actions you can take to help them is to put a small 13cm hole in your fence or wall to give them access to your garden and others.   We … 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