WildChiswick

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

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

Wildlife

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

Wildlife

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

Gardens & Green Spaces News

An Evening With Ruth Brookes, Kew Gardens

GuestSpeaker KewGardens

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

News Wildlife

Hedgehog Talks at Grove Park School

Hedgehogs Schools Talks

We had a fantastic time over the past two mornings (April 21st and 22nd) at Grove Park School. We presented at their assemblies and talked about hedgehogs. We explained what a hedgehog is, what they do throughout the year, problems they face and then lots … Read more

Gardens & Green Spaces Wildlife

ZSL Research proves hedgehogs need gardens to survive in London

Hedgehogs

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

News Wildlife

Garden Bird Talk

GuestSpeaker Talks

This event is finished. Thank you to everyone who participated. We were delighted to host an evening with Mike Toms, Head of Communications, The British Trust for Ornithology last month. We have been asked by several if this talk was recorded. We are afraid not! However, … Read more

Photo credit: Jo Gilbert