Projects – WildChiswick

SMALL MAMMAL SURVEY AND RECORDING COURSE WITH THE MAMMAL SOCIETY

21st September, 2pm-7.00pm 22nd September, 9.30am – midday FULLY BOOKED We are excited to report that in collaboration with The Mammal Society, we will be holding a two half-day training, trapping and recording small mammal course. Small mammals are an important part of the ecosystem … Read more

News Wildlife

National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

Hedgehogs News Projects

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

General Wildlife

Case Studies on Amphibian Rescues at Chiswick Business Park

Projects Volunteers

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

Gardens & Green Spaces General Wildlife

Chiswick hedgehogs need you!

Hedgehogs Projects

We are giving a big push to encourage help for Chiswick hedgehogs by asking people to book the drilling of a hole in their fence to let hedgehogs into their gardens. Why? Hedgehogs need to travel over a mile each night to find food, a … Read more

General News

PHOTO COMPETITION WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP ANNOUNCED

Events News Projects

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

General News Wildlife

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

General News

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

General News Wildlife

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

Gardens & Green Spaces General News Wildlife

Allotment Revamp

Projects

We thought it might be a good time to update you on the wildlife allotment progress. The pond is now looking fab. We have newts, frogs and ramhorn snails in there as well as pond skaters and other insects. The bees, birds, dragonflies and damselflies … Read more

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