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| Green awards all around
Thursday, July 29, 2010
 The Green Flag awards for 2010 have been announced and the Trust has been successful once again. Camley Street Natural Park has won a green flag, while two of our other sites – the Centre for Wildlife Gardening and East Reservoir Community Garden – have both won Green Pennants. The rewards recognise and reward the best parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Well done to all staff a...
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| London Wildlife Trust PLANT! for people and wildlife in Southwark
Thursday, July 29, 2010
 Today, London Wildlife Trust are pleased to announce ‘PLANT!’, a new food growing and wildlife gardening programme in Southwark, south London.
Possible because of a generous donation of almost £20,000 from grants scheme Ecominds, ‘PLANT!’ (Peckham Learning & Nature Team) will focus on engaging asylum seekers and refugees in the great outdoors.
The PLANT! project will give people wi...
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| London Wildlife Trust calls for A Natural Future for London
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
 London Wildlife Trust today launches its vision for a Natural Future for London. The Trust is calling on policy makers and Londoners to help deliver its vision to make the capital a better place for wildlife and people.
London is a world city, famous amongst other things for its iconic landmarks and rich cultural life. What is less well known is the amazing range of wildlife our city su...
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| A new era for restoring the natural environment
Monday, July 26, 2010
 The White Paper on the Natural Environment provides a real opportunity to lay the foundations of nature conservation for the 21st century, according to The Wildlife Trusts.
The Wildlife Trusts collectively, including London Wildlife Trust, make their statement ahead of a public consultation announced today, and set out recovery plans for the UK’s wildlife and fragmented habitats.
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| Stag Hunt - have you seen big rare beetles?
Monday, June 28, 2010
 Summer’s here and so is the chance to see the globally endangered, magnificent stag beetle in London. The Trust is calling on all Londoners to look out for stag beetles from now until late July and to report any sightings to GiGL (Greenspace Information for Greater London).
Your sightings will help us understand stag beetle distribution further in order to help future conservation.
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| Scientific discoveries and stag beetles at one Wild Day Out
Monday, June 28, 2010
 Stag beetles, a fungus possibly new to science and another rare beetle were all discovered in one of the capital’s busiest parks, at the hugely popular Spingwatch Wild Day Out in Alexandra Palace, held earlier this month.
On June 5th, London Wildlife Trust joined the Natural History Museum, Open Air Laboratories and 8000 members of the public, to explore the park's wildlife and identify...
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| In search of the Cockney Sparrow on BBC Springwatch
Friday, June 11, 2010
BBC Springwatch has yet again been filming London Wildlife Trust's Cockney Sparrow project officer, Mark Pearson, talking about the recent and dramatic decline of House sparrows across London. Watch here.
The decline in the “Cockney Sparra” is thought to be due to diminishing green spaces throughout the city, meaning less habitats and food (insects) for these once common birds.
As we...
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| London Wildlife Trust welcomes the move from brown to green to protect London's gardens
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
JamieGrierthumbnail.jpg) London Wildlife Trust welcomes the move from brown to green; to protect London's gardens
London Wildlife Trust welcomes the announcement today by Greg Clark, Decentralisation Minister, to declassify gardens as brownfield land.
The Trust has campaigned for greater value to be placed on London's gardens, the vital habitats they provide for wildlife, and the protection they afford t...
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| London Wildlife Trust's position on recent fox attack
Monday, June 07, 2010
JamieGrierthumbnail.jpg) London Wildlife Trust’s position statement - fox attack on young children in Hackney, Saturday 5th June.
London Wildlife Trust is concerned at the reported attack on two young twins by foxes in Hackney over the past weekend. We have every sympathy with the family, and wish for the speedy recovery of the two twins.
Attacks by foxes on people are extremely rare, and whilst we recognise ...
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| Cows MOOve in to rescue West London Meadow
Monday, May 24, 2010
 New residents have arrived in Hillingdon as eleven Hereford cows are being grazed to help conserve Frays Farm Meadows – one of the few remaining tracts of unimproved meadow in London.
Frays Farm meadows is a window on a medieval world. This 30 hectare site – enclosed in the Colne river valley – has never been intensively farmed and supports an incredible range of birds, plants and mamma...
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| Urban birders reach for the skies
Friday, April 16, 2010
MarkPearson_thumbnail.jpg) London Wildlife Trust is part of an amazing new urban bird study group observing the capital’s birds and their movements from the top of Tower 42 – the City’s tallest building.
With 360 degree views over London – out towards neighbouring counties, as far as Southend-on-Sea– Tower 42 offers intrepid birders an unparalleled view.
Mark Pearson, the Trust’s expert birder says, ‘I'm very ex...
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