Critically Endangered Pancake Tortoise Hatches at Battersea Zoo
A critically endangered pancake tortoise has hatched at Battersea Park Zoo. The species is on the edge of extinction due to intense harvesting for the exotic pet trade, and habitat …
Olivia Herlihy
Chalk Stream Poet Laureate Competition!
The search is on for two national poetry champions to raise awareness of endangered chalk streams. Chalk streams are rivers that emerge from chalk bedrock. They have very clear water …
Join the Wandle Trail Whatsapp Group
I walk along the Wandle Trail regularly and have at times felt worried that parts of the trail are quite isolated. I wanted to set up a Whatsapp Group for …
New North-South London Walking Route Includes the Wandle Trail
A new walking route which links north and south London was launched last weekend. The 34-mile trail starts in Cockfosters and finishes in Carshalton, and covers the full length of …
10 Beautiful Nature Reserves on the River Wandle
The River Wandle is home to several nature reserves from Watermeads, which was hidden behind locked gates for a century, to the Spit which opened in 2003. This post lists …