Wildife and Bird Watching in London
Not many people think of London as a wildlife hotspot, but there is a surprising variety of wildlife in London. The great River Thames is a focal point, but the Royal Parks, London Wildlife Trust reserves, WWT centre at Barnes, RSPB reserves, Thames Water reservoirs and a large variety of other parks and open spaces provide plenty of space for wildlife. And plenty of species have adapted to living in the city, most famously foxes and Peregrines at the Tate Gallery.
The London Wildlife Trust is dedicated solely to protecting the capital's wildlife and wild spaces. More about London Wildlife Trust.
Our thanks to Mark Simms for his image of deer in Richmond Park. The image was the winner of the Wildlife Extra UK wildlife photography competition.
These maps are intended as a guideline only; you must check the exact location of the reserve yourself. Wildlife Extra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of the information on this website.
- Alexandra Palace Park
- Bushy Park
- Butterflies the Natural History Museum in London
- Camley Street Natural Park
- Crossness Nature Reserve
- Dulwich Upper Wood
- East India Dock Basin
- Epping Forest
- Greenwich Park
- Kempton Nature Reserve
- Kew Gardens
- Morden Hall Park
- Peregrines at the Tate Modern Gallery
- Regents Park
- Richmond Park
- St James Park and Green Park
- Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve.
- The Chase Nature Reserve
- Walthamstow Reservoirs
- Waterworks Nature Reserve
- Wormwood Scrubs
- WWT London, a non-twitchers view
Recent Greater London news
- Boris – Time to stop playing the clown – Keep London’s wildlife police
- Wildlife survey aims to debunk some modern urban myths
- London’s mayors urged to help fight against wildlife crime
- Olympics 2012: going for green
- Egg collector banned from Scotland
- Wildlife suffering as countryside dries out
- World Society for the Protection of Animals team up with Met police in fight against wildlife crime
- Thames airport proposals ‘catastrophic’ for wildlife
- New invasive crayfish even more damaging
- English egg collector jailed for fourth time
- 3400 whales, dolphins and porpoises stranded in UK 2005 - 2010
- Swifts and swallows still flying, eggs hatching, bats and dragonflies still about!
- Bitterns are back at WWT London Wetland Centre
- WildlifeXpo
- Wildlife photography events
More Greater London news
- Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners 2012.
- Short-snouted seahorse found in the Thames at Greenwich
- Owl Prowl 2011: Hunt for London’s owls
- Have you seen any reptiles or amphibians in London? _ Let CLARE know
- Bob Books launches new online self-publishing bookshop
- Matthew Oates to speak at WildlifeXpo
- Why sparrows need good gardens
- Rare moth spotted during Lambeth wildlife count
- Snakes and toads in London
- Wildphotos 2011
- David Shepherd to talk at WildlifeXpo
- £288,000 lottery cash helps London estates go wild
- Decking and paving threaten London’s wildlife
- High Speed Train will wreck wildlife
- Stag beetle hunt underway in London
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners 2012.
First ever recorded Humpback in Thames found dead
'Extinct' dove breeds at London Zoo.
Little egrets breed in London for the first time.
Rare Waders Successfully Breed in London
Squacco heron in London
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