Category: London Wildlife

Leaf Cutter Bee in action 0

Leaf Cutter Bee in action

What a wonderful action shot of a Leaf Cutter Bee (megachile centuncularis). In June and July a female Leaf Cutter Bee will cut oval sections from leaves, primarily roses, willows, lilacs and laburnums. She...

Stags in the Wood 0

Stags in the Wood

Ever since I learnt of their existence, I have been desperate to see a Stag Beetle, sometimes known as a “Thunder Beetle” or “Oak Ox”.  Living in Scotland gave me the opportunity to see...

Migration to the City 0

Migration to the City

When I told friends that I was leaving the Scottish Highlands to set up an organisation celebrating wildlife in London, there were a few raised eyebrows. Goodbye golden eagles and pine martens, hello rats...

False Widow Spider 0

False Widow Spider

Recently there has been a surge of sightings of false widow spiders. I caught a glimpse of this one on the ground whilst I was cycling by the Thames. It was large enough and dark enough...

London Cherry Blossom 0

London Cherry Blossom

    What an amazing display London’s cherry blossoms are putting on at the moment! A cherry is any tree in the genus Prunus. The most common variety of ornamental cherry which blossoms in...