One of the biggest challenges nature faces in a city is the broken landscape that we have created. We have a network of roads, fences, houses, shops and indu...

Just like humans, animals need a safe place to live, where they can hide from predators, rear their young and be protected from extreme weather. Different an...

All life needs water. At best a person can survive a week without water, if you’re exercising a lot or it’s very hot this can go down to a couple of days. Al...

Supplemental feeding is when we put out food to add to what is naturally available. This can be particularly useful to animals during periods of food scarcit...

The wood mouse The most common urban mammal is probably the wood mouse. They are everywhere, but usually nocturnal so not seen by us. The most common way for...

Be philosophical Not everything is going to thrive in your particular outdoor space. It might be too shady for herbs, or to hot and dry for whichever happens...

Worms and caterpillars In the whole circle of life, worms and caterpillars are incredibly important. They form an essential source of food for birds and mamm...

Ivy Ivy is much maligned but actually a fantastic plant for nature. It’s as tough as old boots, will grow in all soil types and will shoot up and cover anyth...

You may be wondering why I spent so much time in the previous blogs talking about the importance of providing food sources for insects, aka healthy plants. O...

Food from plants sustains all life on earth and almost all parts of the plant are useful to something. Here’s a list of things you can provide in your green ...

Food in nature is diverse, every plant or animal has different requirements. The good news is that you just need to make a few additions and tweaks to vastly...

Anyone can create outdoor spaces buzzing with life This series of blogs is aimed at anyone who wants to do more for nature but is stumped on how to do it or ...

This may seem like a strange topic for a green organisation’s blog, but there is a reason for it. A great project called Common Cause for Nature (get their f...

Dogs are so much part of our daily lives that we may not realise that they have a significant impact on nature. But with around 8.7 million dogs in the UK, i...

As the exams come to an end and young people start looking about for what to do next, it's worth considering volunteering. Volunteering comes in hundreds of ...

This may sound like an over the top headline for a blog, but it isn’t. We all know the planet isn’t in great shape. We’re loosing thousands of species of ani...

Rather ominous grey clouds hung above Berrylands’ Nature Reserve on the 28th of April, however the rain only amounted to a few drips as we unloaded my rather...

Tom Hooker is a great example of somebody getting on with conservation at a very practical level in the borough. He has always had an interest in the natural...

Are we being too neat? I don't know where the passion for neatness in the environment came from. Maybe it’s an inherent need to impose order upon the chaos o...

http://www.furesfen.co.uk Even if you have only been involved in conservation in Kingston for a short while you will almost certainly have met Alison or come...