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London Natural History Society
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We foster the appreciation and study of London's wildlife and assist in the conservation of wildlife in the London area

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#LondonWildlife #LondonBirds

(managed by @ankemarsh.bsky.social and Pete Mantle)
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Following the CloudFlare outage yesterday (18 November), Eventbrite bookings were affected, which included LNHS virtual talks events (inc our AGMs). If you were unable to book tickets for the AGMs yesterday, please try again today :)
London Natural History Society
The London Natural History Society (or LNHS as it is commonly known) is a local natural history society within the UK concerned with recording the wildlife of London, covering a circular area covering...
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Lookie lookie! What’s this? Only the fantastic LNHS journal, The London Naturalist!

‘How can I get one?’ I hear you ask.

Join our lovely society - only £20/year. Then you get this, The London Bird Review and our quarterly newsletter! Join now! www.lnhs.org.uk/index.php/jo...

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November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Sutton Peregrines. 1/2. I wasn't expecting to see the adult female and the juvenile male having a courtship display, as happened this afternoon, but I suppose it's all part of growing up! Both adults continue to accept his presence, at least for now. #londonwildlife #birds
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Beautiful 🦊🦊🦊🦊
Garden wildlife. A lovely Fox in the garden this morning. #FoxOfTheDay #londonwildlife
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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#birds #ukbirding Firecrest at Old Park wood this morning. #londonbirds
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Garden birding. What I presume is the same Blackbird that I saw two days ago spent quite a while in the garden today, often just standing and listening for potential prey. The fallen leaves will likely be helping him in this respect. #londonbirds #birds
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A cheeky lunchtime visit today and spotted one of the males.

He was sat above a group of very vocal teal on the River Lea.

#LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon #eastlondonkingfishers #ukbirds #birds
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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#birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds Common Buzzard over Stockers Lake today.
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Following the CloudFlare outage yesterday (18 November), Eventbrite bookings were affected, which included LNHS virtual talks events (inc our AGMs). If you were unable to book tickets for the AGMs yesterday, please try again today :)
London Natural History Society
The London Natural History Society (or LNHS as it is commonly known) is a local natural history society within the UK concerned with recording the wildlife of London, covering a circular area covering...
www.eventbrite.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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While touring the uk this October some highlights starting in london. Always amazing to see how much wildlife there is in the capital. #londonwildlife #londonnature
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My fave - dead man’s fingers. So creepily spot on with that name! 😳
Happy Halloween !!🦇🎃

Here are some of the spookily-named species that can be spotted in London... can you think of any more? 🕷️

#Halloween #SpookySpecies #LondonWildlife #LondonNature
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Delighted to be able to report @everyheron.bsky.social that veteran Little Egret Egretta garzetta No. 1 has just returned to a small London park for an 11th consecutive winter #birds.
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Migration continues apace on Hampstead Heath, thousands of Woodpigeons at the weekend plus seasonal transients such as Woodlark, Reed Bunting and Ring Ouzel
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A perfect afternoon of local patch birding with 9 Whooper Swans seen to drop into Tyttenhanger GPs & then a Cattle Egret was found amongst the gulls. Breaks my previous local year record taking me to 154 species this year seen within 5 miles of home! #hertsbirds #londonbirds
October 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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A 1st-winter Grey Wagtail on Wanstead Flats today #londonbirds #UKBirds
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This Sunday!!! 👇👇👇👇
🍄🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫Upcoming event this weekend🍄🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

The Haringey Fungus Foray!!

Exploring Queens Wood & Alexandra Palace, led by Mark Spencer and Mario Maculan, Sunday 26 October, 10am to 3pm. Free and open to members and non members

#Fungi #LondonWildlife #LondonNature #LondonWalks #FungiWalks

Details:
London Natural History Society - The Haringey Fungus Foray
London Natural History Society - the place for wildlife in London
www.lnhs.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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#birds Jack Snipe at Maple Lodge this evening. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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We had a late brood of kingfishers down on the River Lea - this youngster was one of four which fledged.

Watch as it bobs and chirps just a few metres away - fledglings are so tame.

#LondonBirds #eastlondonkingfishers #ukbirds #birds #hackney #kingfishers
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Well, it's taken a long time but I've finally found my first Slender-horned Leatherbug (Ceraleptus lividus). This one was under a fallen branch at NWT Sweet Briar Marshes on Monday.
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ok, not quite local to the London area, but too cute not to repost!
With no snow on the ground yet around Churchill, the Arctic hares are fairly easy to spot. In the summer, they are a dark grey, which blends in with the rocks. #mammals 🌿
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🍄🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫Upcoming event this weekend🍄🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

The Haringey Fungus Foray!!

Exploring Queens Wood & Alexandra Palace, led by Mark Spencer and Mario Maculan, Sunday 26 October, 10am to 3pm. Free and open to members and non members

#Fungi #LondonWildlife #LondonNature #LondonWalks #FungiWalks

Details:
London Natural History Society - The Haringey Fungus Foray
London Natural History Society - the place for wildlife in London
www.lnhs.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Some photos, courtesy of Alfie Gay, from a recent Kent Field Club meeting. 109 species of fungi recorded, including Cortinarius terpsichores, which has just 7 records on the NBN atlas. We are very lucky to have Cortinarius expert Mario Tortelli as a Field Club member! #KentNature #Fungi
October 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🌿 Have your say on what action we need to take for nature in London. The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for consultation: londonlnrs.commonplace.is 🐍

#London #LondonNature #NatureRecovery #LNRS
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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#birds Water Rail at Maple Lodge LNR today. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Reposting some of my photos here - these four were all taken in London, either Hampstead Heath or North London/Totteridge valley area. Peregrines are also quite common. Look up, you’d be amazed to see what’s lurking :))

Post yours below!

#Raptors #RaptorsInLondon #BirdOfTheDay
Bird of the day is all about my fave - raptors!! 😍😍 Red kite, kestrel, common buzzard and a hobby

#BirdOfTheDay #Birds #LondonBirds #Raptors #UKBirding #BirdPhotography
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM