West London Wildlife

Contents

  1. Bushy Park & Home Park — Ian Rodger
  2. Chiswick House — Ian Alexander
  3. Crane Park — Gary Backler
  4. Darlands Nature Reserve, Totteridge — Roger Tichborne
  5. Dukes Meadows, Chiswick — Ian Alexander
  6. Gunnersbury Triangle — Ian Alexander
  7. Hampstead Heath — David Templer
  8. Kew Gardens — Susanne Masters
  9. London Wetland Centre — Lisa Woodward
  10. Richmond Park — Vivienne Press
  11. Riverbanks of the Thames — Philip Briggs
  12. Ruislip Woods & Lido — Ian Alexander
  13. The Upper Thames Estuary — Wanda Bodnar
  14. Wimbledon Common — Ian Alexander

I’ve cheerfully marked my five chapters in boldface.

The book is published by Aurora Metro Books. It is available from them (online or at their bookshop on The Rise, Richmond), from other booksellers, and from online bookshops such as Amazon.

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The book’s authors assembled to sign copies: (from left) Roger Tichborne (blogger), Lisa Woodward (manager of London Wetland Centre), Philip Briggs (runs National Bat Monitoring Programme), Gary Backler (chair of Friends of the River Crane), Ian Alexander (London Wildlife Trust volunteer, author of The English Love Affair with Nature), Susanne Masters (botanist of edible plants), and Wanda Bodnar (marine data scientist and paddleboarder)

The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature