Wormwood Scrubs Wild

Keep up to date with the wildlife of the Scrubs & events/volunteering opportunities! Run by the Community & Ecology Adviser working for RSPB and idverde.

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

A huge thank you to the 21st Hammersmith @West_London_ @scouts Group for an amazing day of mini forest planting on #WormwoodScrubs

Thanks to the hard work of this group, we're able to plant 1000 native trees selected to benefit wildlife!

@idverdeUK @Natures_Voice @ScrubsAction

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

Did you know #WormwoodScrubs has Common Lizards? They are also called Viviparous Lizards due to the fact that they give birth to live young!

@idverdeUK @Natures_Voice @ScrubsAction @TheScrubsLNR

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

A special thanks to @idverdeUK and all of the lovely volunteers we’ve had help out! This green flag wouldn’t have been possible without you

And yes, we do indeed have common lizards!

[H&F Council @LBHF]

We’re thrilled to announce that Wormwood Scrubs has been awarded a prestigious @KeepBritainTidy Green Flag!

This brings the total number of parks & green spaces in H&F with this award up to 21.

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

@LondonHogWatch @OfficialZSL @Natures_Voice @LBHF @ScrubsAction Chiffchaff, greenfinch, long tailed tit and goldfinch!

[LondonHogWatch @LondonHogWatch]

Today we want to test your #birding skills🔍

We found an amazing variety of species in Wormwood Scrubs. What #bird species can you identify in these pictures? Let us know in the comments below!🐦

@OfficialZSL @Natures_Voice @LBHF @ScrubsWild @ScrubsAction #BirdsOfTwitter

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

Successful night of moth trapping at the Scrubs! Thanks to @BigCButterflies for the moth trap

We had 4 heart & darts, 7 grass-veneers (Crambus sp.) and a dark arches!

#moths #mothtrapping #biodiversity #ecology #idverde #rspb #wormwoodscrubs

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

Seems to be quite a widespread trend of vandaliam of signage asking for dogs to be kept on leads. We deal with this issue regularly at the Scrubs. Worth reading this thread!

[Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust @WildSheffield]

Sadly a lot of our notices and signs around Wyming Brook, Fox Hagg and Redmires are regularly being vandalised.

We recently replaced these ones only to find them slashed again - with a knife - within days. [1/7]

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

Happy #VolunteersWeek to all of those that have taken the time to help out at the Scrubs! @idverdeUK @ScrubsAction

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

We’ve noticed this as well on our weekly transect surveys! Dubbing it the year of #HollyBlue

[Joel Ashton 🍃🌳🍃 @_JoelAshton]

I’m predicting a bumper year for the #HollyBlue #butterfly this year. There are currently 4 flying at the same time in my #wildlifegarden. Promising signs for the second brood in August. Maximum in flight I’ve seen in this garden is 6, due to the abundance of Holly and Ivy. 😁🦋

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

In honour of #NoMowMay here are some of the lovely wildflowers in our grassland habitats documented during a reptile survey today!
@TheScrubsLNR @ScrubsAction

#biodiversity #rspb #idverde #ecology #wildflowers

[Bromley Parks @idverde_Bromley]

Our Ranger Team have recently joined RSPB @Natures_Voice colleagues and undertook Breeding Bird Survey Training to equip them with the ability to record birds on their sites and inform positive habitat management 🐦
@LBofBromley #Bromley

[LondonHogWatch @LondonHogWatch]

Last week we picked up our cameras from the beautiful Wormwood Scrubs!

Many thanks to @LBHF for funding this project, and @ScrubsWild @ScrubsAction + all the volunteers for the help! The scrubs is thriving this spring🌳

@OfficialZSL @hedgehogsociety @Natures_Voice

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

@SarahofScrubs @rock_nester @ChrisGPackham A bit too red to belong to any of our resident breeding birds! I suspect this may have been someone’s snack - many cultures dye eggs red for various reasons

[Hedgehog Society @hedgehogsociety]

📢 We need your help to spread the word about #HedgehogWeek 🦔

Can you organise a local poster display or leaflet drop? Is there somewhere you could hand out flyers?

👉Email [email protected] with details of what you’d like posted and where to send them.

[Wormwood Scrubs Wild @ScrubsWild]

@_JohnAshburner @vrw123 @LondonHogWatch @LBHF @ScrubsAction @OfficialZSL @hedgehogsociety @Natures_Voice Absolutely love it! Could only be more stunning with a lizard over the Scrubs 😊 or maybe a nightingale?

[LondonHogWatch @LondonHogWatch]

Today was both our first #WormwoodScrubs survey and our first #hedgehog survey in @LBHF (our 16th borough!) 🦔 📸

Many thanks to the council for funding this project, and @ScrubsWild @ScrubsAction + all the volunteers for the help!

@OfficialZSL @hedgehogsociety @Natures_Voice

[sam wollaston @samwollaston]

A nightingale sang in... Wormwood Scrubs