Wildlife and bird watching in the South East of England
Despite being the most densely populated part of the country, there is still plenty of wildlife viewing available. Even within London there are surprising opportunities for wildlife watching, from some of the great parks at Richmond, to fantastic birding sites on reservoirs, along the Thames and also in the Lee Valley and the Marshes of the Thames Estuary.
County by county
Recent South East news
- Natural History Museum acquires huge Hawkmoth collection – potential new species
- World’s longest insect discovered in Borneo
- Butterfly boom on the New Forest
- Surrey down land purchase links important wildlife habitats
- Deer toll mounts due to poor fencing practices
- New legislation to halt the spread of concrete across front gardens.
- Rare ants released onto Surrey common
- Aquatic warbler visits east London
- Large whale washed up onto Sussex beach
- Best year for bitterns for 130 years in Britain
- Grey seal takes up residence in London
- British wildlife watching increasingly popular
- Leucistic swans in Hampshire
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
- Essex man pleads guilty to selling CITES listed Arowana fish
More South East news
- New hope for threatened Thurrock Marshes insect haven
- Snakes and snakebite in the UK
- Sussex wildlife rescue charity being over run.
- RSPB to restore 600 acres of Kent countryside & wetlands - hopefully
- Iconic silver studded blue butterfly thriving after the fire at Thursley National Nature Reserve
- Damselfly attacking or mating with dragonfly? Photos.
- Unknown insect found in Natural History Museum garden
- Dormouse recovery in Surrey
- Swans and Cygnets go walkabout in Eastbourne.
- Kent man caught with 24 elephant tusks
- Black-tailed Godwit & other wader chicks wiped out in Ouse Washes floods
- Black-tailed godwits hatch at WWT Welney
- Weston Otmoor: an eco-town ecological disaster
- Campaign of cruelty to Birds Continues in East Sussex
- 5 gulls shot in East Sussex
'Extinct' dove breeds at London Zoo.A Socorro dove, extinct in the wild for 30 years, has bred for the first time at London Zoo.
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Campaign of cruelty to Birds Continues in East SussexAfter last week’s report of 5 gulls being shot in Sussex, we have today (April 21st) received 2 further reports of appalling cruelty from the Hastings/Eastbourne area.
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Rare Waders Successfully Breed in LondonFour rare Avocet chicks hatched on Saturday 17 June 2006 at the WWT London Wetland Centre .in Barnes, South West London – the closest breeding location to central London since records began.
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Squacco heron in LondonA Squacco heron, a very unusual sight in the UK, has taken up residence in London.
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