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Ealing Wildlife Group (EWG) is a volunteer-run donation-funded Constituted Community Group that focuses on community involvement to protect local wildlife through education, conservation and collaboration, preserving the natural spaces and species in the London Borough of Ealing.

We provide an inclusive community of like-minded individuals who are all passionate about nature, keen to learn more about it and understand the importance of active conservation.

With several conservation projects happening throughout the Borough, including our own urban nature reserve in Greenford, we provide the opportunity for locals to get involved.

Relying on citizen science, our dedicated volunteers, local experts and amateur naturalists collect and submit data on the biodiversity of species across Ealing.

There is no formal or paid membership, so getting involved is simple. Join our very active Facebook Group, sign up for our newsletter and see our Events page for volunteer days, educational and fun activities, and community and social events.

Current Events

Watch the Peregrines live 24/7!

There are a few content warnings for this live stream

Peregrines bring back prey for the chicks, tear it apart and feed it to them, and this can be a bit graphic. Sometimes the prey is still alive when they start plucking it. If you think you might find this distressing, maybe don’t watch the feedings. This is natural behaviour for birds of prey but even seasoned naturalists can find it a bit much sometimes. The second thing is we have adopted a non-interference policy. What this means is, aside from ringing the chicks, we are strictly observing only. Nature isn’t always kind and sometimes baby chicks die. If this is really going to upset you then you may want to give this live stream a miss. Obviously we hope that everything goes well but we want everyone to be prepared if it doesn’t and to understand that we will not be interfering to rescue the chicks. We need to let nature do it’s thing to produce the healthiest and most capable birds for the future. (The only exception to this is rescuing the parents and fledglings from man-made dangers like pigeon netting which is not part of a natural setting.)

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Peregrines on the hospital

An Urban Wildlife success story

Follow Dusty & Freddie's family journey so far.

Beavers in Ealing! It’s really happening!

We are excited to have been granted our license from Natural England to reintroduce Eurasian Beavers to Ealing in a controlled enclosure at Paradise Fields, Greenford! This is a joint project between Ealing Wildlife Group (EWG), Ealing Council, Citizen Zoo and Friends of Horsenden Hill, supported by experts at the Beaver Trust and part-funded by the Mayor of London’s Rewild London 2 Fund.

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Donate to Urban Hedgehog Highways in Ealing

London's hedgehogs are in trouble, with their population falling by nearly a third since 2000. Will you help save them?

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Our Current Conservation Projects

Latest Blogs and Videos

Bat Walks, Bats, Conservation, Ealing Wildlife Group, Events, Horsenden Hill, Night Skies over Ealing, Paradise Fields

Bat Walk Training

By Nadya Mirochnitchenko May 25, 2023 No Comments

As the sun slowly set on the horizon, a small group of around 20 people gathered at Horsenden Farm to learn about Bats and how to lead Bat Walks. Ealing Wildlife Group hosted the event with the chair, Sean McCormack and longstanding “Bat Pack” member Paula Kirby. Together they taught an eager group about the […]

A Closer Look, Ealing Wildlife Group, What to See

What to see in June

By Neil Anderson May 25, 2023 No Comments

Growth is now at its maximum, with foliage still fresh. June and July are good months for looking for wildflowers. Most noticeable this month will be the familiar Ox-eye Daisies, also known by other names such as Dog Daisies, Moon Daisies or Marguerites. These open flowers are very popular with a range of pollinators that […]

A Closer Look, Birds, Conservation

The highs and lows of bird song

By John Green May 23, 2023 2 Comments

In my first blog for the Ealing Wildlife Group, it is perhaps appropriate for me to talk about bird song. We are now well into Spring (although on some days you wonder if we really are), summer migrants are returning and adult birds have become more territorial and some already breeding. There is much more […]

Hedgehog Highways, Hedgehogs

Framfield Allotments host Hedgehogs’ new life in the wild

By Sean McCormack May 2, 2023 No Comments

In early April, we released seven Hedgehogs with a wildlife rehabilitator who had overwintered them in captivity due to being too underweight to survive hibernation. Three had come from an area where their habitat had been cleared and was now unsuitable for Spring release, and the remaining four had been handed in to vet clinics […]

A Closer Look, Spring, What to See, Wildlife

What to See in May

By Neil Anderson April 21, 2023 No Comments

May is a month of abundance with rapid growth and lots of new families Though starting to flower in April, this year our Bluebells will be at their best this month. Great Britain and Ireland have international importance for this iconic spring flower. Good places to see carpets locally included Perivale Wood (see Selborne Society […]

Conservation

Specimen collection – one of conservationists’ trickier issues

By Alex Worsey April 21, 2023 No Comments

Conservation can be a contradictory thing at times. Like many people, I first got involved in conservation because of a love of wildlife and wild spaces. Over the years I have been involved in lots of practical conservation activities all over the country and it’s amazing how often those events have seemed to run counter […]