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hedge brown

One particular butterfly has fared well this summer

See the dinosaurs at London Zoo's new Zoorassic Park. Photo: Sarah Bull

The impossible is possible - how you can come face-to-face with dinosaurs at London Zoo this summer

The art of getting wildlife in the frame

The art of getting wildlife in the frame

The large and colourful species

Important role our moths have to play

The large and colourful species

Important role our moths have to play

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Swift rescue A bird in the hand is worth... saving

Swift rescue A bird in the hand is worth... saving!

A tern

Thames a lot quieter without gulls quarreling with each other

Dragonflies evolved around four hundred million years ago

Dragon flies still with us today after existing for millions of years

A song thrush

Old recordings reveal the gradual decline of some of our species

A red admiral

Will our plants play host to a flurry of butterflies later in the summer?

Wild salmon

Over-fishing has left stocks at a dangerously low level

Tooting Lido

8 great ways to cool down in the sun in south west London and north Surrey this summer

Tony Drakeford's picture of the chicks in the nest

Crows stuck to their task and raised young even though tree was cut back

There's plenty on at Boxpark Croydon this summer

Find out what's on at Croydon Boxpark this summer

A swift

Swift decline of sickle-winged birds

Stag beetle

Stag beetles on a May morning

A swallow, with its blue white and red plumage

'One swallow does not make a summer'

Couples can tie the knot at Epsom Downs

Top tips for a perfect wedding to rival Pippa Middleton's by the experts at Epsom Downs

Spinners

The Mayfly's short but important lives

The Chelsea Fringe has lots of activities for the whole family

The Chelsea Fringe is returning to Nine Elms with guerrilla gardeners, community projects, talks, walks and installations

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Persian board game at the Ludoquist

There is a new gaming café opening called the Ludoquist

Merrie May

Enjoying the most colourful month of the year

Tickets are available on the day from each of the gardens for £10 per adult and allow entry into all the open gardens.

These stunning gardens in Richmond are being opened to the public for one weekend only

Cuckoo's diet consists of hairy caterpillars

Harbingers of spring are many and varied

A hungry fledgling

Rainfall recently has been well below average

A treecreeper

Pleasant surprise during a woodland stroll

Time for things to blossom

Time for things to blossom

A peregrine falcon

Nature notes: Adaptability

Britain’s blue bird, the swallow

Nature notes: Blue birds

A blackbird

Nature Notes: Birdsong

It is thought that the noun 'butterfly' is derived from the old English 'butter-coloured fly'

Nature Notes: First butterfly

A grebe with a perch

Nature Notes: A fishy tale

A moth

Nature Notes: Moths on the decline

Nature Notes: Spring arrives

Nature Notes: Spring arrives

Nature Notes: Damselflies and dragonflies

Nature Notes: Damselflies and dragonflies

London to Dumfries: Why celebrate Burns Night in this sleepy Scottish town?

London to Dumfries: Why celebrate Burns Night in this sleepy Scottish town?

Foxes are nearing the end of their mating season

Nature Notes: Watching out for the first signs of spring

Great crested grebe

Great crested grebe

The Work Out Like A Dog fitness class has participants pretending to be pooches

VIDEO: Would you act like a dog for exercise? Barking mad keep-fit class could be coming to a park near you

A heron

Nature Notes: Bleak midwinter

Bompas & Parr is bringing the Grope Mountain climbing wall featuring handholds in the shape of genitals to south-west London

PICTURES: Fancy climbing a wall of penises and vaginas for Valentine's Day? Good news ...

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Get outside and get fit, with a range of free fitness classes available in south London. Photo: LeoPatrizi/Getty

Get fit with these 11 exercise classes to try out this winter - for FREE

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The iconic Coca-Cola Christmas truck with be visiting five locations in London for 2016, including The O2 in Greenwich

Holidays are coming: This is where you'll be able to see the Coca-Cola Christmas truck in London

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Fright Night's director is ready to meet you.

PICTURES Terror alert - Fright Night at Thorpe Park for Halloween

Sculptor Ben Nicolson is co-ordinating the Merton Arts Festival

Artists prepare to open up homes and studios for Merton Arts Festival

Circus heading back to Twickenham - now with added cats

PICTURED: The circus is heading back to Twickenham - now with added cats

Nature Notes: The swallow is my number one bird of the summer

Nature Notes: The swallow is my number one bird of the summer

Colourful costumes at Kingston Carnival 2015

What to expect at Kingston Carnival 2016

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Nature Notes: Japenese knotweed

Nature Notes: Japanese knotweed

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Temple, David Best, 2015. Produced by Artichoke in Derry-Londonderry. Photo by Matthew Andrews

London’s burning: Free events to mark 350 years since the Great Fire of London

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Surprises promised at Secret Garden walk in Wimbledon

Surprises promised at Secret Garden walk in Wimbledon

Nature notes: There's plenty of summer left

Nature notes: There's plenty of summer left

Kew Gardens’ The Hive. Pictures by Jeff Eden

Kew Gardens to host bee-inspired Lates inside award-winning illuminated The Hive

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