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Wildlife ~ in the heart of London

 

The Growing Kitchen supports a rich environment for biodiversity. 

Bird stories

Iris, who knows about birds, tells their stories ~ the return of our sparrow colony, our resident and visiting species.

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Dense foliage provides cover

Fungi stories

Our resident expert on mycellium and all things fungal takes a tour of the Growing Kitchen fungi and explains how to grow edible mycellium and use fungi to enrich the soil.

Wild Mushrooms

Wild mushrooms

Amphibian stories

Our pond and wood piles provide habitat for frogs, toads and newts. 

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Resident toad

Insect and mollusc stories

The wildflowers, the foliage, the herbs, the soil all support a growing diversity of insect species.

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Hungry bumblebee

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