Urban Wildlife
City Nature Challenge: when it takes place and how to take part
Join a global citizen science project and discover the wildlife in your garden and city.
Episode One: In The Field with Sam Hobson
In the first episode of BBC Wildlife Magazine's Photography Masterclass, presenter Mark Carwardine speaks to Sam Hobson about photographing urban foxes.
Global Bird Weekend: when it is, and how to take part
Take part in this new global birdwatching event and join naturalists around the world in submitting your bird sightings.
Wildlife of Hampstead Heath
Few cities offer the chance to swim with grebes and walk among falcons. Matthew Maran photographs London’s wildest gem.
Peregrine falcons nesting on a Chicago skyscraper
Photographer Luke Massey tells the amazing story of a pair of peregrine falcons nesting on a skyscraper in Chicago.
Great places to see wildlife in Manchester
Escape the urban sprawl to discover bats, birds, and badgers in Manchester and the surrounding areas.
When is Cities: Nature's New Wild on TV?
Can humans and wildlife live alongside each other in cities? A new BBC series shows that for many animals, cities are just another habitat to live in.
Feral pigeon: flying rat or urban hero?
Some of us think the feral pigeon is a pest, but Steve Harris is smitten by this tough, adaptable and really rather useful bird.
Global wildlife challenge reveals amazing results
A worldwide citizen science project collected almost 450,000 observations in only four days.
How billions of ants have been re-designing a London park
New research shows that yellow meadow ants have created nearly half a million anthills in Richmond Park.
Willow tit likely to be extinct in London
A recent publication reveals mixed fortunes for the capital's avian population.
Hedgehog joins commuters on London Underground platform
‘Paddington’ the hedgehog surprises Londoners at Edgware Road station.
Learn more about London’s hedgehogs
Take the opportunity to uncover the secret lives of hedgehogs in Regent's Park.
‘Shazam’ for bats as smart technology is used in London park
A new project to detect and identify bats in real time is trialled by scientists.
Butterflies face a sharp decline in urban areas
Long-term study reveals the negative pressure of urban environments on butterfly populations.
7 goshawk facts you need to know
Discover more about this large woodland bird of prey.
Great places to see wildlife in Birmingham
From grey herons to peregrines, there's plenty of exciting wildlife in and around the city with more canals than Venice.
Great places to see wildlife in Sheffield
One of the few cities in the UK where you can see the dipper, Sheffield is also home to hedgehogs, badgers, foxes and a healthy population of urban deer.
Great places to see wildlife in Belfast
From swifts in the city centre to orchids in the surrounding hills, there's a host of wildlife to see in and around Belfast.
Great places to see wildlife in Newcastle
Best known for the kittiwakes nesting on the Tyne Bridge, the north-east metropolis of Newcastle is also home to roe deer, otters, kingfishers, red squirrels and other fantastic wildlife.
Great places to see wildlife in Edinburgh
Kestrels, brown hares and fulmars are among the wildlife treats that this Scottish city has to offer.
Great places to see wildlife in Bristol
Peregrine falcons, ravens, badgers, hedgehogs, foxes, gulls - there's wildlife aplenty in this European green capital.
Great places to see wildlife in Newport
From bearded tits to rare shrill carder bees, there's a surprising diversity of wildlife in and around Newport.
Great places to see wildlife in Liverpool
Red squirrels are the star species here, but there's a host of other creatures to spot in this Merseyside conurbation. Here are the city's wild hotspots.