Rewilding Raves — Supporting Nature in Our Borough

We wanted to share something happening across the borough that we think is worth knowing about.

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has been running its Rewilding Raves campaign — a borough-wide push to make H&F greener and wilder, one action at a time. The name is deliberately playful. The idea is that helping nature thrive in your neighbourhood should feel joyful, not dutiful: a Butterfly Flash-mob, a Frog Hip-Hop, a Starling stage dive. Behind the fun, though, is a serious point — the borough needs a connected network of green and wet spaces, and every pocket of wildness counts.

The campaign is clear that you don't need a garden to take part. Doorsteps, windowsills, balconies, and the base of a street tree are all fair game.

As part of this effort, the Council has partnered with the Biological Recording Company to run a series of free wildlife-recording events across the borough in 2026. Recording the species present in our parks and submitting that data through iRecord directly informs conservation decisions, habitat protection, and planning across H&F.

One event is particularly relevant to us: on 22 July, expert Connor Butler will lead a Beetle Recording Day in Hammersmith Park and Wormholt Park — right where we garden.

The programme also includes a Biological Recording 101 training day on 9 June at Queen Caroline Estate, plus days focused on botany, plant galls, fungi, bugs, and earthworms at parks across the borough.

All events are free, but spaces are limited and booking is required. See the full list and register at the Hammersmith and Fulham Biological Recording Project page, and explore the wider campaign at the Rewilding Raves pages.