Heath Hands Blog
Find out more about our work on Hampstead Heath, the latest community news and exciting reports on the natural wonders on our green spaces from our staff and volunteers.
Beautiful butterflies
It’s the season for butterflies on Hampstead Heath - read about these beautiful insects in our new blog post.
Meet our Trainee Ranger - Mariah
Mariah writes about her first two weeks as a Trainee Ranger on Hampstead Heath
Summer youth, kids and family opportunities
Find out more about our programme of family, youth and kids’ activities this summer
Work experience opportunity
We’re recruiting for a work experience trainee ranger on Hampstead Heath! Find out more.
What a difference No Mow May makes
Assistant Ranger Jo shows us the benefits of flower meadows for wildlife on Hampstead Heath
Dragons and damsels
Our dragonfly monitoring programmes have restarted - Rory Dimond gives us an introduction to odonata.
Sensational Stag Beetles
Stag beetles start to emerge at this time of year, so here’s an introduction to these fascinating insects.
Snakes alive
Our ecological monitoring programmes are restarting this month, so Rory introduces one of the key species we monitor: Hampstead Heath’s grass snakes.
Meet our new team member- Edozie
Edozie writes about his first two weeks as a work experience trainee on Hampstead Heath
The life and times of mining bees
Our resident expert Rory tells us about the fascinating mining bees you might see on Hampstead Heath in the spring
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