January 2026

January 2nd
January 1st called for a slow day and presented the perfect opportunity to watch the newly-released ‘Wild London’ with David Attenborough on BBC iPlayer. This one hour documentary uncovers, explores, and celebrates the wildlife of our capital city. Whilst some of the stories told will be familiar to many, some will be new and captivating to most (I’m thinking the snakes of Regents Canal for anyone who has seen it…!). It’s a recommended watch for all and caused me to reflect, as I have done frequently in recent years, on the space for nature in our geography curriculum(s).

The Wild London documentary briefly mentions the London National Park City movement. Since 2020 I’ve been a volunteer Ranger for LNPC and spoke about this role and the impact it’s had on my teaching here on the Do London differently podcast. In August 2025, we released some simple resources to help teach about the projects taking place to make London greener, healthier and wilder. If, like me, the Wild London documentary has inspired you to reflect on where nature is / is not within your curriculum, hopefully this blog and the resources will be useful!