The nature on our doorsteps has never been more important – but it is under threat like never before.
The Urban Nature Project is a major UK-wide partnership that will build our understanding of urban biodiversity, engage the nation with the importance of nature in towns and cities and produce practical tools for supporting the wildlife that lives around us.
The Urban Nature Project will not be made possible without your support. Thank you!
With thanks to
Faris Ahmad & Michael Newman
Kitty Ahmed
Aoi and Akane
Emilian Alexandru
Anda Alexandru
Roxana Silvia Alexandru
Shiraz Ali (1933-1994) & Vilma Ali (1935-2023)
Anabelle and Greg Allan
The Allen Family, G, C, E & O.
Kamal Akbar
Emma Lavinia Angelucci-Rocci
Jarrod Anderson
Laura Anderson
Ann-Marie, David and Albie
Dr Anshoo & Mrs Charan Sahota
Arrianna
The Astle family
Jane Atkins
Thacksy Atputharajah
Michelle AU
Harshitha Kalyan Ayansh
Aurelie Jeremie B.
Friends of Hannah Bainbridge
Bannisters & Dr Jones
Nicholas Bardowell
Lesley Baron
Alfie Barrell
Josh & Will Bashford-Cole
Sumoyee Basu Joyee & Xavier BH
Martina Fusari Baulino
Rachel Bean
For Rafa Beattie-Mckerrow
Harold & Emilie Beck
Andrew Beeson
Jim Beglow
The Bellingan Family
Harri Bell-Thomas
Joseph Benett
Nate Benlow
Sebastian Benndorf
Angela Bernal
Ludmilla Bezludnaya
Professor Joydeep Bhattacharya
Anna & David Bicknell
Ken Biggins
Rebecca Binks
Caroline Birchall
Claire Louise Bird
Family Böckle
The Botsfords
James & Siobhan Cullen Bourne
Justin Boylan-Toomey
Jessica Brady
Michael Brandt
Brayshaw family
Jennifer Ellen O'Brien
Amanda and David Bright
Alan Broadmeadow
Broekhof-Sampson Family
Nick and Suzie Brown
Holly Brown
Yvonne Brunotte & Kim Wendt
Sam & Gemma Burlinson
The Busby Family
Rebecca Busfield
Byron Bushara
Ellie Calladine & Angela Jandu
Charlotta Campanale
Beatrice Campbell
Elaine Campling
Peter & Jo Cannings
Stephanie Capper
Lisa, Marco, Matteo & Fabio Cardinali
Neil Carthy
Simon Carvalho
Mehmet Serhan Celebi
Maroa Leena Letho Celestino
Alexandru & Vasile Cepoi
Hyelim Chang
Hema Chaplin
Neil Chaplin
Clare Jane Chapman
Martin Chapman, Bernice Chapman-Carswell and Stephanie Chapman-Khaliq
Roxana Chaudri
Dr Alejandro Chávez Badiola, Daniela Leroy Murillo, Santiago Chávez Leroy and Inés Chávez Leroy
Helen Cheesebrough
Alice Chen
Dustin Chen
Grandma Cherry
Chiodo family - Ana, Adrian, Kasiel, Jophiel
Vivian Chiu
Henry & Sophia Cho Leung’s
Eashana Chotai
Manish Chotai
Sajni Chotai
Sneha Chotai
Dr Faiza Chowdhury and Dr Amit Prakash
Matthew Chuo
Shereen Chung Blake
Veruska Cimino
Gavin, Angela and Brendan Coe
Ellen and Ronald Cohen
Deborah Connolly
Genevieve Rose Conway
Mark Conway
Carrie & Ray Cooke
The Copleston family
Elicia and Stephen Cooper-Shirley
Joe Corlett
James Cossey
Kay Counter
Liz Courtney
Susan Crawford & Neil Stagg
David & Sally Crawley
Joshua Crawley
Geraldine Crowe
Alexander Czegledy
Natasha Czegledy
Nicholas Czegledy
Peter Czegledy
D-Dubs
Sienna Davda
Gay Daniels
Dr and Mrs Dear
Lisa and Rob Dafforn
Rebecca Dallimore
Theodoros Dalmaris
The Dansey & Haynes Families
James & Emily Davies
Tref Davies
Rex Davies
Stefan Montelongo Davis
Tanya Dean on behalf of Phill Dean
Dean and Alexandra
Deanna
Sebastian Dearsley
B. Delaville
Leah George Demetriou
Vishal Desai & Konstantinos Adamos
Max Van Deursen
Lily and Ava Dhanowa
The Dhillon Family
Inna Dinsdale
Miss Olivia Dodds
Brian Dolan
Caroline O’Donnell
Sian Dowson
Sarah Dove
Hayley & Benji Drillat-Wilson
Dr. Susan Dunnett
Jacqueline Duvé
Easy Tiger Creative – Nick & Bren
Drs. Patrick & Hilary Eidam
Eve & James England
Ella & Kingsley
The Eyre Family
Karen Evans
Everid Family
The Fathers Family - Linda, David, James and Joseph.
Sarah, Marcus, Alan and Isaac Fellingham-Adkin
John Field
Max, Katie, Freddie and Ollie Field
Felix Finn
Oscar Fisher and Jennifer Francis
Andrew Ford and Aria Wong
Alan Fordham
Helen Foster
Paul Flowers
Freya, Jack, Joff and Rachel
Tetiana and Leonid Gaiduk
Ged, Cascia, Niall and Ines Gallagher
Shelly Klein Gamzou
Mahendra T Gandhi 1932-2009
Jo Gaskell
Mark Gardner
Tanja Gazmaga
Gian & Michi
Fiona Gilbank
James, Stephanie, George & Arthur Gill
Isabelle and Alex Godwin
The Georgiou Family
Kim, John, Robert, Maria, William & George Good
Helen Goldsmith
Mr & Mrs Gould
Severine Gould-Chanroux
Mascaró-Genestar
Aaron Gibbins
Aidan Giles
Thomas Gill
Gkogka Family
Auriel Glanville
Jamie & Chris Gleacher
Ingride Gomes
Callum Gomes Corcoran
Lloyd Grant
Hazel & Brenda Gray
Margaret Ann Gray
Graeme & Rok
Alexandra Greehy
Justine Greening
Eva Grosman
Freya Madeleine Grummitt
Martha Guadarrama
Heidi Guise
Anthony Alban Gummett
Christine Haddad and David Coles
Anu Haider
The Hallam Family
Sue Hands
Ron Harding
Grace, Fay and Graeme Harness
Brian George Hart & Philip Thomas Hart
Gavin and Ann Hayhoe
Betty Heath
Lyla & Noah Heathcote-Curtis
Alice Heard, Rory Heard, Liz Heard, John Heard, Patrick Heard
Helen
Sarah and Richard Hildebrand
Andrew Paul Hill
Taylor Marsh Hills
Adam & Melanie Hoddinott
Charlie Hodgson
Arthur Hodgson
Benjamin Thomas Hodgson & Family
Leonardo, Matteo & Arianna Holmes
Claire Holton
Horgan-Smith family
Caroline Hoskins
Henrietta Howells and Davide Giampiccolo
Leonard Bobby Armes Hoskyn
Fiona Hough
Richard Hudspith
Gary Dennis Francis Hughes
Laura Nadia Hunt
Gregor Hunter
Matthew Hunter
Elena Huntingford
Elizabeth Hussain, Christina Kirk, Nayel Hussain
Shiba Hussain
Jack Huxley Shenton
Holly Hyde
Take & Ayako Iseki
Ishaan
Alfie Iyer
Suzie, Andrew & Gregor Jackman
Caroline James
Jonathan James
Rachel Jansen
Sally K Jeffrey
Piriya Jeganathan
Kathleen Jennings (Lal)
Ling-Jimenez
The Jiwa-Purvis Family
Claire Jobling
Rachel Johns, Gavin Fowler, Mamie Fowler-Johns, Carol & Barrie Johns
Joanna & Daniel Johnson
Tobias, Natalie & Mark Johnson
Caroline Jones
Katharine F Jones
Ms Sarah R. Jones
Margot Jones
JTC Group
Arek and Tino K
Ayansh Harshitha Kalyan
Harshitha Ayansh Kalyan
Stewart Katz
Mr. Kamran Khan & Dr. Fatima Vayani
Ross Kennedy
Simone Knaggs
Viyaan, Kyra & Ariya Kaura
Michelle, Heath, Charlotte & Jack Keogh
Charlie Kinsella
Zhanna and Max Kobzev
Julia Koenig
Konduchowicz Family
Ines Adele Katrin Kope
Sharon Korek
Dr. Ned F. Kuehn
Family Kunkulagunta
Christian Kupsch
Simran, Surinder & Venita Lall
For our amazing Twins Ranveer & Reyna Lall
Sinan Ali Lalji-Somani
Jennifer Laundon-Dean
Poppy and Flo Lawrie
Emily LC
The Lee-Bailly Family
Darren Leftwich FRGS
Andrea Legrand
The Leventis Family
Rael Anthony Levinsohn
The London Leefes
Steven Larcombe and Sonya Leydecker
The Li Gates Family
In memory of Lidia and Emanuela
Darrel & Natasha Liddelow
Lindén family
Jade Littlechild
Sarah Littlechild
Philip & Martin Lister
Deborah Lo
Kai Lockhart
Ian Lockwood Hall - Peterborough
Sarah and John Lockton
John Lockton and all the family
Loftus Family
Hannah and Rebecca Murphy Lonergan
Francesco & Cecilia Longoni
Louveaux family
Stefania Lovo
Gemma Lyons
Nick Lynch
Katerina M
Catherine MacDonald & Mark Britton
Rudie Macedi
Ellie Mackay
Geoffrey and Jun Mackett
Susan Jeanne Iversen Manley
The Manns
Joan Malim
The Malivert Family
Polly Malone
Jonny Margalit
Maria & Jade Mark
David & Julia Marsan
Veronika Mate
Rosa and Jack Max
Sir William & Lady McAlpine
Alan McCann
George McCarthy
Kika McCarthy
Mark McDowall
Tanya Mcgaw
Timothy McIver
Gavin & Rachel McNaughton
Sally McParland
Pauline Meadows
William E. Medhurst
Joan Julia Jina & Jason Melnyk
Monika Melzer
Veda, Maanas, Sumathi & Janardan Menon
Lee Merchant
William Mewis
Amelja Karla Micallef
Dr Mary & Martin Michael
Oscar Ian Milotin
Kevin Milner & Teri Drummond
Farook Mitha
Kathy McKay
Nadia, Mahmoud, Samih, Karim and Talia Mneimne
The Moes Family
Arvo Leo Moon
Laura Moore
Caspar Oren Morant-Smith
Edward Morrey-Clark
Persephone Morrey-Clark
Tyrone Morris
Sidney Mott
Callum Muirhead 30
Ling Lee & John Mumford
Anne, Sambacor, Oskar and Theodore N’DIAYE
Marnie Nash
Salim Nathoo
Barry Ian Neal
The Needham Family
Louise Nettelton
Peter Neufeld, Marie-Claire Meisels Neufeld, Livia & Henry
C L Newman
Nichola and David Nicholson
Paul Nielsen
Lidiia and Jakob Nilsson
NHM Fossil Reptiles group & friends
Chris Nicholls
The family of Ray Oakley
James, Lisa and Oates
Vishal Oberoi
Molly Oldfield
Kat Oliver
Family Olski: Clara, Patricia, Richard, Aleksandra and Thorsten
Harun Omar
Ismay Orde
Leonardo Orlando
Sebastiano Orlando
Federico Orlando
Alec Ostler, Emmy Dickens, Joe, Caity & Elliot Ostler
The Overal Family
Adam Kara
KLP
Alex and Erika Kubu
Annarath P.
Stephanie, Scott & Evie Pallett
Lydia Paniccia
Susie P Parker
Rebecca Parks
Xavier Karl Pasche
Sajan & Janvi Patel
Sarah Patel
Enoho Paul-Ebiai
Byron Paul-Luesing
Lindsey, Caleb & Walter Paullus
Janet Paxman
Drake and Kara Peabody
Christopher & Kristina Peakman
Harry, Charlie, Elizabeth, Amy and Richard Peart
Nigel Peet
The Peetamsingh Family
Archie and Alice Peters
Erica Perry
Leigh Jane Pickup
Poinsy Pino
The family of Derick Thomas Piper - Jo Piper, Simon Piper, Victoria, Tim & Amber Gardiner, Charlotte, Paul, Leo, Polly & Amelia Tregear
The family of Jenson Matthew Pledger
Timothy Julian Plimmer
Rufus Anthony Ernest Polding
Lisa Poncet
Josh Ponniah
Dylan and Robyn Ponsford
Corin & Jen Stone Porter
Doone & Pierre-Antoine de Preux
Jugjeet Wanti Potiwal
Sarah Pownall
Katerina Prentice
Rory Prescott
Penny Preston
Daniel Preter
du Preez family
Prince family
Dr Asif Qasim
Natasha Qayyum
J Qian & J Tang
Laura Ann Rabb
Charlotte and Blake Rabinovitch
Ruslana Rachynska
Friends of Clare Radcliffe
Daniel Rafferty
Balraj Rai
Ayansh Ramagoni
Mariam Titus and Devang Rammohan
Sara Ramsey
Leo Rangoni-Gopal
Lucas Rangoni-Gopal
Megan & George Reagh
Stella Richards, David Richards, Kay Richards & Yvonne Rogers
Jules Richardson
Gabrielle Rivers
Pamela Rivers
Robblee/Logan
Bella & Nigel roberts
Chynna & Evan Roberts
Paul & Gwyn Roberts from Cardiff
Julian Grant Robinson
Lizzy Robson
Rödén Family
Ana Rita Claro Rodrigues
Emmanuelle Rolland
Juliette & Margot Le Rossignol
Josephine Danby Rostron
Michael Ross
Family of Diana Russell
Rich Rusk
Isla Grace Rutter
Sandra M. Sánchez Vázquez
Finley & Florence Sale
Herjit Sandhu
Dr & Mrs G S Sanghera and Family
Claire Samber and all the family
Sushant Sanzgiri
Ila Scheckter
The Sappington Family of Connecticut (USA)
Thea, Josh, Barnaby, Ismene Sherer
Jennifer Schilling
Valerie Schilling
Laura-Jade, Ariya-Jade and Amelia Schroeder
Ellis and Kellen Schulze
Clare Searle
Darwin Rose Seddon-Jones
Mike and Agnes Segal
Carol Seymour-Newton
Manisha Shetty
Keisuke & Yusuke Shinomiya
Sohei & Kikuko Shinomiya
Margaret Shirley
Rodzina Sieradzkich
Dhun Silverstein
Alfred Silvester-Grant
Simon, Karen, Lily and Olivia
The Simmonds and Karmali Family
Amarjit Singh, Baldip Dhariwal, Amarleen Brar, Ravjoth Brar
The Sistren
Thambiah Sivasathiaseelan (Appa)
Catherine Smart
Karina, Tim, Teddy and Isabel Smith
Margaret & Patrick Smith
Sarah Smithers
The So family
Melissa Solly
Soleil Solomonides
van de Somethings
Saara Sood
Valerie Sorbie
Daisy Sparks & James
V, R, I & J Spink
Julia Spiridonova
Sean, Sophie and Tom Spurdle
Kirsty Spurr
Alexis-Dawn Staddon
Ben & Kylie Staddon
Nathan Stanley
Helen Stanley
Stella&Paul
L. Stelle
Andy Stevens
Stephanos Stephani
Damien Stephenson and Rebecca Saddington
Issac Stickley
Stockmeier Family
Nikhil Subbiah
Sue, Neil, George, Becky, Tina, Stu, Paul, Roscoe, Marlie, Spike, Lani and Munro.
Clairey Suzanne
Estelle Sutton
The Sutton's
The Swift family
Annabel Tait
Hardeep & Baldeep Tamana
Audrey Teh & Geoffrey Devitt
Iain Taylor
Victoria Tham
Mark Thurston
Elizabeth Tietz and Robin Windle
Richard Frank Liberty Todman
Marc Tohme
Leslie Colin TOLMIE
Frances Ann Touch
Robert & Susan Towner-Larsen
The Townsends
Kirstie Tree
Oliver and Emily Tucker
Helen Tunnicliffe
SINEM SERA TURKOGLU
Jahanara Ullah
Brian Underwood
Vladimir Uriadka
Lena Valente
Dimitris Vamvakas
Ruby Varley
Simona Vergani
Douglas Lloyd Vaughan
Sumaphorn (Vanessa) Konjanthed
Vio & Anto
Beatrice, Jurgis, Akvile and Tim Viles
Art Man Wan
Camilla Walker
Mike Wallace
Janet Wakstein
Sarah Watteau (Edwards)
Ronald Warrington (1944 - 2022)
Lucy Webb
Weber-Grellet & Stauffer
Weelin, Sarah, Sulaimaan, Safiya & Zaki
Dame Melanie Welham
Alice Thea Weyman-Davey
Abigail White
Beverley White (mumzie)
Katy Delahay-White, Max White and Matilda White
Jane Whitehouse
Keith Ashley Whiting
Lawrence Sidney Whittle
Bryony Widdup
The Wilcox Family (Spencer, Drew, Arizona, Savanna, Sequoia, and Bear)
Casey Williams
In memory of William F Williams of Troedrhiw Farm, Llangynwyd
The Williams Family (Julie, Frankie, Maria, Lizzie, Richard, Christina)
Christine, Tom & Alice Wilmott
Jacob & Ben Wilson
John Adriel Wilson
Kaelen Wilson
Rebecca Woods
The Woolven-Cleave Family
Dawn Patricia Wright
Xuan and Yang
Ian Y
Susumu Yamada
Serra Yakuppur
Helen Yates
Dagny Kimberly Yousuf
C. H. Angela Yue
Caitlin, Ee Yung, Marcus and Julian Yip
Christina Zandona
Ilana Zerbib-Schecroun
Zerin
Amelia de Zille
Leonardo de Zille
Your messages
My father, Logah, brought us to NHM since childhood. My husband, Ajay, also dragged his parents to the museum when young! We still adore it! Sharon
From Gregory Jones QC dedicated to my parents, Jeannette Bridget Jones and the late Colin Frederick Jones, who knew the value of education.
Anon, in memory of Graham Jones, a beekeeper.
In memory of my wife Sue Nethercoat who died in 2015.
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Liz Elliot pp Bella Barritt (1983 - 2003) who visited often.
Missing you every day, in so many ways, love from the Price sisters Cally, Shedge, Nati & Annie xxxx
In memory of Jean and Ian Johnston. Much loved and missed.
In memory of a Papi that never got to meet his grandchildren but who is very much loved by us all. From the Poloniecki & Herron families.
To A.R Mansour, our beloved father, a faithful friend and lawyer, a man of honour, who believed in his dreams and was so fond of London’s green spaces. May you visit here from time to time. With all my love, Naila.
Aurelia Elizabeth Martin, Mummy and Daddy love you so much. You have changed our lives more than you will ever know.
In memory of Gul Ozturk.
Gary Barnes who always made history come alive for his family.
In memory of Nanny Joan Maidment, 1921-2011, who had room in her heart for all living things.
The Lehmann family from Israel in the loving memory of Gabi.
From The Eco-School Council, on behalf of all the pupils, staff and community of St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton, Surrey.
To Oli-with memories of the wonderful times spent in the Natural History Museum, and to future memories yet to be made
love Mum and Dad
In memory of Joyce Pearson who loved golden daffodils and Birdsong.
Thank you to everyone who donated.
For my loved ones!
Dawn’s love and concern for our natural world shone brightly on everything she did, everyone she loved and everywhere she went. Shine on morning star!
Happy birthday my darling, forever our special place
In memory of Patrick Deigman. Forever in our hearts - Vicky, Nicholas, Emma, Benjamin and Laura
Mariann (Maz) Hardey and Darcey Hardey-Hildred, in memory of Mike who is loved.
From Ivor and Farah to our wonderful children Finn, Magnus and Valentina Vanhegan.
Planting more memories - the Chiodo family 2024
Frank, Helen, Janet and Clare, whose parents, Eileen and Hugh Owen, met while working at the museum. In their memory.
In Memory of Richard Andrew Leathley from his daughter, son-in-law and grandsons.
In memory of Brian Carrington, a dear brother, Uncle, and Great Uncle who loved Tring Museum.
With love Joyce, Alex, Kerry and Grace.
In loving memory of Nathalal 'Nat' Gohil
Thank you so much for all the hard work you do to educate and preserve.
In loving memory of Jon Cruise.
Happy birthday darling AG. May God walk with you and give you strength, peace, joy and heal you with His amazing grace. God bless. Love mum and dad
Audrey, Jo, Kim and family in memory of our dear Ken Hedley.
In memory of Marlowe Phoenix Rueter. Your daddy and big sister would have loved taking you here and your little sister would have been causing havoc right behind you. Mummy would have loved watching you all. You are forever with us in spirit and we are so glad you can in some way be in one of our special places. Love always, Mummy, Daddy, Thaleia and Arianne.
Sylvia McNamara + Andrew Blow, given by their family with love on their joint 150th birthday!
In memory of Jay and Saher Ahmad.