City Nature Challenge: London, Ontario

05/15/2026

The results are in and WOW, London 🌿💚

City Nature Challenge 2026 was our biggest and most exciting year yet! Together, our community recorded:
• 4,297 observations
• 750 species
• 155 amazing observers
• 8th place in Canada 🇨🇦

From tiny fungi and insects to birds, mammals, reptiles, and hundreds of plant species, you helped showcase the incredible biodiversity that exists right here in London, ON.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined guided walks, uploaded observations, made identifications, shared posts, brought friends and family, or simply took the time to slow down and notice nature. This event would not be possible without this amazing community. 🌎✨

And the impact went far beyond our city, with more than 3 million observations recorded worldwide during this year’s challenge.

We are already excited for City Nature Challenge 2027 👀🌿 Let’s see how far we can grow next year!

05/14/2026

05/08/2026

To our amazing hike leaders, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, passion, kindness, and time during the in London 🌿💚

You didn’t just lead walks, you helped people truly connect with nature. From pointing out tiny insects and spring wildflowers to teaching bird calls, frog sounds, forest ecology, and biodiversity, you made every experience feel welcoming, inspiring, and memorable.

Your patience, enthusiasm, and love for the natural world created such a special atmosphere for everyone who joined us. Because of you, so many people explored new trails, learned something new, made observations on , and became part of something bigger.

We are beyond grateful for everything you brought to this year’s challenge. Thank you for helping make such a beautiful celebration of community, curiosity, and biodiversity 🦋✨

05/05/2026

We’re still smiling thinking about this year’s City Nature Challenge 💚

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing supporters who helped make it happen. From sponsoring events and prizes to showing up, sharing, and cheering us on, we couldn’t have done this without you.

Because of you, our community got outside, explored, learned, and contributed to something bigger 🌿

So grateful to be part of a city that cares about nature like this. THANK YOU 💛

04/29/2026

We’re having an ID party tonight! The experts are working away at looking at all of your observations made for the city nature challenge in London and trying to confirm IDs.

Sign into iNat and see what they are saying about to your observations!

04/28/2026

Thank you to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for supporting City Nature Challenge 2026: London, ON 🌿

With your support, we’re able to bring our community together to explore nature, learn about local biodiversity, and take part in meaningful community science through iNaturalist.

Every observation helps us better understand the plants, animals, fungi, and wildlife that call London home. Thank you for helping make this event possible! 💚

04/27/2026

Last day to join the City Nature Challenge: London, ON! 🌿

You can make iNaturalist observations on your own today, or join our last guided event: Creek Exploration Bioblitz at 5:30 PM.

Make 25+ iNaturalist observations to be entered into a draw for a $50 Downtown London gift card.

Make 50+ iNaturalist observations to be entered into a draw for a UTRCA season pass, valued at $170.

Get outside, snap what you see, and upload your observations before the challenge ends!

Sign up through the link in bio to save your spot for tonight’s Bioblitz.

04/27/2026

A few beautiful finds from our Spring Wildflowers and Forest Ecology Guided Walk 🌿

Participants explored the forest floor with Quinten Wiegersma, a seasonal Park Naturalist for Algonquin Provincial Park, learning how to spot early spring species and understand how they connect to the larger forest ecosystem.

Some highlights included bright red scarlet cup fungi, fresh spring growth, delicate woodland wildflowers, and early buds opening on shrubs and trees. It’s amazing how much life is waking up when you slow down and look closely.

There are still more City Nature Challenge walks happening today, so come curious, bring your camera, and join us outside!

Registration is required to save your spot and link is in bio.

04/26/2026

Learning about spring wildflowers and forest ecology in the Forest City 🌿

This guided walk was led by Quinten Wiegersma, a seasonal Park Naturalist for Algonquin Provincial Park, and was perfect for beginners. No plant knowledge needed, just curiosity!

Along the trail, participants learned simple tips for recognizing spring wildflowers, including a closer look at Jack-in-the-pulpit, and explored how these plants connect to the animals and habitats around them.

There are still more City Nature Challenge hikes happening today and tomorrow, so it’s not too late to join in, make observations, and discover nature in London, ON!

04/26/2026

From river to microscope 🔬🌊

During our hike, we collected a water sample from the river and brought it into Western’s lab to take a closer look at what was living inside. Such a cool way to connect what we see on the trail with the tiny hidden world in the water.

There are still more City Nature Challenge hikes happening today and tomorrow, so it’s not too late to join in, make observations, and be part of the fun! 🌿

Register to save your spot with link in bio.