Although perceived as a grassroots movement, its early development was driven by academic research into urban wildlife.

A lack of native species especially conifers leaves little for the urban wildlife except local birds.

Several blocks are just devoid of the usual urban wildlife.

Some urban wildlife, such as house mice, are synanthropic, ecologically associated with humans.

Tree squirrels are a common type of urban wildlife.

Now, almost ten years later, the site is a viable habitat for urban wildlife.

Coyotes, opossums, skunks and other urban wildlife seem to know which day the garbage is put out.

"What we've got is urban wildlife, forest animals that have been born and bred for more than one generation in an urban setting."

And more on urban wildlife would be good too seeing as that's where most of the UK population lives.

Learn about planting gardens using native plants, urban wildlife and more.