Butterfly Conservation charity has published a guide to Caterpillars.
The guide can be downloaded here: https://app.box.com/s/cd6v8qyuwejlj834ecsrtf7yz0uro5p9
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FREE PLANT IDENTIFICATION WEBINAR, JUNE 12th.National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Back to basics: Want to get more familiar with wildflowers and how to ID them? This easy-to-follow plant anatomy session will help break down barriers for learning.
Join Sarah Shuttleworth: Specialist Botanical Advisor, Plantlife, in this free webinar
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Welcome to the training webinars booking page. A list of exciting, relevant and educational webinars are shown in the table below. See the table for information about each webinar including date, ti...
NORTH WEST KENT COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIPThe partnership runs occasional habitat management sessions at Bexley locations, though most are in nearby-ish parts of NW Kent.
Wednesday 25th June – Hall Place and Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
We will be performing a tool maintenance day down in the yard at Hall Place. This will involve checking tools and sharpening any that require it.
Led by: Nina Skinner (07816128553)
Meeting Time and Place: 10am at the yard in Hall Place.
FRIENDS OF THE CRAY AT CRAYFORD - DATE OF NEXT EVENT CHANGED to Friday 13th June.Advance notice that the next litter clearance session has been switched from June 6th to the 13th.
Join the group to tackle litter along the banks of the lower Cray,
Meet 10 a.m. at the junction of Footpath 106 and Barnes Cray Road (see graphic below).
All welcome, no particular skills needed.
Equipment will be provided. Wear appropriate clothing for being out in the open and avoiding stings from Nettles and scratches from Brambles, and bring something to drink.
Best wishes
Sarah
New webinar: Safeguarding for friends groups, 16th July.Hello
16 July 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm - online event
Safeguarding is important to ensure that people engaged with an organisation's activities are safe from harm as much as possible. Many local authorities are now requiring groups to have safeguarding policies in order to hold events, so this is
something that London groups will need to consider.
We're holding a webinar to help groups understand their role in safeguarding and how to adopt policies appropriate for their group.
For more information and to register, please click here
Safeguarding for friends groups
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Safeguarding is important to ensure that people engaged with an organisation's activities are safe from harm as much as possible. Many local authorities are now requiring groups to have safeguarding p...
FRONT GARDENS NETWORK. LET'S STOP DRIVING NATURE OUT OF BEXLEY (and everywhere else).The loss of front gardens to hard surfacing and ‘bland-scaping’ is adding to flood risk, health-harming heat, and nature’s decline.
Front Gardens Network meeting with presentations and discussion: Thurs 15 May, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
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Please join us for the next online meeting of the Front Gardens Network on 15 May, 12.30-1.30pm.Alice Roberts, Head of Campaigns at CPRE London, will be giving an update on action being taken around L...
Lets all encourage the passion in protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitats to ensure that nature will be around for future generations to enjoy and to recognize the importance of wildlife and wilderness lands to humans and other species alike. Thanks a lot for sharing.