Author Archives: Chris Rose

Erith Quarry – any further decisions on SINC status must be subject to public scrutiny

Posted on 27/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Erith Quarry, a Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation in the Borough, is the subject on an impending planning application for up to 600 houses, which would see a substantial area of important grass and scrub-land disappear. In … Continue reading →

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Expanded conservation role for Karen Sutton as she takes charge of portfolio of sites

Posted on 27/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Congratulations to Crossness Nature Reserve manager Karen Sutton who has been promoted to Biodiversity Team Manager at Thames Water. There will be a huge sigh of relief locally to hear the news that she will still be managing Crossness Nature … Continue reading →

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Open spaces sell-off: openness, Bexley Council and the ‘phantom list’ it now declines to make public

Posted on 25/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council is consulting the public on a proposal to sell off up to 27 pieces of ‘open space’, as part of its attempt to make further significant budget cuts by 2018. But despite accepting that it will need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley Council, BNEF, Budget, Consultations, Environment, Housing targets, Land sales, Open spaces, Parks, Planning | 2 Comments

South east’s migratory birds wintering in Africa face steep declines – effects seen in Bexley

Posted on 24/10/2014 by Chris Rose

The following media release by the RSPB and partner organisations, comments on the State of the UK’s Birds report as it applies to the decline of migratory birds in south-east England. This is just the latest publication (following on from … Continue reading →

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Bexley Park Woods – nest-box scheme success

Posted on 24/10/2014 by Chris Rose

By Ralph Todd Local conservation volunteer, Duncan Devine, was joined on Wednesday 15th October by colleagues from the Friends of the Shuttle to inspect and clean the 16 nest-boxes he had built and put up with the help of local … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley Woods, Bird watching, Friends of the Shuttle, Uncategorized, Volunteering | 2 Comments

Rainbows, Brownies and Girl guides learn about water, wildlife and sustainability at Crossness

Posted on 23/10/2014 by Chris Rose

On Saturday 11th October, Thames Water’s Crossness Nature Reserve and Crossness Sewage Treatment Works hosted lots of Rainbows, Brownies and Girl guides groups from across the Bexley borough. As the first borough to receive our rolling metering programme, we thought … Continue reading →

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Shuttle team in Bexley Woods clean-up

Posted on 23/10/2014 by Chris Rose

A beautiful Autumn morning in Bexley Woods was the setting for Friends of the Shuttle’s latest river clean.  We managed to clear several significant in-stream blockages, mostly caused by large fallen tree branches trapping smaller twigs, leaves and rubbish.  The … Continue reading →

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Cray crew tackle mini madness and sofa shame

Posted on 22/10/2014 by Chris Rose

The six Cray Riverkeepers out on Tuesday (October 21st), led by Michael Heath, were confronted by the horrendous sight of a large section of cut-up mini sat on the riverbed along footpath 106, and a sofa trapped in a large … Continue reading →

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‘Fact-finding mission’ in Greenwich

Posted on 20/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Thames Road Wetland Site Manager Chris Rose, and Thames21 Cray Project Officer Michael Heath, were at Sutcliffe Park in Greenwich last Friday (17th October) looking at the ‘Sustainable Urban Drainage’ solution there, created by restoring part of the River Quaggy … Continue reading →

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Weekend volunteering – south of the border

Posted on 18/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Wildlife’s calendar is a bit short on weekend habitat management volunteering opportunities in November and December at present, with the exception of the Lesnes Abbey Conservation Volunteers team which is active in the north of the Borough.  Anyone in … Continue reading →

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