Author Archives: Chris Rose

Costing London’s Growth event – how do we achieve sustainability and what would it look like?

Posted on 13/09/2014 by Chris Rose

This October 7th event is timely given the recent publication of Bexley Council’s ‘Strategy for growth – our emerging vision’, and has been organised by the Centre for a Steady State Economy, to look at how London can assume full responsibility … Continue reading →

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Kent Wildlife Conference – 18th October

Posted on 13/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Kent Field Club (the Kent equivalent of the London Natural History Society) is holding it’s annual conference at the University of Kent’s Canterbury Campus, on October 18th. As usual there will be a number of talks of interest to students of wildlife … Continue reading →

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Support required! Critical test case for protection of key wildlife sites from ‘development’.

Posted on 11/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Last Thursday evening Medway Council’s Planning Committee voted unanimously to approve the notorious Lodge Hill development on a SSSI, despite having received over 400 objections from local residents, conservation groups and the Government’s own environmental advisors, Natural England. Please ask … Continue reading →

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BNEF viewpoints on budget and bridges

Posted on 10/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Natural Environment Forum has the following concerns and views on these matters. Chair Ray Gray said ‘We would urge other groups and individuals to make submissions on these issues, as they have major implications for the long-term quality of … Continue reading →

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Galling afternoon adds new species to Cray and TRW lists

Posted on 10/09/2014 by Chris Rose

The Alder Tongue Gall, which I found on the cones of an Alder along By-way 105 on the lower Cray yesterday (September 9th) may be a new Bexley record. The fact that ‘Britain’s Plant Galls, a photographic guide’ by Michael … Continue reading →

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Pictures of Braeburn Park progress

Posted on 02/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Site manager Shaun Marriott has sent us some pictures of early work at this new London Wildlife Trust site just up the road from Crayford railway station, on the south side of the line from Hall Place. Check out the … Continue reading →

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Natural Heritage Day to explore HLF funding opportunities for small conservation groups in London

Posted on 02/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Natural Heritage Day Camley Street Natural Park, 12 Camley Street, London, N1C 4PW Friday 24th October, 10.30am-4.30pm. The Heritage Lottery Fund would like to increase investment in natural heritage by encouraging applications from a wider range of organisations, including smaller groups … Continue reading →

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Environment Forum proposes positive alternative to Council ‘Growth’ strategy

Posted on 01/09/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Natural Environment Forum has today submitted to the Council a series of proposals for moving decisively towards true sustainability, instead of Bexley’s negative and irrational prospectus of a sustained and never-ending growth in resource consumption and concrete that can only … Continue reading →

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More Harvest Mouse nests at Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 30/08/2014 by Chris Rose

On a grey afternoon at Thames Road Wetland yesterday (29th August), with only the occasional short period of sunshine, another four Harvest Mouse nests were found in the course of keeping  a key pathway open to access Marsh Sow-thistle planting … Continue reading →

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Cray Riverkeeper team deliver 14.5 hours of litter removal and habitat management

Posted on 29/08/2014 by Chris Rose

Five volunteer Thames21 Riverkeepers spent a total of nine person-hours today (29th August) removing 4 sacks of recyclable rubbish, and 9 sacks of non-recyclable material from the banks of the River Cray along Footpath 106, downstream of Crayford town centre … Continue reading →

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