Author Archives: Chris Rose

RSPB Bexley Group Field Trip – River Shuttle/Bexley Park Woods – Tuesday 16th May 2017

Posted on 17/05/2017 by Chris Rose

Report from Ralph and Brenda Todd on the RSPB Bexley Group’s walk along the River Shuttle and into Bexley Park Woods on Tuesday 16th May 2017: Download the PDF file .  

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Bexley butterfly recording – Mike Robinson provides first dates and a sightings log for early 2017. Transect count volunteers sought.

Posted on 05/05/2017 by Chris Rose

Local butterfly recorders are beginning to work together to build a better picture of the distribution, flight period and numbers of Bexley’s butterflies. Mike Robinson has been collating available data to produce a list of first sightings for the year … Continue reading →

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Bexley RSPB walk at Foots Cray Meadows, April 25th – report

Posted on 25/04/2017 by Chris Rose

Ralph and Brenda Todd report on a chilly April bird walk at Foots Cray Meadows. Download the PDF file .

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Reed Warblers back at Thames Road Wetland as Green Hairstreak shows up for 2nd year and first Damselfly seen.

Posted on 17/04/2017 by Chris Rose

As reported from other sites, Reed Warbler is back in Bexley from its African wintering grounds, and a few could be heard chuntering from out in the reedswamp at Thames Road Wetland on April 12th. A Cetti’s Warbler was present … Continue reading →

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Bexley Natural Environment Forum submission on Old Farm Park housing and ‘landscaping’ proposals

Posted on 17/04/2017 by Chris Rose

Conservation group (full submission below) reiterates its objection to the Old Farm Park sell-off and sham consultations, highlights the need for new developments to be zero carbon, criticises the fact that one sixth of the land being taken over will … Continue reading →

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New survey shows 80% of public support less grass cutting as Bexley set to spend £90K on more frequent mowing and hedge-trimming

Posted on 08/04/2017 by Chris Rose

More than 80% of the public support the idea of councils cutting grass areas less frequently to protect the nation’s bees, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth and Buglife. http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2017/04/councils-urged-save-bees-not-cutting-grass Meanwhile the Bexley Conservative administration is set … Continue reading →

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How Bexley Council voted yes to concreting Crayford Marshes Green Belt and yet another designated wildlife site

Posted on 21/03/2017 by Chris Rose

Back on February 16th a majority of Bexley Council’s Planning Committee voted with the chief planning officer’s recommendation to approve the Roxhill ‘Strategic Railfreight Interchange’ scheme on the southern part of Crayford Marshes, termed the landfill and agricultural area.  This … Continue reading →

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Thames21 removes 132 car tyres from land by Cray and upgrades pollution trap at Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 17/03/2017 by Chris Rose

The Thames21 team were in action again on 15th March 2017, making a positive difference to the local environment. Staff member Joanna Barton led a group of three volunteers, between them extricating 132 fly-tipped car tyres from land along By-way … Continue reading →

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Lizards and butterflies herald spring at Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 16/03/2017 by Chris Rose

So warm and sunny was it on March 15th at Thames Road Wetland that although it felt like the kind of day the Lizards would start to come out in force, they didn’t begin to show on the old tyre … Continue reading →

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Thames21 and St. Paul’s Academy make Great British Spring Clean impact

Posted on 14/03/2017 by Chris Rose

Thames Road Wetland, the River Wansunt and the Cray along By-way 105 benefitted from the efforts of Thames21 and St. Paul’s Academy in Greenwich on March 5th, as 19 bags of rubbish (including separated recyclables), wooden pallets, items of clothing, electrical equipment … Continue reading →

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