Category Archives: Barnehurst

Barnehurst Golf Course butterfly bonanza

Barnehurst Golf course has a good variety of habitats, and thus a good list of butterflies, which is one of the reasons why London Wildlife Trust have recommended that it be promoted from a ‘Local’ to a ‘Grade 2’ Site … Continue reading

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For the sake of Slow Worms, be careful with your compost heap!

For some years now there have been Slow Worms (Anguis fragilis) in my Barnehurst garden , and at some point one or more (the most was 5 at once) turn up in one of the compost heaps. Indeed there were … Continue reading

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Bursted Bluebells – removal of Spanish hybrids continues

The Bexley Council-approved volunteer project to remove Spanish-native hybrid Bluebells in Bursted Woods, Barnehurst, is now in its third spring. Neighbour and Bexley Wildlife Facebook follower John Holland helped me today and we had taken out a largish sack full … Continue reading

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Conserving some of Bexley’s rare plants

The latest e-mail from the Kent Botanical Recording Group, which is producing a comprehensive register of rare plants in the county (which in this case includes that part of west Kent that is now in Greater London) called for information … Continue reading

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Environment Forum to host 19th March meeting for open space sell-off opponents

On behalf of Bexley Natural Environment Forum (the umbrella group for Friends of parks and open spaces and wildlife campaigners in the Borough), we are inviting campaigners to a meeting at Bexley (Village) Library next Thursday 19th at 3pm to … Continue reading

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Barnehurst Conservatives won’t campaign to save park but will “push the case for a replacement”.

Local residents are receiving a letter from their local Conservative Councillors. As with their local Conservative MP, no commitment to campaign to save the park, but some ‘pushing for a replacement’. This response from a local resident says it all … Continue reading

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‘Consultation’ on Manor Way sell-off.

Just posted on the Save Old Manor Way Playground Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/saveoldmanorwayplayground **** Some of you may have already seen this, but I will post it just to make sure word is spread to everyone! This is a message sent … Continue reading

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