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FURTHER REED SUPRESSION WORK AT THAMES ROAD WETLANDFive volunteers on 22nd March put in twenty-two and a half person hours of effort.The focus was on cutting back new Reed growth in a previously cut area, raking the debris and silt into piles for future removal. Most people just won't be aware of just how fast this stuff grows - some patches had shot up between 1 and 2 feet in a fortnight, a rate of growth that will only increase as temperatures rise, so we're really going to have to attempt to keep it in check this year to try and weaken/kill off some areas in order to maintain open water and a mix of vegetation types.We were surprised by the apparent lack of macro invertebrates in the raked up material. On the several piles I created, there were only 2 Water Lice, 1 Spider, 1 one centimetre long black Water Beetle, 1 Water Scorpion and a Pond Skater.Bramble work and litter removal were also carried out.The first spore-bearing cones of Great Horsetail were now visible, looking somewhat like an unopened fungus fruiting body. A largish plant of Early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima) was in flower adjacent to the wetland. Somehow having gone unnoticed previously, there was a longish run of flowering Danish Scurvy Grass (Cochlearia danica) along the Thames Road pavement side of the TRW fence - along with the unwelcome sight of large amounts of fragmented litter. This coastal plant has spread inland along salted roadways. A Chiffchaff singing was another herald of spring. There were at least 2 or 3 Cetti's Warblers and 3, maybe 4, Water Rails. Proceedings were enlivened by the sight of a couple of technicians scaling the pylon to the south. Not seen this here before, or anywhere else for that matter - except on TV. Rather them than me, though they could have got us some nice aerial photos of the wetland ....... Going past the site on a train on the 23rd, I caught a brief glimpse of a Corvid with a diamond-shaped tail, flying just south of the site, which could well have been a Raven.[Photos by: Ray, Pamela and Chris]Chris Rose, Volunteer Site Manager ... See MoreSee Less1 week ago
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Planting hedgerows and hedgerow maintenance - info sessionCPRE London is organising an online hedgerow info and Q&A event with a hedgerow expert, Megan Gimber from PTES. It'll be a great opportunity to find out more about planting hedgerows and hedgerow maintenance, to ensure your hedgerows have a long and healthy life. We're very lucky to have her as she's an expert in the field and she'll be able to answer a lot of your questions!It will be at 1-2pm on Friday 22nd March via Zoom. If you know anyone else who'd benefit from this talk, then please feel free to invite them. We want as many people as possible to benefit from this meeting!Booking here: ... See MoreSee LessCPRE Hedgerow Info Session and Q&A - CPRE London - Tickets
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Category Archives: Crossness Nature Reserve
Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve bird walk report, 22nd November 2021
Report of November’s bird walk at Crossness, courtesy Ralph and Brenda Todd and Site Manager Karen Sutton: Download the PDF file .
Posted in Bird watching, Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve
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KAREN CALLS FOR CROSSNESS PHOTOS
Thames Water is looking to promote and celebrate the wildlife sites, such as Crossness, that it manages within its estate. Site Manager Karen Sutton says: ‘Many of you send us your beautiful photos from around Crossness Nature Reserve and Southern Marsh, … Continue reading
Posted in Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, Erith Marshes
Tagged Crossness, Karen Sutton, photography, Thames Water
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CROSSNESS UPDATE, DECEMBER 2019. From Karen Sutton, Reserve Manager.
CROSSNESS UPDATE, DECEMBER 2019. From Karen Sutton, Reserve Manager . Dear Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve, I hope you have enjoyed all that autumn offers at Crossness, and are now getting ready for those crisp, frosty, winter mornings, which can … Continue reading
Crossness latest – new survey shows scarce invertebrates survived pollution incident
Crossness site manager Karen Sutton reports on events, wildlife, upcoming site maintenance activity and impending disruption to the Thames path arising from Environment Agency works. Events: Crossness hosted the ‘BEXLEY GREEN DRINKS’ on 11th Sept, which is the social and networking … Continue reading
Crossness news – incinerator, Water Voles, birds, butterflies, bees, bugs and upcoming events …..
Karen Sutton provides an update from Crossness LNR at Erith Marshes about the latest issues, wildlife and public events at the site …….. Crayford Marshes success, and Cory’s plans that will impact Crossness Nature Reserve: Back in 2016, many of … Continue reading
Crossness Wildlife Records for 2018
Crossness sightings for last year. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Copy-of-Q1_2018_WildlifeRecords.pdf http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Copy-of-Q2_2018_WildlifeRecords.pdf http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Copy-of-Q3_2018_WildlifeRecords.pdf http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Copy-of-Q4_2018_WildlifeRecords.pdf Download the PDF file . Download the PDF file . Download the PDF file . Download the PDF file .
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Crossness Nature Reserve – Kids Go Wild (Round one …)
We ran the first of two family events titled ‘Kids Go Wild’ on Saturday 15th July. Children and grandchildren got to try their hand at pond-dipping, where there was some friendly competition going on as to who could get the … Continue reading
Karen welcomes student visitors to Crossness Nature Reserve
I entertained some very enthusiastic (despite the rain) young naturalists at Crossness Nature Reserve last week. Students from Hertfordshire’s Simon Balle Academy came all the way over to south-east London when they heard about our Slow Worms. Two very clever … Continue reading
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Cory/Borax fields found to be of regional, possibly national, importance for invertebrates (post outline planning permission …..). Campaigner pressure appears to be paying dividends.
Further wildlife survey work, required by Bexley Council as part of its granting of outline planning permission for the building by Cory of large data centres on open fields next to Crossness Nature Reserve, has revealed them to be of … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, BNEF, Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, Demonstration, development threat, Erith Marshes, Uncategorized
Tagged Bexley Council, Bexley Council planning committee, Bexley Natural Environment Forum, Borax, Cory, Cory/Borax fields, Crossness, Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve, invertebrates, open mosaic habitat, planning, Shrill Carder Bee, Thames Gateway
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