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- Help check river pollution with the Cray/Shuttle Outflow Safari
- Bexley RSPB Group Walk: Crossness Nature Reserve, Tuesday 31st May 2022
- Bexley RSPB – report of March bird/nature walk, Southmere Lake, Thamesmead former Golf Course and Thames Foreshore
- Report of Bexley RSPB KWT Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and Bough Beech Reservoir walks, February 15th.
- Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve bird walk report, 22nd November 2021
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FREE ONLINE MAMMAL EVENTS ...HEDGEHOGS:An Evening with Hedgehog Street: National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme special – Tuesday 7th May 2024. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmptes.org/event/an-evening-with-hedgehog-street-nhmp-special-tuesday-7th-may-2024/WATER VOLESWatching Water Voles Webinar – Wednesday 22nd May 2024. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmptes.org/events/category/water-voles/Water Vole Ecology and Field Signs Training – Thursday 23rd May 2024. 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmptes.org/event/water-vole-ecology-and-field-signs-training-thursday-23rd-may-2024/Upcoming Events – People's Trust for Endangered Species
We’re excited to bring you a 1-hour webinar, focusing on our favourite element of our popular Water Vole Ecology and Field Signs course – the identification of water voles and their field signs...2 days ago
URBAN TREE WEEK EVENTS AT LESNES.Saturday 18th of May - 11:30am - 13:00pm FREE. Tour of the Lesnes Abbey Arboretum. In this walk we will focus on the area known as the arboretum which was specifically planted with a selection of rare native trees as well as globally sourced exotics.urbantreefestival.org/lesnes-abbey-tourSaturday 18th May - 13:30pm - 14:30pm. £6. Join the Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods for a guided walk through our ancient woodlands. A circular route with some steady climbs on well-trodden paths takes us on a journey of discovery.urbantreefestival.org/lesnes-abbey-woodland-walk ... See MoreSee LessLesnes Abbey Tour — Urban Tree Festival
In this walk we will focus on the area known as the arboretum which was specifically planted with a selection of rare native trees as well as globally sourced exotics6 days ago
Guided Bat walk, Danson Park. 10/5/24.www.facebook.com/FriendsofDansonPark/posts/pfbid02ry29xhKQNrwbjv8mrLjYzpY99N4L61446BrL5nsF6vnAR1e...Please note that due to very high demand there are no more places available for next weeks Bat Walk. If you received an email or message to confirm your place on the waiting list and if places become available you will be contacted by one of the committee members. Unfortunately we are unable to add any more names to the waiting list. Our next guided bat walk is open for bookingsFriday 10 May at 8 pm at Danson Stables carparkAdults £5Accompanied children freeThese are normally oversubscribed, so please email friendsofdansonpark@gmail.com or text 07596 657763 to book your place. ... See MoreSee Less6 days ago
RECYCLING FOR CHARITY EVENTby Wasteless Market.Wednesday 15th May, 13.00-15.00Bexleyheath Library, Townley Road, BexleyheathWe will be collecting hard-to recycle packaging in aid of charity as part of the Eco-Library tour - a monthly drop-in session where you can discuss and get ideas for sustainable living.Please check the list of acceptable items below, as these do change. All packaging must be flat, empty and sorted into the categories shown.For every kg collected £1 is donated to charity (apart from the blister packs). Charities supported are: Kent & London Air Ambulance; Pathfinder Guide Dogs; Against Breast Cancer and Mind in Bexley.Biscuit, cake & cracker packetsBras - any conditionBread & bakery product wrappers - only plasticCheese packets - clean & dry pleaseDishwasher tablet pouches & household wipe packaging (no other types of wipe please)Broken Food storage boxes & reusable plastic drinking bottlesLaundry pod pouchesMedicine blister packsPlastic Milk bottle tops (washed and dried please)Used postage stampsPringles tubes - no lids - squashed flat pleasePrinter cartridges (inkjet only)Medicine blister pack recycling incurs a cost for us - if you would like to support us with the cost of this scheme, or to make a donation towards our work, please visit our localgiving page at localgiving.org/charity/Wasteless-market/Thank you! ... See MoreSee LessWasteless Community Hub Ltd | Localgiving
We believe that local is better. By connecting grassroots organisations with donations, fundraising and grants plus resources and support, we are proud to help thousands of UK community groups do amaz...7 days ago
THAMES21 - TARGETED HIMALAYAN BALSAM ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON RIVER CRAY.** Revised schedule with date changes**A couple of the proposed Friday sessions have now been changed to Saturdays, which will hopefully enable people to join in who are not able to make weekdays. Past attempts to tackle the plentiful Himalayan Balsam on the Cray have jumped around from one location to another, with no sustained effort working from upstream downward. Consequently, plants removed from lower down the river can simply be replaced by seed washed down from further up. Balsam seed only remains viable for a couple of years, so a more disciplined approach could start to clear the river of it.Michael O'Neill will be leading 6 events in total over this spring and summer period, 3 on the upper stretch of the affected Cray, 3 on the next stretch down.The upper stretch being from Water Lane off North Cray Road, down to Old Bexley Village, the lower stretch being from Old Bexley Village to the confluence of the river Shuttle, next to Dartfordians Rugby Club.Dates and links are given below for both the Thames21 website (which carries background details) and for the Plinth event sign up pages.Please send these dates on to your contacts if you think they would be interested in getting involved, either as a volunteer or to coordinate control works on the Cray river. Any questions, please do let me know.Here are the links:Booking: 2nd event - Friday 03/5/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/m2F8e62NkwUwurdy4diJ3rd event - NOW Saturday 25/5/24 book.plinth.org.uk/e/i0JY9SORp1q0JstoVRTF 4th event - NOW Saturday 1/6/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/gpVVKbNti5oxiuP8lmZg 5th event (London Rivers Week) Friday 21/6/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/S1vEqb7sJoztovKqWxvg6th event - Friday 5/7/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/04q3NEldqncXlKLf5H1KFurther info:www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-2/ (2nd Event) - same background details apply to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th events. Kind regardsMichael O'NeillEngagement OfficerM +44 (0)7597584363 www.thames21.org.uk ... See MoreSee LessRecent Comments
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Category Archives: London Wildlife Trust
Getting to grips with plant characteristics at Crossness
Yesterday (May 20th) , Tony Wileman, from the London Wildlife Trust, came to Crossness Nature Reserve to educate us on the wonderful world of wildflower identification. Twelve people braved the dark skies and unexpected showers and learned tonnes by doing … Continue reading
May workdays at Braeburn Park
Work continues apace at the London Wildlife Trust’s new reserve in Crayford, just up the road from the railway station. The following details of sessions in May have been received from Shaun Marriott, Reserves Officer (South), Phone: 020 7252 9186 / … Continue reading
CROSSNESS – exciting range of educational wildlife events announced for the summer
From Karen Sutton – Biodiversity Team Manager, Thames Water Crossness Nature Reserve. I have arranged a diverse series of events through to September, both to showcase the fabulous range of wildlife on the site, and to provide an introduction to … Continue reading
‘Developer’ Andersons to cram Erith Quarry reptiles into less than half the required space
Under pressure from sharply critical submissions by Bexley Natural Environment Forum and London Wildlife Trust, the Anderson Group, which is seeking permission from Bexley Council to build over 75% of the 22ha Erith Quarry, a Grade 1 Site of Importance … Continue reading
Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation report ‘in the long grass’ for over a year – is Bexley taking biodiversity seriously?
Having recently been subject to considerable criticism over its vegetation management on sensitive wildlife sites, we would normally welcome Bexley Council’s apparent enthusiasm for some long grass, but not when it is (metaphorically) being used as a repository for the … Continue reading
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Provisional checklist and account of Bexley mammals published at ‘Bexley Wildlife’ website
Mammals as a group are poorly recorded in London and their distribution is not well understood, partly because many species are small and largely nocturnal. Information about the status of mammal species in Bexley is limited and widely scattered. In … Continue reading
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Braeburn Park bird walks provide valuable introduction to the site
The London Wildlife Trust’s new Braeburn Park reserve in Crayford is better known by neighbours and other Bexley residents, including existing wildlife enthusiasts, thanks to two walks led by LWT staffer Peter Beckenham. Sixteen people has come along on January … Continue reading
Eighteen enjoy Hall Place/Crayford Rough bird walk in sunny interlude
RSPB Bexley Local Group Walk – Hall Place South and Crayford Rough Tuesday 13th January 2014 – Leaders Ralph and Brenda Todd Ninety minutes before our walk began the skies were thick grey and heavy rain had just ceased, within … Continue reading
ERITH QUARRY – BEXLEY’S ‘LAST GREAT WILDERNESS’ – UNDER THREAT FROM PLANNING APPLICATION. PLEASE OBJECT! NEW DEADLINE WEDS 17th DECEMBER.
Chris Rose, Vice-chair Bexley Natural Environment Forum Erith Quarry, a Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, is now the subject of a planning application for 600 dwellings, which would see three quarters of its semi-natural habitat destroyed. London … Continue reading