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All welcome at Thames21 Wetland Discovery event, Gallions Lake, Thamesmead. 25th April.Booking and more details at:book.plinth.org.uk/e/JYiK5o1EZLcHRsZef1be?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2VOcdNkoirlIYi9D_rnqDRw9n9ED...Gallions Lake Wetland Discovery (Nature Forum)
<p><br></p><p>🌿 Join Thames21 for an unforgettable evening of discovery at Gallions Lake! 🌊</p><p><br></p><p>📅 Date: April 25th</p><p>🕒 Time: 17:30 - 18:45</p><p><br></p><p>Meet off Whinch...2 days ago
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CRAY AT CRAYFORD - UPCOMING SESSIONS.Below is the schedule for our next few dates, which involve litter removal and sometimes vegetation management. All sessions are Fridays and run from 10am to around 12.30 (may be 1pm with packing up). The meeting point is where Barnes Cray Road in Crayford meets Footpath 106 (graphic attached).3rd May7th June5th JulyOur next session is going to involve undergrowth cutting so long sleeves needed!2nd August - this session will be on the St Paul's Cray/ Sidcup border, at Ruxley Gravel Pits Nature Reserve, near Foots Cray Tesco's. We will be joining the North West Kent Countryside Partnership for a litter pick on a beautiful site with 3 lakes.This site is not usually open to the public so it is a fantastic opportunity to see it. We hope to remove all litter from the site, a task started by volunteers in the winter but with water levels too high to finish it. I am happy to walk you round any of the site you have not seen whilst litter picking. NWKCP is likely to offer lifts from Hall Place - details to follow. Best wishesSarah ... See MoreSee Less3 days ago
THAMES21 LAUNCHES CONTINUATION OF TARGETED HIMALAYAN BALSAM ERADICATION PROGRAMME ON RIVER CRAY.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.Micahel 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:book.plinth.org.uk/e/y60VP19JxW7up2gnWQOP 1st event - 26/4/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/m2F8e62NkwUwurdy4diJ 2nd event - 03/5/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/i0JY9SORp1q0JstoVRTF 3rd event - 24//5/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/gpVVKbNti5oxiuP8lmZg 4th event - 31/5/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/S1vEqb7sJoztovKqWxvg 5th event (London River Week) 21/6/24book.plinth.org.uk/e/04q3NEldqncXlKLf5H1K 6th event - 5/7/24www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz/ ( 1st Event)www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-2/ (2nd Event)www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-3/ ( 3rd Event)www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-5/ ( 4th Event)www.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-6/ ( 5th Event) LondonRivers Weekwww.thames21.org.uk/event/cray-river-balsam-blitz-4/ ( 6th Event)Kind regardsMichael O'NeillEngagement OfficerM +44 (0)7597584363| W www.thames21.org.uk ... See MoreSee Less3 days ago
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WOODLANDS FARM BEE WALK AND SURVEYJust to let you know that our next wildlife survey will be the Bee Walk on Thursday 25th April at 2pm. As usual please meet in the farmyard outside the office.If you are able to make it please let me know.Thank you.Hannah Ricketts <education@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org>Education OfficerThe Woodlands Farm Trust331 Shooters HillWellingKentDA16 3RPTel: 0208 3198900Website: ... See MoreSee LessAs a charity Woodlands Farm is run as a conservation and education project, which provides an opportunity to find out about farming life and farm animals as well as a chance to experience the countrys...Recent Comments
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Category Archives: Trees
New survey shows 80% of public support less grass cutting as Bexley set to spend £90K on more frequent mowing and hedge-trimming
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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Tree Preservation Order – Bexley Street Index
Useful information on the location of TPOs in Bexley from the Council’s website at: https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-building-control/trees-and-hedges/questions-about-trees-and-hedges#tpo Scroll down to find a list of TPOs by road in the Borough. Information was previously at the following link, but that now generates a … Continue reading
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No more wind in Mill Willows for now as bridge works result in cutting back
Trees at the Old Mill in Bexley village have been cut back to make way for bridge strengthening works, but River Cray project officer Michael Heath encouraged the landowner to have them pruned/pollarded within the TfL budget rather than removed, … Continue reading
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Landowner gives trees the chop in Sidcup SINC
Mature trees by the railway line on Jubilee Way, Sidcup, have been cut down by landowner – who did not bother to consult the Council – despite them falling within the Sidcup rail linesides Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. This … Continue reading
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Real (slim) shady – ‘Tesco trees’ show value of urban greenery
The trees on the former Council Offices/Tesco site on the Broadway are improving an otherwise ugly area, and providing valuable shade on hot summer days. This row of London Planes along the Broadway was destined for the chop, but have … Continue reading
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Save Our Green Spaces Campaign questions protection of trees
SOCSC raises Freedom of Information request to question the future of the trees in the parks earmarked for sale. Colin Rowland Head of Parks and Open Spaces London Borough of Bexley Dear Colin BEXLEY COUNCIL’S PROPOSED SALE OF 27 GREEN … Continue reading
SOGS campaign seeks tree info and protection plans for threatened sites
The Save our Green Spaces Campaign group has submitted a Freedom of Information Request to Bexley Council (set out below) , asking for details of the many trees that occur on sites that the Council is considering for sale, and … Continue reading
Bexley’s best Mistletoe tree?
Does Sidcup have the best Mistletoe tree in the Borough? I am not clear on the species of tree, but it is clearly a relative of the Horse Chestnut from the leaf shape. The population of Mistletoe in its boughs … Continue reading
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Shuttle corridor is Mistletoe magnet and Small Tortoiseshell sanctuary
On my way to the Bexley Park Woods event meeting point yesterday (March 12th) there was a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on the Shuttle riverbank just to the west of the tree line. Afterwards another was seen by the river at … Continue reading
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Thames Road Wetland – then and now.
For what will have long been considered a fairly inconsequential piece of ground on the road from Erith and Slade Green to Dartford, Thames Road Wetland has generated an interesting, if somewhat limited legacy of photographs that pre-date the wetland … Continue reading
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