Category Archives: Trees

Residents revolt over Council ‘carnage’ on banks of Wyncham Stream. New row as Council describes heavy-handed management of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation as ‘tree maintenance’.

Bexley Council is once again under scrutiny for an apparently budget-driven ‘scorched earth’ approach to vegetation management. Complaints from residents about the severity of an operation last week along the Wyncham stream, a tributary of the Shuttle, where it flows between Brookend … 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

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Little wind in the Willows as Crossness team stem reedbed tree encroachment

There was a good turnout at Crossness today (Jan 23rd) on a frosty, but sunny and largely wind-chill-free morning, in order to take some willows out of the protected area scrape reedbed, so as to prevent it becoming Willow carr. … Continue reading

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Is failure to replant street trees damaging local property values?

TREES IN BEXLEY. David Webb comments on Bexley Council’s cut backs in street tree planting.  *** photo: During the summer of 2014 some trees along Berkeley Avenue were removed due to safety and disease reasons. These trees will not be … Continue reading

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Environment Forum calls for Tesco tree reprieve as store plan collapses.

Troubled supermarket giant Tesco has today announced that it is abandoning plans for a new store on Bexleyheath Broadway on the site of the former Council offices, offering the prospect of a reprieve for an important row of trees. Given … Continue reading

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Danson is new Ring-neck roost destination

One of the great, albeit ‘exotic’, wildlife spectacles in Bexley in recent years has been the sight and sound of Ring-necked Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) flying in successive groups out of various sites in Bexley towards their final night time roost … Continue reading

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London wide tree and woodland survey.

 An opportunity to volunteer (and get training) for a London wide tree and woodland survey. Any volunteers in Bexley? Introducing the London i-Tree Eco Project, which is taking place from April this year. This project aims to evaluate the ecosystem services provided … Continue reading

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