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FRIENDS OF FOOTS CRAY MEADOWS - LITTER PICK, SATURDAY 6th JUNE.FFCM run a litter clearance session on the meadows on the first Saturday of each month. The next one is on 6th June starting at 10a.m.
For details see:
Community litter pick on the meadows | Foots Cray Meadows
www.footscraymeadows.org
Being the first Saturday of the month, on 6 June the Information Centre will be open from 10.00 until about 13.00 during which time we plan to do a litter pick on the meadows. Volunteers are welcome a...
WOODLANDS FARM - BEE SURVEY WALK POSTPONEDWith the weather being rather wet and unpredictable I have decided to cancel the bee walk tomorrow (4th June).
It has been rescheduled to Wednesday 17th June.
Hopefully see you then.
Hannah Ricketts <education@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org>
Education Officer
Working Days: Monday and Wednesday - Friday.
The Woodlands Farm Trust
331 Shooters Hill
Welling
Kent
DA16 3RP
FREE Fly ID workshop, London Natural History Museum, Monday 8th June. Online registration necessary.There are over 7,000 species of fly in the UK, but it's fair to say that the study of this large and important group of animals is somewhat neglected in Bexley. If you'd like to know more, you may be interested in this event. For further info/registering link:
Beginner’s Workshop to Diptera: Common Fly Families
www.eventbrite.co.uk
Join the Diptera team at the Natural History Museum for a beginner-friendly workshop introducing the identification of common fly families.
TWO WILDLIFE EVENTS AT FOOTSCRAY MEADOWS, SUNDAY 7th JUNEJoin FRIENDS OF FOOTSCRAY MEADOWS on a FREE and informative walk around the site's 8 wildlife ponds, starting at Five Arches bridge at 12.30 p.m. This finishes at approxomately 2p.m. at a wildlife afternoon event at ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Rectory Lane.
FFi on FFC walk:
www.footscraymeadows.org/event-details/pond-to-pond-walk-and-wildlife-afternoon
More info on event at the church in image attached.
Lesnes Abbey Woods wildlife conservation work this Sunday, June 7th ...Ffi: The Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods
www.friendsoflesnesabbeyandwoods.com
Tag Archives: Karen Sutton
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
Tagged birds, Crossness, Karen Sutton
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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 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
Bexley RSPB Crossness bird walk, September 18th 2018.
Migrants still few and far between as Peregrine, Kestrel and Stonechat provide the birding highlights for 24 attendees at BRSPB’s Crossness outing. Download the PDF file .
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Tagged Bexley RSPB, Crossness, Karen Sutton, Kestrel, Little Egret, Peregrine, Stonechat
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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
Crossness Nature Reserve – new programme of events announced. Potential new members welcome. Possible first record of Bearded Tit breeding at the site.
Upcoming Crossness Nature Reserve events – enjoy, learn and help manage one of Bexley’s finest wildlife sites. This Saturday afternoon (15th July), there is a Kids Go Wild event on the nature reserve, where your children or grandchildren might like to … Continue reading
Odonata survey training event adds Red-eyed Damselfly to Crossness roster
Some ten plus Red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) seen on the Southern Marsh at Crossness by attendees at the June 3rd Dragonfly and Damselfly identification workshop led by London Wildlife Trust’s David Courtneidge, brings the total number of species recorded at … Continue reading
Bexley butterfly recording – Mike Robinson provides first dates and a sightings log for early 2017. Transect count volunteers sought.
Local butterfly recorders are beginning to work together to build a better picture of the distribution, flight period and numbers of Bexley’s butterflies. Mike Robinson has been collating available data to produce a list of first sightings for the year … Continue reading
Bexley RSPB visit to Crossness nature reserve, 21st Feb 2017 – report and pictures
Ralph and Brenda Todd’s report on the latest birdwalk they have led, this time at Crossness on Erith Marshes. Good variety of birds seen including, for some, glimpses of a Bearded Tit. Download the PDF file .