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- Bexley RSPB Group Walk: Crossness Nature Reserve, Tuesday 31st May 2022
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DANSON PARK FUNDRAISERS. NEXT EVENT SUNDAY 14th APRIL ......www.facebook.com/FriendsofDansonPark/posts/pfbid0jHkaHb6gPUj6zvRNbdwB9oJnwWR7gzgEa5TcfRKVJD4P3C5a...Just a reminder that our shop will be open tomorrow- Sunday 24th March.2 days ago
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 Less7 days 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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Tag Archives: London Wildlife Trust
Upcoming Braeburn Park workdays with the London Wildlife Trust – more help needed!
Shaun Marriott, Reserves Officer (South), London Wildlife Trust, is looking for more help with site management as the winter looms, since there is much to do and there has been less help from the local community so far than had … Continue reading
Braeburn Park (LWT) to Churchfield Wood and St. Mary’s Churchyard. Some plants and insects seen on 16th August.
On a warm sunny day at London Wildlife Trust’s Braeburn Park reserve there were fair numbers of butterflies about. Holly Blues were seen across the site. Some male (mostly) and female Common Blues were on the large grassy/scrubby bund to west … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Butterflies, Churchfield Wood, Invasive species, Invertebrates, London Wildlife Trust, Plants in Bexley, Recording, vegetation management, Volunteering, wild flowers
Tagged Braeburn Park, Brown Argus, Churchfield wood, Hare's-foot Clover, Harebell, Hazel coppice, Jersey Tiger moth, London Wildlife Trust, Marjoram, Old Bexley, Small Heath, Southern Hawker, St. Mary's churchyard, Tansy, Tree of Heaven, Upright Hedge-parsley, Wasp Spider, Wild Basil
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Braeburn Park (LWT) holds first public ‘open day’
London Wildlife Trust held a first public ‘open day’ at its Braeburn Park reserve in Crayford, on July 10th. The weather started off overcast but brightened up. Bexley Council’s new Mayor put in an appearance. Bird walks took place, and … Continue reading
LWT announces Braeburn ‘open day’
The Braeburn Park Nature Reserve in Crayford, over the railway line from Hall Place, which is managed by London Wildlife Trust, will be holding an open day on Sunday 10th July. See poster below for details: Download the PDF file … Continue reading
Posted in Braeburn Park, Crayford, London Wildlife Trust
Tagged Braeburn Park, Crayford, London Wildlife Trust
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London butterfly project set up to produce new distribution atlas. Bexley butterfly and moth Facebook page launched.
The London Natural History Society is calling on existing and potential new recorders to help produce a new butterfly distribution atlas for Greater London, the results of which will be compared with the last LNHS survey which was in 1980-86. Much has … Continue reading
Old Farm Park group eyes biodiversity improvements, as it emerges Council’s 12m strip won’t protect SINC area
Save Old Farm Park campaigners announced some time ago that they would be looking to increase the park’s wildlife value whether the sell-off of the eastern half by Bexley Council went ahead or not. We can report that some initial … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, development threat, Old Farm Park, Open spaces, Parks, Planning
Tagged Bexley Council, Cllr. Peter Craske, copses, London Wildlife Trust, planning, SINC, UKIP
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Crayford Marshes – London Wildlife Trust objection to road/rail depot threat
London Wildlife Trust has submitted a highly critical objection to the re-heated proposal from an outfit called Roxhill to build a large rail/road interchange depot on a substantial part of the southern end of Crayford Marshes, adjacent to Slade Green … Continue reading
Skylark and Corn Bunting spotlight – species in serious UK decline are now under threat in Bexley
Skylarks and Corn Buntings are both farmland bird species of the highest UK conservation concern due to major declines in recent decades. Current planning applications in Bexley threaten to make this worse. According to the RSPB the Skylark population halved during … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bird watching, Crayford Marshes, Crossness, development threat
Tagged Corn Bunting, Ecology Solutions, London Wildlife Trust, railfreight, red-listed, Roxhill, Skylark
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