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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
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Holes for Hedgehogs
I am going to be making a hole at ground level in the fences either side of my garden this weekend in support of the PTES campaign, Hedgehog Street. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a hedgehog in my garden, … Continue reading
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Birds in Sidcup report January to June 2014
Bird sightings in the Sidcup area in the last six months collected by Ian Stewart available now at: https://app.box.com/s/phhkwhx6y408fhwyzh1j
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‘Consultation’ on destruction of important Erith Quarry wildlife site
The former Erith Quarry site, ‘the last great wilderness in Bexley’, is a Grade 1 Bexley Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, but is now under threat of being built on. It has been damaged in the past by inappropriate … Continue reading
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Butterfly Survey 2014
Each year conservation charity Butterfly conservation undertake a citizen survey with people reporting the butterflies they see. here is this year’s survey form. You can download a copy of the survey form here: You can read more about the work … Continue reading
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Next BNEF meeting is a walk around important sites in Bexley Village
Next BNEF meeting Wednesday 23rd July As Bexley Natural Environment Forum plans to have a rather more informal meeting and a stroll around in Bexley, there is not a formal agenda for the meeting. As a reminder of the details. We … Continue reading
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Bexley Bird Report – January- June 2014
The new report of birds recorded in Bexley is available on our Birds in Bexley page. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/bird-watching-bexley/
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Weather and Climate reports for April 2014
Globally, April 2014 tied with April 2010 as warmest on record. Prime Meridian is published as part the outreach programme of the Ecospheres Project – Earth Campaign. prime-meridian01@hotmail.com http://www.ecospheresproject.wordpress.com/
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Helping researchers into Toad and Frog parasites.
Specimens of toad fly needed. The toad fly, Lucilia bufonivora, is recognised as an obligate parasite (meaning that’s all it eats) of toads and frogs in Britain and Europe; it causes considerable suffering to infested host amphibians. Infestations typically begin … Continue reading
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Danson Park Records May 2014
John Turner’s records for his regular visits to Danson Park. We are always interested in receiving reports of sightings from locations in Bexley, either in report form such as John’s (Excel spreadsheet) or as postings direct to our Bexley Wildlife … Continue reading
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