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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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Interesting roadside vegetation before the Council cuts it all down.
The Council’s contractors are quite good a identifying the verge areas planted with bulbs and not cutting these down until the leaves of the bulbs have had the chance to die back. I suppose we have to be grateful for … Continue reading
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Effects of extreme rainfall still evident at Hall Place.
A trip to Hall Place on a sunny Sunday 13th shows that this winter’s extreme rainfall is still having an impact locally even several weeks later. The Sunken Garden lives up to its name …… Normally one descends a few … Continue reading
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Thames21 at The Old Mill, Bexley Village
Michael Heath and his team working this morning on the River Cray in Bexley Village at The Old Mill. Passing through the Village I bumped into Michael and his team hard at work. Work Michael described to me as “a cross between … Continue reading
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Tump 53 Open Day
Open Day at reserve in Thamesmead – The community space that won a public vote over which project should receive £50K from the Peoples Millions Fund.
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St. Paul’s Academy help with conservation work
St. Paul’s Academy and Thames21 on the River Cray The Thames21 River Cray Project welcomed students from St Pauls Academy Greenwich on Saturday 1st March to Crayford. The school again joined with Thames21 volunteers at the Lower Cray and cleared … Continue reading
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Amphibian Conservation Research Conference comes to London.
The 2014 Amphibian Conservation Research Conference will be held at London Zoo on the weekend of 10th / 11th May. The overall theme of the symposium is evidence-based amphibian conservation, with an emphasis on applied in situ and ex situ … Continue reading
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Spring Summer events at Crossness Nature Reserve
Dear Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve, I hope this finds you all well and geared up for Spring/Summer. The bird hide at Crossness is now complete and looking amazing. Although it hasn’t had the official ribbon-cutting opening ceremony yet, it … Continue reading
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Mammal survey 2014
National charity PTES are conducting another annual mammal survey asking people to observe mammals in their local area. The survey starts on Monday 31st March and all you have to do is spend some time observing a chosen site (such … Continue reading
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Thames21 events to July 2014
Forthcoming Thames 21 practical conservation events in Bexley listed at: http://www.bexleywildlife.org/thames-21-bexley/#comment-14
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Carrion crow reacts to reflection.
Hall Place this Sunday. The only excuse you need not to clean your car.
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