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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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Spring migration at Crossness and birdwalk 24th April
http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Dear-Friends-of-Crossness-Nature-Reserve.pdf
Will Bexley council compensate local residents for fall in their property values?
With Government and Mayor of London research demonstrating a 5-7% premium for properties adjacent to parks, local residents will be facing a fall in their property values when Bexley’s Conservatives build on our parks. What will Bexley Council do about … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, Land sales, Parks
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Floating Pennywort removal at Sidcup Golf Club
A good sized team of around 30 from a selection of groups, including Sidcup Golf Club, Thames21 and North West Kent Countryside Partnership, turned up to the event this morning for invasive plant removal, organised and led by Friends of … Continue reading
Danson Park February 2016 sightings
Sightings from John Turner. We are always pleased to receive bird reports. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Danson-Park-sightings-Feb-2016.pdf
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Pennywort removal at Sidcup Golf Club – your help needed.
Dear Volunteers, Some of you may have attended our first event at Sidcup Golf Club last year but for those of you that didn’t, here is a little background. Floating Pennywort is a highly invasive non-native species and it is growing in … Continue reading
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Friends of The Shuttle conservation programme 2016
Keep an eye on our Calendar page and Facebook postings for updates throughout the year. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FOTs-programme-2016.pdf FOTs programme 2016
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Sidcup Garden Project newsletter January 2016
Sarah Witney tells us that the next session is this Saturday, 13th Feb at 10am. Location is the Rose Garden, Sidcup Place. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SGP-News-letter-Jan-Feb-2016.pdf
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December 15, the warmest year ever globally.
“An exceptional and record breaking month”, Met Office. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PM-49-January-31-2016.pdf Other reports for previous months available at: https://app.box.com/s/4s0juq011umknr98rav2
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Buzzards and Red Kites
With both Buzzards and Red Kites having been seen around the Hall Place area in the last few days, Joe Johnson describes the differences. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Species-spotlight-Common-buzzard-red-kite-Joe-J.pdf Species spotlight – Common buzzard & red kite Joe
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Bird reports Danson Park, January 2016.
Latest report from our regular contributor, John Turner. 01/06/2016 15/01/16 20/01/16 28/01/16 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. sunny Great-crested Grebe 3 1 3 2 Little Grebe 1 2 2 Cormorant 8 9 6 5 Heron 3 3 3 2 Mute Swan … Continue reading
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