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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
Category Archives: Belvedere
Cory ‘Environmental’ doesn’t believe its own propaganda
Cory ‘Environmental’, the company that has submitted to Bexley Council – in the name of its Belvedere incinerator arm – a plan for two four-storey buildings to cover most of the former Borax fields next to Crossness Nature Reserve, has not … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley Council, BNEF, Crossness Nature Reserve, development threat, Erith Marshes, Grass Snake, Mammals, Planning, Reptiles and Amphibians, Uncategorized
Tagged Belvedere incinerator, Bexley Council, Cory 'Environmental', Crossness Nature Reserve, ecological survey, Erith Marshes, Great Crested Newt, reptiles, Water Shrew
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Bexley Against River Crossings meeting, January 5th Belvedere
The next meeting of Bexley Against River Crossings (BARC) will be at The Belvedere Community Centre, Mitchell Close, Belvedere. on Tuesday 5 January at 2.30pm. Transport for London is conducting yet another consultation: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/rivercrossings/east-of-silvertown#Gallions reach and Belvedere river crossings with a … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley, Bexley Council, River Thames, Thames bridges, Traffic
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Bexley birds maintain media profile
Crossness Kestrels in hardcopy ‘News Shopper’ two editions running. Joined by Swifts this week. The Kestrel family at Crossness Nature Reserve on Erith Marshes was splashed across the top of the front page in last week’s ‘News Shopper’, so it … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bird watching, BNEF, Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, Environment, Erith Marshes, Raptors
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‘Strawberry field’ on Belvedere industrial estate
Strawberry Clover (Trifolium fragiferum) is a rare plant in the London area, most frequently found in the lower Thames part of the capital. It is subtly different enough from the common White Clover on account of its slightly neater, pinker … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Crossness, Plants in Bexley, Recording
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Nuxley Road, Belvedere, a Swift hotspot
There was a spectacular and heart-warming sight of 31 Swifts over the north end of Nuxley Road in Bexley village yesterday evening around half past eight, oftentimes swooping low over the buildings. One can imagine that in the past there … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley, Bird watching
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Thames river crossings seminar for campaigners – Nov 18th, City Hall
Thames river crossings seminar hosted by Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly The Green Party is the only party operating in Bexley that is publicly opposed to the new road crossing proposals (Beckton-Gallions Reach, Rainham-Belvedere) currently being … Continue reading
Meeting for anti-bridge campaigners
London Assembly member Darren Johnson AM (Green Party) will host a public meeting at City Hall on November 18th, starting at 9am for 9.30. To register your interest, please e-mail Rachel Carlill <Rachel.Carlill@london.gov.uk> and put ‘register’ in the subject line. … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley Council, Planning, River Thames, Thamesmead
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Meeting for anti-east London road bridge campaigners / Boris answers on river crossing matters
London Assembly member Darren Johnson AM (Green Party) will host a public meeting at City Hall on river crossings in November. To register your interest, please e-mail “Rachel Carlill” <Rachel.Carlill@london.gov.uk> and put ‘register’ in the subject line. Through this meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley Council, BNEF, GLA, Planning, Sustainability, Thames bridges, Thamesmead
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