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Monday 10th August - mini-beasts and plants at Lesnes.Minibeast Hunting (1 1/4 hour family workshop)
£3 per child (accompanying adults come free!)
Come join us at Lesnes Abbey as we explore the vegetation and flowers around the park looking for minibeasts. Learn how to use a sweep net along with other equipment such as 2 way microscopes and discover the amazing insects, spiders and other smaller creatures that call Lesnes home.
Times: 10-11:15, 11:30-12:45, 1:00-2:15
These workshops have been subsidised by a grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund
Meet outside the lodge by the chestnut kiosk (booking is essential)
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HALL PLACE DUSK BAT WALK 26/8.Bat walks in the Borough are very popular, and advance booking is essential - www.hallplace.org.uk/event/family-bat-walk/
[20/8 - adults only - SOLD OUT]
26/8 - family
Adults £15.50
Children (10-16 years) £10.50
Followed by tea and cake.
Hall Place and Gardens - One of the South East’s best-kept secrets
www.hallplace.org.uk
Welcome to Hall Place and Gardens One of the South East's best-kept secrets. This historic house and garden, rich in fascinating history, welcomes visitors all year round with a range of exhibitions a...
Not seen this many Aphid (Eriosoma lanuginosum)-induced bladder-like galls on Elm before. Nor has the London Natural History Society gall recorder Tommy Root. The aphids cause these distorted leaf growths, which they then live inside. WhitehallLane, Slade Green, near railway station footbridge. 19th June.
Chris Rose.
BEXLEY RSPB LOCAL BUTTERFLY WALK - EAST WICKHAM OPEN SPACE. 18/7/2026.Prior booking essential. Contact Ralph Todd - by email (preferable) Ralph on rbtodd@btinternet.com or phone/text on 07838 352393 and please give a contact phone number in case of late changes to arrangements. Please also advise if you have booked and need to cancel as there may be a waiting list. Ralph will usually send out
a reminder to those booked two or three days prior to the date to confirm arrangements and any changes.
Time: 10:30-12:30
Meet at the entrance to the Open Space in Camdale Road SE18 2DR. Our annual visit for this popular butterfly walk. We are returning to our original July date which seems to be the prime month for butterflies. As always, we hope to find a variety of skippers, Marbled White and Brown Argus and other more common species. No facilities. Leader Nicky Wilson.
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Local Wildlife Sites under threat nationally.
A report by the Wildlife Trusts nationally warns that Local Wildlife Sites not protected by statute are being ruined by development. A 10th damaged or lost in the last five years. Identified as crucial in their own right or as … Continue reading
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Crib – possible answers to other budget questions with environmental implications
Our followers will know that we are encouraging people to vote ‘disagree’ to Question 22 in the Council’s budget consultation, which closes on January 9th. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/strategy2018 But there are several other questions with environmental implications that may cause people to … Continue reading
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Open spaces sell-off – Council refuses FOI request to release list
Bexley Council is proposing to ‘dispose of’ 27 open spaces, which it has admitted includes some parkland, in the period to 2018, and is consulting on doing so in its current budget questionnaire. It has declined several written requests to … Continue reading
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Latest outbreak of excessive ‘vegetation management’ sparks ‘Key habitat features’ list move
Several complaints about a ‘scorched earth’ approach to vegetation management along the River Shuttle over the past couple of weeks, have been relayed to noted local bird recorder Ralph Todd of Bexley RSPB, and further dismay was expressed by a … Continue reading
Lesnes Abbey project latest newsletter
This is the online newsletter distributed by the project team and includes a link to an online magazine about the project at http://bit.ly/12WqGqH ********* Dig, Demolish, Deliver Lights are out, services switched off and the archaeologist is standing by as both … Continue reading
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ERITH QUARRY – BEXLEY’S ‘LAST GREAT WILDERNESS’ – UNDER THREAT FROM PLANNING APPLICATION. PLEASE OBJECT! NEW DEADLINE WEDS 17th DECEMBER.
Chris Rose, Vice-chair Bexley Natural Environment Forum Erith Quarry, a Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, is now the subject of a planning application for 600 dwellings, which would see three quarters of its semi-natural habitat destroyed. London … Continue reading
Open space sell-offs – just say ‘no’ in budget consult (deadline Jan 9th)! Council still won’t provide list of sites. Adopts standard ‘party line’.
Despite a number of requests to different people within the Council from various local campaigners, prompted by the ‘BexleyWildlife’ web platforms and Bexley Natural Environment Forum, the Council is still refusing to make public the list of 27 sites (a … Continue reading
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Boris bridges part of flawed ‘tarmac and traffic’ plan. What are the alternatives?
Darren Johnson AM, who is hosting today’s meeting for anti road-bridge campaigners, has released a report highlighting the projected spend by Boris Johnson on road traffic schemes (the north of Bexley is one of the areas where traffic would increase … Continue reading
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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
Hall Place and Danson House face complete loss of Council funding.
The charity that runs Danson House and Hall Place house and gardens on behalf of Bexley residents is facing the complete loss of funding over the next four years in Bexley Council’s latest round of cuts. With 107,000 visitors a … Continue reading
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