Category Archives: Bexley

London butterfly project set up to produce new distribution atlas. Bexley butterfly and moth Facebook page launched.

Posted on 02/05/2016 by Chris Rose

The London Natural History Society is calling on existing and potential new recorders to help produce a new butterfly distribution atlas for Greater London, the results of which will be compared with the last LNHS survey which was in 1980-86.  Much has … Continue reading →

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Updated checklist and account of Bexley Dragonflies and Damselflies published as season gets underway

Posted on 15/04/2016 by Chris Rose

‘Bexley Wildlife’s’ guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies in the Borough, and where to see them, has been updated to mark the start of the flight season – during which the adult insects metamorphose from their unobtrusive aquatic larval stage, take … Continue reading →

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Now Bexley Council officer recommends building on 10% of Crayford Rough, a wildlife site of regional importance.

Posted on 10/04/2016 by Chris Rose

The onslaught against the most valuable wildlife sites in Bexley is set to continue this week as the planning committee meets on 14th April to consider an application to redevelop the old Electrobase industrial site between Hall Place and Crayford … Continue reading →

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Newts in the spotlight: Smooth (or Common), Palmate and Great Crested in Bexley

Posted on 04/04/2016 by Chris Rose

All three native species of Newt can be found in Bexley. Only the Smooth (or Common) is widespread and likely to turn up in an average garden pond. The Palmate and Great Crested have restricted distributions in the Borough. Joe … Continue reading →

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One Swallow doesn’t a summer make …. but Bexley’s first for year seen over Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 24/03/2016 by Chris Rose

The first Swallow of the year in Bexley was seen over Thames Road Wetland at 17.47 yesterday (March 23rd), flying west low over the site as I happened to look up whilst taking some general panoramic photos. British Swallows winter … Continue reading →

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Rue-leaved Saxifrage, new site record for a scarce London plant in Crayford, and Musk Stork`s-bill, possibly new to the Borough of Bexley

Posted on 19/03/2016 by Chris Rose

A small colony of Rue-leaved Saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites),  a small spring-flowering annual, was found by me in Crayford town centre on March 12th, growing between clumps of moss on a pad of concrete, and in bare ground in short grass, … Continue reading →

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Skylark and Corn Bunting spotlight – species in serious UK decline are now under threat in Bexley

Posted on 02/03/2016 by Chris Rose

Skylarks and Corn Buntings are both farmland bird species of the highest UK conservation concern due to major declines in recent decades. Current planning applications in Bexley threaten to make this worse.  According to the RSPB the Skylark population halved during … Continue reading →

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Bexley butterfly highlights of 2015 – report

Posted on 29/02/2016 by Chris Rose

The following Bexley butterfly report has been sent to the London Natural History Society butterfly recorder for the 2016 journal, which will contain the 2015 transect count and species status reports and be published in early 2017. What follows won’t … Continue reading →

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Bexley Against River Crossings meeting, January 5th Belvedere

Posted on 29/12/2015 by Chris Rose

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 →

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Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) at Foots Cray – 60 years on ….

Posted on 23/10/2015 by Chris Rose

A small patch of Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) was found by myself on my first ever visit to the churchyard of All Saints on Rectory Lane on October 22nd, with two flowers still open and several empty seed heads. Being right up … Continue reading →

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