Category Archives: Danson Park

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

‘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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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

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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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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FotS steps up Danson wildlife and environmental action

The Friends of the Shuttle is stepping up its wildlife activity and hands-on environmental work at Danson Park during 2016. The lake drains into the Shuttle in Bexley Park Woods. Besides fortnightly maintenance sessions in the Old English Garden, there … Continue reading

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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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Butterflies of Bexley checklist, status and distribution. Paper significantly revised and updated. Now with photos of selected species.

A new, January 2016, version of THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY: A CHECKLIST OF SPECIES, STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION REPORT is now available for download via this site: https://app.box.com/shared/static/i1xdnau06q7xgjbocbbed1eivttvopkx.doc and available at the foot of this article. This second publication … Continue reading

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Red-listed Redpolls frequenting lower Cray

A close view was had of Two Lesser Redpolls half way down By-way 105 on the banks of the Cray on 20th January, feeding on Willowherb seeds. In addition, a somewhat fuzzy three-quarter rear view camera trap image captured by … Continue reading

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FotS team clears 41 sacks of rubbish from in and around Danson lake

A big thanks to everyone who turned out in absolutely awful weather yesterday (November 14th) to help clean up the lake.  We collected 41 bags of rubbish which was a great result!  Here is a photo of our rather, damp – but … Continue reading

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Danson Lake Clean-up Tomorrow

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Forty-six bird species seen or heard on Bexley RSPB Danson visit

21 (including two new) members joined Brenda and I for the latest Bexley Royal Society for the Protection of Birds local walk. First port of call the Old English Garden, now being carefully restored by Friends of the Shuttle (volunteers … Continue reading

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