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The Warren, Bexleyheath.Not a great deal is heard within the Bexley 'wildlife community' about this site, not far south of the Broadway. Only a small area up on a hill above the A2/River Shuttle valley, but a nice patch of woodland with a decent bird list. Purple Hairstreak butterflies on the Oak trees.
Have just received a link to this post showing a nesting Great Spotted Woodpecker and young here, which alerted us to the Friends of the Warren Facebook page, which we hadn't been aware of before. Some nature-related posts amongst the usual pet dog etc.material ......
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Online symposium with The Buzz Club, Thursday 16th May.The Buzz Club is a sceientist-supported citizen science network, working on projects to gather data on what really does (or doesn't) work in improving gardens for wildlife.
£1 to attend for non-professionals, though additional donations up to £10 welcome.
This one will focus on Hoverflies and on Bees coping with heatwaves.
The Buzz Club: Citizen Science Virtual Symposium
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Join us for a citizen science knowledge-sharing event using The Buzz Club projects as case studies.
Friends of the Cray at Crayford - this Friday 17th MayMeet 10am where Footpath 106 meets Barnes Cray Road (see graphic below).
I am hoping we can get a particular section of undergrowth cut down so it you have leather gloves that can withstand brambles it is worth bringing them in case! If we can, we'll also collect some litter near the Barnes Cray entrance to By-way 105. It's only a couple of weeks till the following session & 106 will get priority then.
Sarah.
ERITH SWIFTSFirst visit of year to Stuart Mantle Way, Slade Green/Erith, Swift nesting site, 10th May.
Air bricks used for access to lo-rise blocks of flats (circled yellow) including end section of Londonderry Parade of homes/shops, which I'd not seen used before.
14 birds, exactly the same number as on my fist 2023 count here, which was made on 7th May.
Plenty more apparent access points than pairs of birds, unless quite a few cavities are unsuitable in some way, so on the face of it, something else may be limiting colony size.
Buglife's latest car number plate invert spatter count data isn't good news for 'bug' eating species.
Chis Rose.
Category Archives: Danson Park
Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation report ‘in the long grass’ for over a year – is Bexley taking biodiversity seriously?
Having recently been subject to considerable criticism over its vegetation management on sensitive wildlife sites, we would normally welcome Bexley Council’s apparent enthusiasm for some long grass, but not when it is (metaphorically) being used as a repository for the … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, BNEF, Budget, Danson Park, Erith Quarry, Land sales, London Wildlife Trust, Open spaces, Planning, SINC
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Great Crested Grebe courtship display was highlight of 33 species Danson bird walk
Report by Ralph and Brenda Todd. It was a cold wind that blew across the Stables car park on Tuesday morning (24th Feb) but it didn’t deter the 15 members of RSPB Bexley Group accompanied by Friends of the Shuttle, … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bird watching, Danson Park, Friends of the Shuttle, Open spaces, Parks, RSPB
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Provisional checklist and account of Bexley mammals published at ‘Bexley Wildlife’ website
Mammals as a group are poorly recorded in London and their distribution is not well understood, partly because many species are small and largely nocturnal. Information about the status of mammal species in Bexley is limited and widely scattered. In … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Biodiversity Action Plan, Bursted Woods, Crayford Marshes, Crossness, Danson Park, East Wickham Open Space, Erith Marshes, Erith Quarry, Extinction, Foots Cray Meadows, Friends of the Shuttle, Gardens, Hall Place, Harvest Mouse, London Wildlife Trust, Mammals, Martens Grove, Recording, River Cray, River Shuttle, River Thames, Ruxley Gravel Pits, Thamesmead, Woodlands Farm, Wyncham Stream
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Danson dam wall shrubs cut back – emergency repairs necessary
Bexley Council’s vegetation ‘maintenance’ has received some sharp criticism of late. Now the shrubs on the dam wall at Danson are being cut hard back. The Council has issued a notice to local residents explaining that this is because urgent … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, Danson Park, Environment, Parks, vegetation management
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