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- Help check river pollution with the Cray/Shuttle Outflow Safari
- Bexley RSPB Group Walk: Crossness Nature Reserve, Tuesday 31st May 2022
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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.2 days ago
ERITH SWIFTS First 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. ... See MoreSee Less2 days ago
BRAEBURN PARK (London Wildlife Trust), CRAYFORD. **Next work session Thursday 16th May.A variety of tasks are undertaken depending on priorities at the time. Path management and targeted habitat work often feature.Meet 10a.m. at the compound by the industrial estate off the old Rochester Way (see image appended). We usually finish at 3 (but you can come and go as you please). Trained leaders and first aiders will be present. No experience required. Equipment provided. Wear suitable work clothes and sturdy footwear. Tea/coffee and biscuits supplied. Bring any other food and drink you may require.Contact Simon Hawkins <shawkins@wildlondon.org.uk> in advance for more details / to let him know when you're likely to arrive if not by 10 a.m. ... See MoreSee Less4 days ago
WOODLANDS FARM BEE WALK AND SURVEYJust to let you know that our next wildlife survey will be the Bee Walk on Monday 20th May at 2pm. As usual please meet in the farmyard outside the office.If you are able to make it please let me know.Thank you.Hannah Ricketts <education@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org>Education OfficerThe Woodlands Farm Trust331 Shooters HillWellingKentDA16 3RPTel: 0208 3198900Website: <http://www.thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org> ... See MoreSee Less1 week ago
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Category Archives: Dragonflies and Damselflies
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
Posted in Bexley, Crossness, Danson Park, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Erith Marshes, Recording
Tagged checklist, Crossness, Damselflies, Danson Park, Dragonflies, Erith Marshes, Lamorbey, Odonata
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Second ‘BW’ social a rather smaller affair
Twelve people came to the second ‘Bexley Wildlife Social on October 14th, whilst another half dozen found themselves unable to attend at the last moment for various reasons. We heard from Martin Watts and Linda Graham about the management of … Continue reading
Dragonfly recording app launched
The release of the iRecord Dragonfly App allows you to input and upload your dragonfly records in the field. With excellent identification information, the app is easy to use by amateurs and experts alike, say the British Dragonfly Society. Created in … Continue reading
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Southern Marsh is Migrant Hawker heaven. Solitary Southern Hawker takes area to equal first with FCM on 15 Odonata species.
I counted some 40 to 44 Migrant Hawker dragonflies (Aeshna mixta) on the southern part of Erith Marshes yesterday afternoon (September 11th) , largely feeding along tall ‘hedge lines’ of Poplars and other tree species. This is an easy species … Continue reading
Lamorbey dragonfly and damselfly list grows to 10 species
Thanks to targeted recording by Ian Stewart the list of Odonata species around Lamorbey lake in Sidcup has now reached a rather healthier total of 10. This is the sort of figure that was always likely to be attained, but … Continue reading
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‘Bexley Wildlife’ social, August 18th: reminder and ‘programme’
The ‘Bexley Wildlife’ team, a web platform collaboration between Bexley Natural Environment Forum and the Greener Bexley Charity, invites ‘followers’ and other interested people to join us at a social event on Tuesday August 18th from 7p.m. at Bexley Village … Continue reading
Sun shines (intermittently) on Crossness butterfly event
Karen Sutton, Biodiversity Team Manager at Crossness Nature Reserve on Erith Marshes, reports on the Wednesday 15th July butterfly identification event. We held a butterfly identification walk on Crossness Nature Reserve just before the launch of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count … Continue reading
Some people pictures from last Saturday’s Crossness invertebrates event
As previously reported there was an excellent turnout of 27 – mainly locals – for last weekend’s (July 4th) London Natural History Society-led event at Crossness Southern Marsh on Erith Marshes, looking at lesser-known invertebrates. The area is part of … Continue reading
Birder gets on his bike to study other species
Plants, Odonata and fish photographed. From Bexley Bird Report author, Ralph Todd. Mid June-Mid July are relatively quiet times for active birdwatchers so I often pursue other avenues of natural history but keep with the flying beasties as much as possible but … Continue reading