Category Archives: Invertebrates

FotS Danson wildlife walk

Posted on 28/05/2015 by Chris Rose

Six members plus a friend joined me as leader on this late spring wildlife walk organised by Friends of the Shuttle, the wildlife/environment action group in the park, looking primarily at plants, damselflies and birds. Some of the plants of … Continue reading →

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CROSSNESS – exciting range of educational wildlife events announced for the summer

Posted on 27/04/2015 by Chris Rose

From Karen Sutton – Biodiversity Team Manager, Thames Water Crossness Nature Reserve. I have arranged a diverse series of events through to September, both to showcase the fabulous range of wildlife on the site, and to provide an introduction to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bats, Bird watching, Butterflies, Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Education, Environment, Erith Marshes, Invertebrates, LHNS, London Wildlife Trust, Mammals | 2 Comments

Largest (and rare) aquatic beetle in the UK is new record for Crossness

Posted on 26/09/2014 by Chris Rose

While carrying out habitat work on Crossness Nature Reserve recently, Karen Sutton, and volunteer Reg, stumbled across a specimen of the huge and incredibly impressive Great Silver Water Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus). This member of the Hydrophilidae family, was found wandering along … Continue reading →

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SlugWatch UK seeks to map alien ‘Spanish Slug’ distribution

Posted on 04/08/2014 by Chris Rose

SlugWatch UK is on a mission to discover how widespread the ‘Spanish Slug’, Arion vulgaris, has become since first being identified in the UK in the early spring of 2012. http://www.slugwatch.co.uk/ This species is more damaging than native kinds, and is reported … Continue reading →

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Late-nite Crossness-ers pleased at a newt

Posted on 28/06/2014 by Chris Rose

Nine Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve joined reserve manager Karen Sutton last night (27th June) for a second after-dark pond-dipping session at the site, this time on the Southern Marsh. DRAGON EATS DAMSEL Time flew by and we only properly examined … Continue reading →

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Bexley flight of the (Tree) Bumblebee sets Beekeepers’ phones buzzing

Posted on 30/05/2014 by Chris Rose

David Rea, Chairman, Sidcup Beekeepers. The second half of May 2014 has seen a spectacular explosion of activity by the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) in southern England. This strikingly pretty bee is common in Europe but is a new arrival … Continue reading →

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