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Norfolk Hawker dragonfly spotted in Sidcup for the first time
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Eric Brown reports on the rare Norfolk hawker dragonfly reaching Sidcup, marking a significant expansion for one of Britain’s most protected species.
Woodlands Farm meadow flower survey postponed due to heat ....The plant survey set for the afternoon of Thursday 25/6 has been rescheduled for the following Thursday - 2nd July - due to high temperature warnings. It will be at 2pm.
(See 17/6 post for location details).
UPCOMING WOODLANDS FARM WILDLIFE SURVEYSA few more dates for the diaries:
Thursday 25th June, 2pm - Meadow Plants Survey
Wednesday 8th July, 9.30pm - Bat Survey
Friday 10th July, 2pm - Bee Walk
Please let me know if you are able to attend these, especially if coming to the bat
survey.
Thank you.
Hannah Ricketts
Education Officer
Working Days: Monday and Wednesday - Friday.
The Woodlands Farm Trust
331 Shooters Hill
Welling
Kent
DA16 3RP
Tel: 020 8319 8900
Danson wildlife walk, 28/6. Pre-booking essential. Not sure if still places left, but may be worth asking if there's a 'substitutes' list if places all nominally taken ....
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Category Archives: Joydens Wood
Bexley RSPB Joydens Wood bird walk report for 27/4/19.
Blackcaps dominate a chilly morning at Joydens Wood as Bexley RSPB continues to celebrate 40th anniversary. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Local-Walk-Joydens-Wood-April-2019.pdf
Posted in Bird watching, Joydens Wood, RSPB
Tagged Bexley RSPB, Blackcap, Joyden's Wood, Woodland Trust
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Bexley butterfly highlights of 2016
A round-up of key butterfly observations in the London Borough of Bexley during 2016 Principal contributors – Steve Carter, Joe Johnson, Mike Robinson, Chris Rose and Purnendu Roy. Summary: As envisaged in the 2015 report, White Admiral was confirmed as a Bexley … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Butterflies, Crayford, Crayford Marshes, Crayford Rough, Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, East Wickham Open Space, Erith Marshes, Hall Place, Hollyhill open space, Invertebrates, Joydens Wood, Lesnes Abbey Woods, London Wildlife Trust, Martens Grove, Parish Wood Park, Recording, River Cray, Thames Road Wetland, Uncategorized
Tagged Bexley butterflies, Bexley Butterfly and Moth Group, Brown Argus, Clouded Yellow, East Wickham Open Space, Green Hairstreak, Marbled White, Painted Lady, Ringlet, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Copper, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, White Admiral
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White Admiral butterfly confirmed as Bexley resident
The White Admiral (Limenitis camilla), a very uncommon species in London, with reports from only 3 sites as recently as 2014, has this week been confirmed as present in the Borough of Bexley. Previous reports from Joyden’s Wood and nearby … Continue reading
Bexley Council has no management plan for 80% of SINCS it wholly or partly owns, reveals FOI request
80% of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation wholly or partly owned by Bexley Council have no management plan (i.e. only 1 in 5 does), and 3 of the 6 plans that do exist expired more than 7 years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, Bexley Woods, Biodiversity Action Plan, BNEF, Braeburn Park, Bursted Woods, Chalk Wood, coppicing, Crayford Rough, Crossness, Danson Park, East Wickham Open Space, Environment, Erith Marshes, Hollyhill open space, Joydens Wood, Lesnes Abbey Woods, London Wildlife Trust, Martens Grove, Open spaces, Parish Wood Park, Parks, River Cray, River Shuttle, SINC, Thames Road Wetland, Woodlands Farm
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Silver-washed Fritillary pictured at Joyden’s Woods
Ralph and Brenda Todd were out in Joyden’s Woods yesterday (4th July) and Ralph captured these images of a Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) . Ffi see: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=paphia The Fritillary, and another White Admiral seen in the same place as … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Invertebrates, Joydens Wood, Recording
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Joydens Wood. Woodlands Trust call for photos of unofficial tree felling
Following notification to us about tree felling to deliberately block paths in Joydens Wood, site managers the Woodlands Trust have asked our readers for photos or map locations so they can investigate further. A local resident informed us. “Joydens … Continue reading
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