Category Archives: Open spaces

Poor biodiversity score contributes to Bexley’s 29th out of 33 placing in annual London parks report

Posted on 10/10/2019 by Chris Rose

The 2019 Good Parks for London report makes sobering reading for Bexley, which has been ranked 29th of the 33 Boroughs and City of London after scores were added up across ten different criteria. One of these was ‘Supporting Nature’, … Continue reading →

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Golf course second haven for Heather in Bexley

Posted on 09/10/2017 by Chris Rose

Bexleyheath Golf Course, running downhill from Mount Road to the A2, is a Borough Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, almost certainly on account of harbouring the only Heather (Calluna vulgaris) in Bexley outside of Lesnes Abbey Woods, … Continue reading →

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How Bexley Council voted yes to concreting Crayford Marshes Green Belt and yet another designated wildlife site

Posted on 21/03/2017 by Chris Rose

Back on February 16th a majority of Bexley Council’s Planning Committee voted with the chief planning officer’s recommendation to approve the Roxhill ‘Strategic Railfreight Interchange’ scheme on the southern part of Crayford Marshes, termed the landfill and agricultural area.  This … Continue reading →

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Now Bexley rips out mature shrub beds

Posted on 04/02/2017 by Chris Rose

Mature shrubs in Bexley parks and verges are not just being cut back to the ground to save having to do any more trimming for a few years, but are being dug up completely. Two of the latest cases involve … Continue reading →

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Important parks survey – deadline extended to 6th May

Posted on 27/04/2016 by Chris Rose

Do get your Friends Group to respond to this survey as increasing numbers of parks come under threat ……. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PARKS AND GREEN SPACES The umbrella organisation amplifying the voices of the 5,000-strong Local Friends Groups’ movement throughout the … Continue reading →

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Old Farm Park group eyes biodiversity improvements, as it emerges Council’s 12m strip won’t protect SINC area

Posted on 26/04/2016 by Chris Rose

Save Old Farm Park campaigners announced some time ago that they would be looking to increase the park’s wildlife value whether the sell-off of the eastern half by Bexley Council went ahead or not. We can report that some initial … Continue reading →

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Now Bexley Council officer recommends building on 10% of Crayford Rough, a wildlife site of regional importance.

Posted on 10/04/2016 by Chris Rose

The onslaught against the most valuable wildlife sites in Bexley is set to continue this week as the planning committee meets on 14th April to consider an application to redevelop the old Electrobase industrial site between Hall Place and Crayford … Continue reading →

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Final statutory consultation on sale of 4 green spaces – object by Jan 14th.

Posted on 29/12/2015 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council plans to sell Wilde Rd East, Wilde Rd West, West Street small park, and half of Old Farm Park in Sidcup for development. The final statutory consultation is now open and the Council’s website is now saying the deadline … Continue reading →

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Save our Skylarks ! String of marshland sites under renewed threat.

Posted on 21/11/2015 by Chris Rose

SAVE OUR SKYLARKS – DON’T LET THE COUNCIL BOOT THEM OUT OF BEXLEY! The future of the Skylark as a breeding bird in Bexley, and the survival of the Corn Bunting both here and in London as a whole – … Continue reading →

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Councillor Craske, just how important do you think our SINCS are?

Posted on 14/11/2015 by Chris Rose

As previously reported on ‘BW’ we still don’t have an actual date, or even a target date, for Bexley Council to sign-off the Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation review, despite a written reply on the matter from Community Safety, Environment and Leisure … Continue reading →

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