Category Archives: Parks

Danson Parakeet roost rockets to 1,500 birds

Posted on 11/01/2015 by Chris Rose

The news that Ring-necked parakeets have now set up an overnight roost at Danson Park, rather than flying to Hither Green Cemetery or one of the other roost sites in south-east London, was reported here on 23rd December. At that … Continue reading →

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Open spaces sell-off – Council refuses FOI request to release list

Posted on 31/12/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council is proposing to ‘dispose of’ 27 open spaces, which it has admitted includes some parkland, in the period to 2018, and is consulting on doing so in its current budget questionnaire. It has declined several written requests to … Continue reading →

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Latest outbreak of excessive ‘vegetation management’ sparks ‘Key habitat features’ list move

Posted on 19/12/2014 by Chris Rose

Several complaints about  a ‘scorched earth’ approach to vegetation management along the River Shuttle over the past couple of weeks, have been relayed to noted local bird recorder Ralph Todd of Bexley RSPB, and further dismay was expressed by a … Continue reading →

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Open space sell-offs – just say ‘no’ in budget consult (deadline Jan 9th)! Council still won’t provide list of sites. Adopts standard ‘party line’.

Posted on 29/11/2014 by Chris Rose

Despite a number of requests to different people within the Council from various local campaigners, prompted by the ‘BexleyWildlife’ web platforms and Bexley Natural Environment Forum, the Council is still refusing to make public the list of 27 sites (a … Continue reading →

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Campaign for an Act to protect nature.

Posted on 04/11/2014 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

The RSPB together with the 47 Wildlife Trusts  have produced a document that is an initial discussion of the proposal that as we depend upon the natural world, this should be recognised in law. The Nature and Welfare Act is being … Continue reading →

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BNEF: ‘GLA infrastructure to 2050’ plan is another 93 pages of ‘have your cake and eat it’ implausibility

Posted on 03/11/2014 by Chris Rose

The LONDON  INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2050 – A CONSULTATION closed on 31st October 2014.  It describes the amounts and types of infrastructure that is thought to be required to cope with a population that the authors believe will reach over 11 million … Continue reading →

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Open spaces sell-off: openness, Bexley Council and the ‘phantom list’ it now declines to make public

Posted on 25/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council is consulting the public on a proposal to sell off up to 27 pieces of ‘open space’, as part of its attempt to make further significant budget cuts by 2018. But despite accepting that it will need to … Continue reading →

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‘Fact-finding mission’ in Greenwich

Posted on 20/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Thames Road Wetland Site Manager Chris Rose, and Thames21 Cray Project Officer Michael Heath, were at Sutcliffe Park in Greenwich last Friday (17th October) looking at the ‘Sustainable Urban Drainage’ solution there, created by restoring part of the River Quaggy … Continue reading →

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Support the London National Park

Posted on 26/08/2014 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

An interesting campaign to turn London into a National Park. A plan that would give the sites of importance for nature in London greater protection. Perhaps that would make Bexley Council take more account of the importance of sites for wildlife … Continue reading →

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Please respond to UPCOMING CONSULTATIONS WITH MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS!

Posted on 25/08/2014 by Chris Rose

There are a number of consultation deadlines looming on Bexley Council  (‘Growth’ strategy, Budget, Flood Review) and key GLA (London Infrastructure plan to 2050) and Transport for London (east London river crossings – yet again) proposals, all of which have … Continue reading →

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