Category Archives: Recording

‘Strawberry field’ on Belvedere industrial estate

Posted on 30/06/2015 by Chris Rose

Strawberry Clover (Trifolium fragiferum) is a rare plant in the London area, most frequently found in the lower Thames part of the capital. It is subtly different enough from the common White Clover on account of its slightly neater, pinker … Continue reading →

Posted in Belvedere, Crossness, Plants in Bexley, Recording | Leave a comment

Bryony Ladybird reaches Crossness

Posted on 30/06/2015 by Chris Rose

The Bryony Ladybird (Henosepilachna argus) has been found at Crossness by Chris Rose. The GiGL dataset, and Site Manager Karen Sutton having been consulted, it appears to be a new site record for the species, which was first recorded in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bird watching, Crossness, Invertebrates, Plants in Bexley, Recording, River Cray | Leave a comment

Ringlet butterfly now at Hollyhill

Posted on 30/06/2015 by Chris Rose

Mike Robinson has sent us a nice shot of a Ringlet butterfly taken at Hollyhill open space this June. This was an expected species, having been seen at Streamway on the other side of Brook Street last year, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley, Butterflies, Hollyhill open space, Recording | Leave a comment

‘Conservation grazing’ at Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 30/06/2015 by Chris Rose

It’s been a while since the local ponies were on the site when I was around, but last week (June 23rd) I was intently studying the spread of the rare Brookweed when there was a quiet rustling right behind me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bird watching, Butterflies, Common Lizard, Grass Snake, Invertebrates, Recording, Reedbeds, Reptiles and Amphibians, River Cray, Thames Road Wetland, Thames21 | Leave a comment

Corky-fruited Water Dropwort confirmed present on Bexley part of Woodlands Farm

Posted on 26/06/2015 by Chris Rose

Rodney Burton, compiler of the 1983 Flora of the London area, was at Woodlands farm recently, and was able to confirm that Corky-fruited Water Dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides) does indeed occur on the Bexley part of the farm, the greater part … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley, Plants in Bexley, Recording, Welling, Woodlands Farm | Leave a comment

For the sake of Slow Worms, be careful with your compost heap!

Posted on 26/06/2015 by Chris Rose

For some years now there have been Slow Worms (Anguis fragilis) in my Barnehurst garden , and at some point one or more (the most was 5 at once) turn up in one of the compost heaps. Indeed there were … Continue reading →

Posted in Allotments, Barnehurst, Bexley, Biodiversity Action Plan, Common Lizard, Gardening for wildlife, Gardens, Open spaces, Recording, Reptiles and Amphibians, Slow Worm | 2 Comments

Four-spotted Chaser confirmed at Crossness

Posted on 20/06/2015 by Chris Rose

One, and probably two different Four-spotted Chaser dragonflies (Libellula quadrimaculata) were seen at Crossness on Erith Marshes yesterday (June 19th), the first record since that shown in the Kent Dragonfly atlas of 2009, which may itself have been of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crossness, Crossness Nature Reserve, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Erith Marshes, Invertebrates, Recording | Leave a comment

Spring into summer at Thames Road Wetland

Posted on 20/06/2015 by Chris Rose

Things were hotting up at Thames Road Wetland on Tuesday (June 16th). Reed Bunting bred on site in 2013, but last year the male seemed to spend most of the summer singing, with no apparent success. Now he is back … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Common Lizard, Crayford, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Environment, Harvest Mouse, Invertebrates, Plants in Bexley, Recording, Reedbeds, Reptiles and Amphibians, River Cray, River Wansunt, Thames Road Wetland, Thames21, Volunteering | Leave a comment

Crossness photos highlight Brown Argus vz Common Blue butterfly ID features

Posted on 20/06/2015 by Chris Rose

Here are two great photos by Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve’s Mike Robinson,  taken on Erith Marshes at Crossness recently, showing a male Brown Argus butterfly in excellent detail. It can be hard to tell the Brown Argus apart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Crossness Nature Reserve, Erith Marshes, Open spaces, Recording | Leave a comment

Thames Road Wetland management work latest

Posted on 12/06/2015 by Chris Rose

I managed to squeeze in about four and a half hours of work at Thames Road Wetland on Tuesday June 9th, though I was unable to get there until 17.45, by which time it was predominantly cloudy with only the … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants in Bexley, Recording, River Wansunt, Thames Road Wetland, Thames21, vegetation management, Volunteering | Leave a comment