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- Help check river pollution with the Cray/Shuttle Outflow Safari
- Bexley RSPB Group Walk: Crossness Nature Reserve, Tuesday 31st May 2022
- Bexley RSPB – report of March bird/nature walk, Southmere Lake, Thamesmead former Golf Course and Thames Foreshore
- Report of Bexley RSPB KWT Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and Bough Beech Reservoir walks, February 15th.
- Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve bird walk report, 22nd November 2021
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FRIENDS OF FOOTS CRAY MEADOWS - LITTER PICK, SATURDAY 6th JUNE.FFCM run a litter clearance session on the meadows on the first Saturday of each month. The next one is on 6th June starting at 10a.m.
For details see:
Community litter pick on the meadows | Foots Cray Meadows
www.footscraymeadows.org
Being the first Saturday of the month, on 6 June the Information Centre will be open from 10.00 until about 13.00 during which time we plan to do a litter pick on the meadows. Volunteers are welcome a...2 days ago
WOODLANDS FARM - BEE SURVEY WALK POSTPONEDWith the weather being rather wet and unpredictable I have decided to cancel the bee walk tomorrow (4th June).
It has been rescheduled to Wednesday 17th June.
Hopefully see you then.
Hannah Ricketts <education@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org>
Education Officer
Working Days: Monday and Wednesday - Friday.
The Woodlands Farm Trust
331 Shooters Hill
Welling
Kent
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FREE Fly ID workshop, London Natural History Museum, Monday 8th June. Online registration necessary.There are over 7,000 species of fly in the UK, but it's fair to say that the study of this large and important group of animals is somewhat neglected in Bexley. If you'd like to know more, you may be interested in this event. For further info/registering link:
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Beginner’s Workshop to Diptera: Common Fly Families
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Join the Diptera team at the Natural History Museum for a beginner-friendly workshop introducing the identification of common fly families.3 days ago
TWO WILDLIFE EVENTS AT FOOTSCRAY MEADOWS, SUNDAY 7th JUNEJoin FRIENDS OF FOOTSCRAY MEADOWS on a FREE and informative walk around the site's 8 wildlife ponds, starting at Five Arches bridge at 12.30 p.m. This finishes at approxomately 2p.m. at a wildlife afternoon event at ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Rectory Lane.
FFi on FFC walk:
www.footscraymeadows.org/event-details/pond-to-pond-walk-and-wildlife-afternoon
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Lesnes Abbey Woods wildlife conservation work this Sunday, June 7th ...Ffi: The Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods
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North West Kent Countryside Partnership job opportunity, based in Dartford
The following job opportunity has arisen with the North West Kent Countryside Partnership, which runs a number of projects in Bexley as well as the county of Kent. See: https://kenthrbc.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=15002617&lang=en_GB For more about NWKCP and its work see: http://www.nwkcp.org/ Job Title Senior … Continue reading
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Closing date approaches for River Cray job
Closing date of this Friday. We’ve previously promoted this role with the important local River Cray project, here it is again in case you are still thinking about it. *** Work on the River Cray is expanding and as a … Continue reading
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Part-time job with River Cray project available
Assistant River Cray Project Officer Salary £21,000 per annum (pro rata) Part time – 3 days per week (21hrs) Contract length – fixed term until 31st March 2016 We require an enthusiastic and committed individual to support the Cray Project … Continue reading
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Divest Bexley
As a charity, one of our objectives is education on climate change and other environmental matters, so we re pleased to be able to share information on the launch of a campaign in Bexley aiming to influence the Council on … Continue reading
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Sidcup Natural History Society autumn/winter outdoor meetings programme published
SNHS is the group catering for people in Bexley with a general wildlife interest, and welcomes the participation of anyone from the Borough and surrounding areas. The upcoming programme offers field meetings at Joydens wood, a bit further afield at … Continue reading
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How would we rewild Britain? Talk by Peter Smith of the Wildwood Trust.
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Eaglesfield park update
Eaglesfield park is situated on the Greenwich part of Shooters Hill, at the summit, and is the highest open space in the borough. On a clear day, visitors can enjoy extensive views into Kent, including the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge … Continue reading
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London Bat atlas published
Bexley fairly poorly recorded – opportunity to help fill data gaps! The London Bat Group has drawn on a database of 27,000 records from 1985 to the present day, gathered by an army of London Bat Group members over the … Continue reading
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QWAG members enjoy ‘back to nature’ experience at Thames Road Wetland
Seven members of the Quaggy Waterways Action Group, a river restoration organisation, and the Secretary of Friends of Sutcliffe Park, all from Lewisham, visited Thames Road Wetland on Saturday July 18th to learn more about the possibilities for enhancing wetland in … Continue reading