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AmphibiansLearn about one of British amphibians, the threats they faces and what you can do to help.
Free webinar, Thursday, February 20, 2025 · 12:30 - 2pm GMT
Amphibians and their Ecology with Janet Ullman (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust)
Amphibian Threats and Conservation with John Wilkinson (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust)
The 90-minute event will consist of two 30-minute presentations followed by a Q&A with the speakers using questions provided by the live audience. The presentation will be recorded and made available following the event to those who booked alongside a transcript of the Q&A and useful links.
Tickets:
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Learn about one of British amphibians, the threats they faces and what you can do to help.
GoParksLondon and London Friends of Greenspaces Network.Social event for members of Friends Groups in London.
All London green and blue spaces volunteer groups are invited to our annual social at the CPRE London offices.
We'd love to hear from you about what your groups have achieved in 2024 and have planned for 2025. It's an opportunity to celebrate the impressive work that London friends groups do for nature and communities in our city.
There will be time for mingling so you can meet other groups in London!
Monday 13th Jan 2025 5:30pm - 8pm
70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
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FRIENDS OF THE CRAY AT CRAYFORD - FIRST SESSION OF 2025 ANNOUNCEDWith those New Year's resolutions in mind, FotCaC will be making any early start - Friday January 3rd - on tackling litter along the lower Cray.
Meet 10 a.m. at the junction of Footpath 106 and Barnes Cray Road (see graphic below).
All welcome, no particular skills needed.
Equipment will be provided. Wear appropriate clothing for being out in the open and avoiding stings and scratches from Brambles and Nettles, and bring something to drink.
Best wishes
Sarah
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Calling local bird photographers - citizen science project seeks photos of gulls eating things .....Gulls Eating Stuff:
We want to know what gulls are eating and where! Across the world, gulls have been undergoing a huge demographic shift. We want to know what they are eating, when, and where, in order start collecting some hard data on gull diet - whilst also having a bit of fun! This is a project run out of University of Salford, UK.
Just go to this website to get involved and to upload your photos:
citsci.org
Category Archives: Thames21
Some photos from the January 19th Thames Road Wetland / By-way 105 litter clear-up
We’ll start with some scenic views across the Thames Road Wetland site before moving on to the more unsavoury material …..
Posted in Litter, River Cray, Thames Road Wetland, Thames21, Volunteering
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It’s Costa del Thames Road Wetland as four Lizards out basking despite the ice and frost
Four Common Lizards born last year were out basking on old car tyres on a south-facing slope at Thames Road Wetland at 13.30 today (19th January), despite some of the water on the site being frozen over, and frost laying … Continue reading
Posted in Thames Road Wetland, Thames21, Volunteering
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Crayford Academy pupils get stuck into Thames Road Wetland management work
Sixth-formers from the nearby Crayford Haberdashers Aske’s Academy helped with key winter tasks at Thames Road Wetland on the afternoons of 7th October and 11th November, getting most of the required Reedmace-pulling done in double-quick time and also cutting back … Continue reading
Erith fish show pervasiveness of plastics problem
International explorer Paul Rose and campaign partners joined environment charity Thames21’s foreshore clean up recently and called on Londoners to “do the right” thing and make sure their rubbish goes in the bin, not in the River Thames. The campaign aims to … Continue reading
Posted in Litter, River Cray, River Shuttle, River Thames, Rivers, Thames21, Volunteering, Welling
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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
Posted in Rivers, Thames21, Uncategorized
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Michael Heath’s October Thames21 blog
Time to put your thermals on and join us on the River Cray Posted on October 15, 2015 on the Thames 21 webpage. The Thames21 River Cray project has been active during the late summer and early autumn well done to … Continue reading
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River Cray project work for October – new volunteers welcome!
The Thames21 London waterways charity’s River Cray project officer Michael Heath has announced the following public events for October. Tuesday 6th October 2015 Chalk Stream River Cray Habitat Enhancements at Foots Cray Meadows. Some of the riverbank restoration work needs … Continue reading
Thames21 team brave rain to clear river and plan Thames Road Wetland work
Cray River project boss Michael Heath, Chris Rose, Ray, Ron Pearson and Wren Rose turned out for a planning meeting at Thames Road Wetland on Wednesday 16th, despite the persistent rain, but first cleared a blockage of rubbish in the … Continue reading
26 enjoy first ‘Bexley Wildlife’ social event
Twenty six people from a wide variety of conservation groups across Bexley (and beyond) came to our first social event at Bexley library last night (August 18th). Whilst something of an experiment, with the aim of mixing a ‘networking’ opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bexley Wildlife social events, BNEF, Cray Riverkeepers, Crossness Nature Reserve, Environment, Erith Marshes, Foots Cray Meadows, Friends of the Shuttle, Keats Community Farm, Lesnes Abbey Woods, Old Farm Park, River Cray, River Shuttle, Ruxley Gravel Pits, Save Our Green Spaces Campaign, Thames21, Volunteering
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