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Free webinar, Tuesday, January 7th, 1 - 2pmHow Many Moths and Butterflies? The Importance of Taxonomy.
Explore the stories behind the latest checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles with Dr David Agassiz.
How Many Moths and Butterflies? The Importance of Taxonomy
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Explore the stories behind the latest checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles with Dr David Agassiz.
BEXLEY RSPB INDOOR MEETINGFriday 10th January 2025, 7.45 p.m.
Alan Johnson - Saving Nature in Kent and Essex
Alan is the Area manager for RSPB in Kent and Essex and his talk will be about his work and all that they are doing to work for Saving Nature in Kent and Essex.
No prior booking required. Venue is John Fisher Church Hall, 48 Thanet Road, Bexley DA5 1AP beginning at 7:45p.m. There is limited
free car parking at the hall and in Thanet Road. The public car
park next door now charges from 8am-midnight (£4 for 2-4
hours). Bexley train station is about five minutes walk away and
buses serving Bexley are 132, 229, 269, 492, 601, 669, and
B12. Doors usually open at 7.15pm.
As well as enjoying the illustrated talk you may purchase raffle tickets, buy bird food and book coach trips. We also maintain a small RSPB sales stall. The atmosphere is friendly and informal with an opportunity to exchange information and seek advice both before the talk and during the interval with tea and biscuits.
Admission charges
RSPB Member- £4.00
Non-Member - £5.00
CRAYFORD MARSHES WALK, Sunday 5th January, with Sophie Chaise. FREE.1 mile or 3 mile route options.
Plenty of wildlife to see, plus an opportunity to have some drinks in the Erith Yacht Club bar (great views over the Thames) and participate in a free art session there at 3.30 if you're interested.
Meet at Slade Green railway station (Dartford-bound side) at 2 p.m.
Image: Google Earth.
THAMES ROAD WETLAND - STAFF-SUPPORTED EVENT FRIDAY 10th JANUARY 10.00-14.00 Book now!Come along and help with habitat management for wetland birds, Dragonflies, plants and Water Voles.
Thames21 staff member Michael O'Neill will be down with a van full of kit so that we can equip extra volunteers for the shallow water work we need to do.
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To sign up go to:
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Our brushcutter is really speeding things up, but that means more material to move - at least for now. We need to remove a large amount of cut Reed to habitat piles on the banks, and take the opportunity to rake out some of the silt. Most of the cut Reed has already been pulled into heaps to make it quicker to shift.
Depending on turnout we may also do some pollarding of Sallow trees.
No particular skills necessary. All equipment provided. First aid back-up. Wear work clothes and bring any food and drink required.
Chris Rose, Volunteer Site Manager.
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.
Category Archives: Thames21
Eighteen enjoy Hall Place/Crayford Rough bird walk in sunny interlude
RSPB Bexley Local Group Walk – Hall Place South and Crayford Rough Tuesday 13th January 2014 – Leaders Ralph and Brenda Todd Ninety minutes before our walk began the skies were thick grey and heavy rain had just ceased, within … Continue reading
FotS it all about ? – a brief history of looking after Bexley’s little river.
Friends of the Shuttle (FotS) was formed in March 2013. For two years previous to this, dedicated volunteers had been working hard to keep the River Shuttle free of litter as part of a Thames21 project that was funded by … Continue reading
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Foots Cray Meadows bird walk report. October 28th 2014.
This RSPB Bexley Group event was led by Ralph and Brenda Todd, who have provided this report and photos. Not one but two kingfishers called and flew up river behind Michael Heath (Chair of Friends of Foots Cray Meadows and … Continue reading
Posted in Bird watching, Foots Cray Meadows, River Cray, Rivers, RSPB, Thames21, Weather
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Cray crew tackle mini madness and sofa shame
The six Cray Riverkeepers out on Tuesday (October 21st), led by Michael Heath, were confronted by the horrendous sight of a large section of cut-up mini sat on the riverbed along footpath 106, and a sofa trapped in a large … Continue reading
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‘Fact-finding mission’ in Greenwich
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
Posted in Greenwich, Parks, Rivers, Sustainable Urban Drainage, Thames21
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Michael Heath starts Cray Project blog
Cray Project Officer Michael Heath has started a blog about the Cray River-keeper team’s work. The blog is hosted on the website of Thames21, the organisation he is employed by to help manage the volunteer effort to clean up the … Continue reading
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Thames 21 river conservation events October – December 2014
Events River Cray Catchment Thames 21 – October to December 2014. Here are the autumn early winter events for Thames21 on the Cray. We have now fully started the Veolia Environmental Trust funded project for the River Cray at Foots … Continue reading
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Cray project maintains momentum as sun shines
Michael Heath writes: The river Cray project continued to bask in the autumn sunshine this week with two clean up events for the lower Cray on Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th September. They involved a number of officer workers enjoying … Continue reading