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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
NORTH WEST KENT COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIP - JANUARY CONSERVATION EVENTS AT RUXLEY GRAVEL PITS NATURE RESERVE.The reserve is a SSSI on the Bexley-Bromley border, and normally off-limits to the general public, so besides helping out, this is an opporunity to visit somewhere you may not have seen before.
** Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th January – Ruxley Gravel Pits, Edgington Way, Orpington, BR5 3HY.
We will be pollarding willow trees growing in the reed bed.
Led by: Lucy Sawyer-Boyd (07809 334071)
Meeting Time and Place: 9am at the yard in Hall Place or 10am if meeting on site. The gate must be kept locked, if there is no-one there to open it, please call Lucy’s mobile. Follow the track and park underneath the A20. Plenty of parking. Toilets are available at the local Tesco (but it is far from site).
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** Saturday 18th – Ruxley Gravel Pits, Edgington Way, Orpington, BR5 3HY
We will be working with Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers to create amphibian pools in the reed bed. Please bring your own refreshments if joining on this day.
Led by: Lucy Sawyer-Boyd (07809 334071)
Meeting Time and Place: 10am meeting on site. The gate must be kept locked, if there is no-one there to open it, please call Lucy’s mobile. Follow the track and park underneath the A20. Plenty of parking. A portaloo will be on site and toilets are also available at the local Tesco (but it is far from site).
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Just a quick reminder that any volunteers who plan to meet us on site should let the member of staff leading the task know as soon as possible so that they can pack the correct number of tools and inform them of any task changes/delays that may occur.
Please also contact staff members leading task days if you require a lift.
If there are any updates or changes with the programme, we will update it regularly on the volunteer page on our website (www.nwkcp.org ). We will also contact the regular volunteers by phone if any last-minute changes to the location of the task happen.
Please remember to bring with you; suitable clothes for the weather conditions, a packed lunch and suitable footwear (we insist working boots with steel toecap and mid sole are worn at all times to comply with health and safety and insurance considerations). We will supply all other equipment, gloves and safety equipment and also hot drinks and biscuits throughout the day.
Each project will be led by a NWKCP member of staff who will be more than happy to answer any questions that you have throughout the day. A health and safety talk will also be given at the beginning of each project. If you are planning to come out on a project for the first time this month then please let us know beforehand which day that will be.
We write a risk assessment for each task day, and a copy of this will be brought to the site and available for you to read if you wish.
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Category Archives: Environment
Braeburn Park (LWT reserve): report of November 13th workday
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Bexley Natural Environment Forum statement of support for reduced and more efficient night lighting
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Posted in Bats, Bexley Council, BNEF, Environment, Light pollution
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Friends of the Shuttle – expanded and altered programme of events
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Posted in Danson Park, Environment, Friends of the Shuttle, Litter, River Shuttle, Rivers
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Thames21 team brave rain to clear river and plan Thames Road Wetland work
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Joanne Bradley’s back ….. back again – this time working on the T21 Thames River Watch project
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Posted in Education, Environment, River Thames, Rivers
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GLA committee seeks views on ‘growth’ vz environment – by 18th September
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Abbey Wood ‘eyesore’ provides a home and food for declining House Sparrows and a recovering Moth species
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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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‘Bexley Wildlife’ social, August 18th: reminder and ‘programme’
The ‘Bexley Wildlife’ team, a web platform collaboration between Bexley Natural Environment Forum and the Greener Bexley Charity, invites ‘followers’ and other interested people to join us at a social event on Tuesday August 18th from 7p.m. at Bexley Village … Continue reading