Category Archives: Open spaces

Open Spaces campaign gathers momentum, now has contact e-mail

Mandy Stevens reports from the April meeting of the Save Our Green Spaces Campaign. The group now has a contact e-mail address which is   saveourgreenspaces11@gmail.com *  News Shopper had given some coverage to the campaign and signposted the Old Farm Park … Continue reading

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FoTS launches expanded programme of events: group to fill environment/wildlife action void at Danson and take on maintenance of the Old English Garden

Committee member Mandy Stevens writes:  Following our successful litter picks in and around Danson Park lake (which drains into the River Shuttle) earlier this year and last summer, we have been discussing with Bexley Council whether we could run other conservation … Continue reading

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Report of BNEF-hosted open spaces campaign meeting

There was a good turnout of around 20 people to the first meeting of the Save Our Green Spaces Campaign last Thursday (March 19th) in Bexley Library, hosted by Bexley Natural Environment Forum (the umbrella group for ‘Friends’ of parks … Continue reading

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Swanscombe marshes threatened by ‘theme park’ bulldozers

Peter Beckenham of Braeburn Park/LWT fame has asked us to put up something about the Swanscombe marshes/peninsula, which we have in fact been meaning to do for some time. What does this have to do with Bexley? Well, the Swanscombe … Continue reading

Posted in Bexley, BNEF, brownfield, Crayford Marshes, Crossness, Environment, Erith Marshes, Greater Thames Marshes NIA, Open spaces, River Thames, Sustainability, Swanscombe peninsula | 1 Comment

Environment Forum seeks to get to root causes of poor site management. Request for underlying plans yet to be answered.

Bexley Natural Environment Forum has become increasingly exasperated with the way may open spaces in the Borough have been managed, the lack of biodiversity awareness and joined-up thinking and the obvious potential for enhancing the wildlife value of sites whilst … Continue reading

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‘Developer’ Andersons to cram Erith Quarry reptiles into less than half the required space

Under pressure from sharply critical submissions by Bexley Natural Environment Forum and London Wildlife Trust, the Anderson Group, which is seeking permission from Bexley Council to build over 75% of the 22ha Erith Quarry, a Grade 1 Site of Importance … Continue reading

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Save Old Manor Way Park – event this Saturday

Save Old Manor Way playground have an event this Saturday. This is their Facebook post. Note the attendance of the local Conservative MP who originally washed his hands of the issue. The protests by a number of groups are making … Continue reading

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Petitions to save Bexley Parks at change.org

As opposition to the Conservatives plans to sell off public parks, there are now two petitions at change.org asking the Council not to sell any of our green spaces. One petition is sponsored by the Green Party: https://www.change.org/p/london-borough-of-bexley-council-protect-bexley-s-council-owned-parks-and-green-spaces-from-sell-off The other … Continue reading

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Environment Forum to host 19th March meeting for open space sell-off opponents

On behalf of Bexley Natural Environment Forum (the umbrella group for Friends of parks and open spaces and wildlife campaigners in the Borough), we are inviting campaigners to a meeting at Bexley (Village) Library next Thursday 19th at 3pm to … Continue reading

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Shuttle corridor is Mistletoe magnet and Small Tortoiseshell sanctuary

On my way to the Bexley Park Woods event meeting point yesterday (March 12th) there was a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly on the Shuttle riverbank just to the west of the tree line. Afterwards another was seen by the river at … Continue reading

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