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Can you help from home with a mammal camera trap survey? Simply involves going through online images, identifying and logging what's in them ........CAN YOU HELP US?We are carrying out camera trap surveys as part of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. 🦔
They generate thousands of images, of many different species, which all need to be identified.
You can help us from the comfort of your own home, by going to www.mammalweb.org and signing up as a spotter.
Have a look at some of the images and tell us what you see. Our first survey is in NHMP subproject 'Kent-4'
To find out more about how to start spotting, watch this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO-sUQDZPyk
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Mammal Web
People's Trust for Endangered Species
British Hedgehog Preservation Society
Thamesmead, Tump 53 half term open morningTuesday 13 August
10am - 12pm
Tump 53 Nature Reserve, Water Lily Walk, London, SE28 8AS
For more information, email msfn@peabody.org.uk
A free half term activity where children will learn about one of the UK’s most endangered animals...hedgehogs! They'll also create their own hedgehogs out of clay and natural materials, as well as learning how to identify British animals from their foot prints on a nature detective animal trail.
Tump 53 half term open morning
www.thamesmeadnow.org.uk
Peabody has created a Biodiversity Action Plan which presents specific guidance for the protection and enhancement of Thamesmead’s priority habitats and species.
Fossil-hunting event for children at Lesnes. Wednesday August 21st.www.eventbrite.co.uk
Join us at our fossil pit for 1 and 1/2 hours of fossil digging, where you can find and take home shells and shark's teeth!
Nature/outdoors-themed event at Lesnes for children. Tuesday August 20th.www.eventbrite.co.uk
Let the kids go wild at Lesnes Abbey with den building, fire lighting, marshmallow toasting, minibeast hunting and nature themed crafts!
LONDON WILDLIFE TRUST PRESENTS ..... A BRAEBURN BUMBLEBEE DAY, in Crayford.www.facebook.com/groups/241434366655333/posts/1649668402498582
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Category Archives: River Cray
Spring into summer at Thames Road Wetland
Things were hotting up at Thames Road Wetland on Tuesday (June 16th). Reed Bunting bred on site in 2013, but last year the male seemed to spend most of the summer singing, with no apparent success. Now he is back … Continue reading
SINCs fly-tipping shame
Fly-tipping anywhere is lamentable, but here are some current examples from Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation in Bexley …. All photos by Chris Rose.
Revised checklist of Dragonflies and Damselflies in Bexley published
As the new Odonata (Dragonfly and Damselfly) season gets underway, the checklist of these species in Bexley, first produced by Chris Rose a year ago, has been revised and updated by the author to include new records, and has been … Continue reading
Cray Riverkeepers to launch boat blitz on lower Cray wash-out litter problem
As previously reported on BW, the lower Cray beyond Maiden Lane bridge is suffering from the large amounts of litter that gets washed into it as a result of the bankside undergrowth in which it was trapped dying back during … Continue reading
Posted in Cray Riverkeepers, Environment, Fish, Litter, River Cray, River Thames, Rivers, Thames21, Volunteering
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Two Cetti’s Warblers winter along lower Cray
Two Cetti’s Warblers were again heard along the lower Cray on Monday (March 9th) , one in the scrub between the Cray and River Wansunt just below Maiden Lane, and one on Thames Road Wetland. The species first bred in … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, Crossness, Litter, River Cray, Rivers, Thames Road Wetland
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Thames21 River Cray Project announces forthcoming events
Michael Heath, River Cray Project Officer for Thames21, has published the following series of events. To get involved or for more information, contact him at michael.heath@thames21.org.uk or ph: 07968 805751. Events during March Thursday 5th March 2015 Assessment and repairs to the damaged … Continue reading
Provisional checklist and account of Bexley mammals published at ‘Bexley Wildlife’ website
Mammals as a group are poorly recorded in London and their distribution is not well understood, partly because many species are small and largely nocturnal. Information about the status of mammal species in Bexley is limited and widely scattered. In … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Biodiversity Action Plan, Bursted Woods, Crayford Marshes, Crossness, Danson Park, East Wickham Open Space, Erith Marshes, Erith Quarry, Extinction, Foots Cray Meadows, Friends of the Shuttle, Gardens, Hall Place, Harvest Mouse, London Wildlife Trust, Mammals, Martens Grove, Recording, River Cray, River Shuttle, River Thames, Ruxley Gravel Pits, Thamesmead, Woodlands Farm, Wyncham Stream
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The River Cray is not for scrap – it’s our nature!
Cray Project Officer Michael Heath reports on last week’s (Fri. 13th) removal of car parts from the river just below Crayford town centre, following a second major fly-tipping incident: It was wonderful to be joined by old faces (returning volunteers) … Continue reading
Posted in Cray Riverkeepers, Environment, Fly-tipping, River Cray, Rivers, Volunteering
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Braeburn Park bird walks provide valuable introduction to the site
The London Wildlife Trust’s new Braeburn Park reserve in Crayford is better known by neighbours and other Bexley residents, including existing wildlife enthusiasts, thanks to two walks led by LWT staffer Peter Beckenham. Sixteen people has come along on January … Continue reading
From white snow to snow white at Footscray
The Thames21 Cray Riverkeepers team had a well-attended review of the past year and planning ahead meeting at Kelsey’s farm cafe on February 3rd. The day started off with snow on the ground, but by the time the event ended … Continue reading