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- Bexley RSPB Group Walk: Crossness Nature Reserve, Tuesday 31st May 2022
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- Report of Bexley RSPB KWT Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and Bough Beech Reservoir walks, February 15th.
- Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve bird walk report, 22nd November 2021
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NORTH AMERICAN VAGRANT SPOTTED AT CROSSNESS.A Franklin's Gull was found at Crossness yesterday (13/7/2024) by Conrad Ellam, a member of the Friends Group. Thanks to @stormcabbirds for permission to reproduce his 'X' post with photos here.
This is an uncommon species from Canada and the northern USA, which migrates to South America, occasionally showing up in western Europe.
There is currently some debate as to whether it's the third, or possibly second record for London. It is certainly the second for Crossness, since one was also seen here in April 2000.
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State of the UK's Invertebrates Virtual SymposiumHugely important subject.
Online event.
Friday, July 19 · 10am - 1pm
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MORE WOODLANDS FARM WILDLIFE SURVEYS ....Just a reminder that there is a Bee survey on Monday 8th July at 2pm.
Also the provisional date for the next bat survey is Thursday 25th July starting at 9.15pm. If you are able to make this please let me know.
The Big Butterfly Count is on again starting from 12th July. It would be lovely if we could get some volunteers taking part in this. I will see if can arrange a date to do a butterfly survey 'event', but it would also be great just to have volunteers doing this throughout the time the count is on, which is until Sunday 4th August.
Thank you and hopefully see you at a survey soon.
Hannah Ricketts <education@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org>
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The Woodlands Farm Trust
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LONDON DAY OF NATURE 2024 - Saturday October 26th.BOOKINGS NOW OPEN.
Join Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL - the capital's biodiversity and green space records centre) for a day of talks and workshops celebrating London's nature and all those working to understand, improve and protect it!
Venue is the London Wildlife Trust's nature park, next to St. Pancras railway station.
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Join GiGL for a day of talks and workshops celebrating London's nature and all those working to understand, improve and protect it!2 weeks ago
BRAEBURN PARK (London Wildlife Trust), CRAYFORD. A large site on the other side of the railway line to Hall Place**Work sessions every Thursday - next one 4th July.
A variety of tasks are undertaken depending on priorities at the time. Path management and targeted habitat work often feature.
At the moment there is a lot of non-native Goat's-rue to remove.
Meet 10a.m. at the compound by the industrial estate off the old Rochester Way (see image appended).
The team usually finishes at 3p.m., but you can come and go as you please.
Trained leaders and first aiders will be present. No experience required. Equipment provided. Wear suitable work clothes and sturdy footwear. Tea/coffee and biscuits supplied. Bring any other food and drink you may require.
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Category Archives: Sustainability
Online Borax Fields petition launched as Friends of Crossness NR and BNEF slam Cory claim that the rarer something is in Bexley, the less important it is to protect it.
Following a second, but still grossly inadequate ‘ecology report’ from Cory ‘Environmental’s Riverside Resource Recovery arm – that once again misses out red-listed breeding birds, and offers no credible onsite ‘mitigation’ or creation of off-site ‘compensatory’ habitat for the losses … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, Biodiversity Action Plan, Bird watching, BNEF, Crayford Marshes, Crossness Nature Reserve, development threat, Erith Marshes, Extinction, Invertebrates, Planning, SINC, Sustainability
Tagged Bexley Natural Environment Forum, Borax fields, Chris Rose, Cory 'Environmental', Crossness, Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve, petition, Ralph Todd, Ringed Plover, Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd, Save our Skylarks, Skylark, sustainability
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GLA committee seeks views on ‘growth’ vz environment – by 18th September
The Greater London Assembly Environment Committee is seeking evidence on the environmental pressures of London’s growth, focussing on: Energy supply, demand and distribution Water management Green infrastructure Deadline Friday 18th September. For details see: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/investigations/environmental-pressures-of-londons-growth There are already several examples … Continue reading
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
Thames road bridges opposition group to meet in Bexley on 5th Feb.
A meeting is being held in Bexley Community Library, Bourne Rd, Bexley village, on Thursday 5th February at 12 noon, to begin building opposition in our Borough to Transport for London’s plans for 2 bridges that would generate more road traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Environment, River Thames, Sustainability, Thames bridges, Traffic
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Free Public Lectures, Spring 2015 – Food Security (Birkbeck Institute of Environment, University of London with the Ecology and Conservation Studies Society and Linnean Society of London).
Friday evenings 13th February to 20th March 2015 at 18:30, Lecture Theatre B33, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London. World population projections show that there will be many more mouths to feed in coming decades. This need will follow the actual … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Environment, Farming, Food security, Sustainability
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Campaign for an Act to protect nature.
The RSPB together with the 47 Wildlife Trusts have produced a document that is an initial discussion of the proposal that as we depend upon the natural world, this should be recognised in law. The Nature and Welfare Act is being … Continue reading
Posted in Parks, Planning, Sustainability
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BNEF: ‘GLA infrastructure to 2050’ plan is another 93 pages of ‘have your cake and eat it’ implausibility
The LONDON INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2050 – A CONSULTATION closed on 31st October 2014. It describes the amounts and types of infrastructure that is thought to be required to cope with a population that the authors believe will reach over 11 million … Continue reading
Posted in BNEF, Consultations, Environment, GLA, Housing targets, Open spaces, Parks, Planning, Sustainability
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Thames river crossings seminar for campaigners – Nov 18th, City Hall
Thames river crossings seminar hosted by Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly The Green Party is the only party operating in Bexley that is publicly opposed to the new road crossing proposals (Beckton-Gallions Reach, Rainham-Belvedere) currently being … Continue reading
Bexley Council jacks housing-building numbers five-fold – with little regard for sustainability or transparency
Hands up who has noticed that the Council has increased the number of additional houses it thinks could (read should) be built in the Borough from 4,545 by 2026, with 438 of these in Belvedere, to 22,000, with 11,000 in … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley Council, BNEF, Erith Quarry, Housing targets, Planning, Sustainability, Thames bridges
Tagged House-building, Housing targets
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Meeting for anti-east London road bridge campaigners / Boris answers on river crossing matters
London Assembly member Darren Johnson AM (Green Party) will host a public meeting at City Hall on river crossings in November. To register your interest, please e-mail “Rachel Carlill” <Rachel.Carlill@london.gov.uk> and put ‘register’ in the subject line. Through this meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Belvedere, Bexley Council, BNEF, GLA, Planning, Sustainability, Thames bridges, Thamesmead
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