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Bexley Natural Environment Forum responds to Parks and open Spaces consult

Whilst Bexley Council’s consultation on the value and use of our  parks and open spaces was primarily aimed at individual residents, Bexley Natural Environment Forum has taken the opportunity to submit a group response (below), addressing the issues of management … Continue reading

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Bexley RSPB walk report – Foots Cray Meadows – Upper College Farm – Five Arches, Tuesday 20th March 2018

Kingfisher, Skylark and an unusual concentration of Jays were highlights of this post-snow walk to the west of Bexley village. Full report from Ralph and Brenda Todd: http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Local-Walk-Foots-Cray-Meadows-March-2018.pdf    

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Deadline for ‘London Plan’ responses is 2nd March. Here are suggestions for comments.

The Mayor’s London Plan sets out the framework within which Boroughs are supposed to operate. It is a driver for Bexley’s massive proposed increase in house-building, ‘densification’ and further loss of green space, including designated wildlife sites – though in … Continue reading

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Free public lecture series on fungi

The Birkbeck College, University of London, Free Lecture Series this Spring is on fungi. The college is close to tube stations. The programme may be of interest to some followers of ‘Bexley Wildlife’, so details are provided below: The World … Continue reading

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Bexley RSPB’s 19th September Crayford Marshes bird walk report

Avocet, Wheatear and Marsh Harrier were amongst the species seen on this well-attended Crayford Marshes bird walk organised by Bexley RSPB, a report of which appears below, thanks to leader Ralph Todd.  http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Walk-Crayford-Marshes-September-2017.pdf  

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‘Birds and us’ – free lecture series, Birkbeck, University of London

The following free lectures, organised by the Ecology and Conservation Studies Society, covering bird conservation, research on birds and birds in human culture, may be of interest to ‘Bexley Wildlife’ followers. They are being held at Birkbeck, University of London, across … Continue reading

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Cory/Borax fields found to be of regional, possibly national, importance for invertebrates (post outline planning permission …..). Campaigner pressure appears to be paying dividends.

Further wildlife survey work, required by Bexley Council as part of its granting of outline planning permission for the building by Cory of large data centres on open fields next to Crossness Nature Reserve, has revealed them to be of … Continue reading

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Bexley ‘Growth Strategy’ claims sustainability but knows no bounds. Suggestions for comments. Deadline (now changed to) Friday 28th July 5p.m.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 28th JULY – so you might now be able to read it and comment. You don’t have to say something about every aspect, but just the ones that bother you the most. The more people criticise various … Continue reading

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Bexley Council plans by-pass across Crayford Marshes. Proposal buried in 117 page ‘Growth Strategy’. More potential damage to SSSI contender. Relevant to, but not mentioned at railfreight depot planning meeting.

Bexley Council is proposing further major damage to one of the Borough’s best wildlife areas, one that is of London-wide and potentially national importance and has often been mentioned as a potential Site of Special Scientific Interest. Detailed examination of … Continue reading

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Dragonfly and damselfly survey events in Bexley – no previous experience needed to get involved!

As part of its Water for Wildlife programme, London Wildlife Trust is surveying a number of sites from July into September 2017 to record Dragonfly and Damselfly species and numbers . No particular prior knowledge is required to join in. … Continue reading

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