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LONDON FRIENDS OF GREEN SPACES NETWORKMost public greenspaces in Bexley do not have a Friends Group. There's a big opportunity to contribute to management, and work for more wildlife-friendly management regimes.
Drop in Q&A webinar - how to start a friends group
11th Mar 2025 12pm - 1pm - online event
For anyone interested in starting a group in their local green space or who has a new group and would like some advice or have a problem - join our drop in Q&A and we'll try to help you to get your group going and thriving. More info and sign up here:
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Q&A - how to start a parks volunteer group
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Londoners value and enjoy their local green spaces, and we can all help ensure these spaces continue to be the treasured community spaces we love by getting involved. Many green spaces have volunteer ...
Free nature walk at Lesnes on 23rd March, but RSVPs requested .......This content isn't available at the moment
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TODAY (2nd February) IS WORLD WETLANDS DAY. SO HOW ABOUT SIGNING UP TO HELP AT THE NEXT THAMES ROAD WETLAND EVENT ON FEBRUARY 14th?book.plinth.org.uk/e/jyHfDWO68FBjh72gDdBv
Thames Road Wetland in Barnes Cray, on the Inner Crayford Marshes, may only be 2 hectares (5 acres), but it takes a lot of work to maintain its high value for species such as Marsh Sow-thistle, Brookweed, Hairy Dragonfly, Reed Warbler, Harvest Mouse, Water Rail and Water Vole.
Now we've got a brushcutter, we're getting much more Reed cut a lot more quickly, but that creates lots of material that needs removing to bankside piles where it will rot away, providing habitat for fungi and invertebrates.
Could you help for up to 4 hours? We will have staff support on the 14th and be able to kit everyone out in waders, though we'll only be paddling in a few inches of water.
At our last staff-assisted session, a couple of people generously donated one of their 'service' (paid day off to do voluntary work) days. One of them was from DEFRA. He commented that by taking part he was able to pick up a lot of detailed information you just can't get in other ways. We're always pleased to welcome anyone willing to do this, even if they can only come the once. (But note that organised corporate groups have to pay to participate.....). '
All other equipment is provided, plus modest refreshments.
Health and safety and first aid back-up assured.
Chris Rose. Volunteer Site Manager.
Tag Archives: Little Egret
Bexley RSPB Crossness bird walk, September 18th 2018.
Migrants still few and far between as Peregrine, Kestrel and Stonechat provide the birding highlights for 24 attendees at BRSPB’s Crossness outing. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Walk-Crossness-September-2018.pdf
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Tagged Bexley RSPB, Crossness, Karen Sutton, Kestrel, Little Egret, Peregrine, Stonechat
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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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Tagged Foots Cray Meadows, Jay, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Skylark, Upper College Farm
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Bexley RSPB Danson Park field trip report, 14th November 2017
Pochard and Little Egret were the highlights of the visit, the report of which was provided to us soon afterwards by the authors but the posting of which has been held up by computer and other issues at ‘BW’ HQ … Continue reading
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Tagged Bexley RSPB, Danson Park, Little Egret, Pochard
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Bexley RSPB visit to Crossness nature reserve, 21st Feb 2017 – report and pictures
Ralph and Brenda Todd’s report on the latest birdwalk they have led, this time at Crossness on Erith Marshes. Good variety of birds seen including, for some, glimpses of a Bearded Tit. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Walk-Crossness-February-2017.pdf
Bexley RSPB Foots Cray Meadows 6th December bird walk – report
Ralph and Brenda Todd report on the 6th December Bexley RSPB bird walk at Foots Cray Meadows, which attracted several members new to the group’s outdoor meetings. 28 species were seen including Little Egret, Kingfisher and Gadwall. http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Walk-Foots-Cray-Meadows-December-2016.pdf
Absence makes the heart grow fonder – Little Egret shows up at Thames Road Wetland
The first Little Egret ‘on the deck’ at Thames Road Wetland since winter 2014/15 was seen in the ‘west pool’ on the 30th March. This apparent absence (though for much of the time the site is unmonitored) is perplexing given … Continue reading