Sixth form students from Christ the King Sixth Form College, Sidcup, spent a morning helping to remove litter from the Scadbury Park site. Their help was much appreciated by The Friends of Scadbury Park Committee. Thanks guys!
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In May the friends acted as stewards for the Petts Wood runners.
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The spring walk was attended by over 30 people in May.
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Scadbury Friends hosted two courses during January. A dead hedge course was followed by a course on how to lay a live hedge.
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To improve the monitoring of some of our most biodiverse woodland sites, the Bromley idverde countryside team have been undertaking a suite of surveys over the last year, covering both flora and fauna.
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Over the coming weeks/months (from 23rd December 2018), there will be tree work conducted in Scadbury Park by Bromley Council and contractors.
Trees with white paint (crosses) will be cut down as they are either unsafe or have the possibility to be unsafe.
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The Apple Day went very well, the weather was mostly fair, and we had a total of 160 people turning up over the 3 hours – most staying for around half an hour.
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Help the Friend's of Scadbury Park monitor changes in butterfly population. Learn how to identify different species and how to conduct a butterfly survey.
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Scadbury Park LNR for lichens and general interest. All records needed, particularly invertebrates, for this site that includes woodland, meadows and small ponds.
Read MoreThe Friends of Scadbury Park workday on May 17th is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Read MoreThis summer you can help save one of our borough's best-loved, but most
threatened, birds.
Swifts spend most of their lives on the wing, only landing to nest and raise young. They arrive in the UK in May to breed, nesting high on buildings, often under the eaves, leaving in August to return to southern Africa. The number arriving in the UK declined by 47% 1995-2014. In Bromley numbers recorded are now very low. Reasons for the decline include loss of nest sites, less insect food & changing climate. Listen for their screaming cries and look for their crescent shapes as they fly high above us, often in groups, feeding on flying insects and spiders. If they are flying at roof level they may be looking for nest sites. Please let us know if you see any & if they are nesting near you.
Read MoreThis butterfly was thought extinct in Kent in the late 1980's but there have been new records recently from the south of Bromley Borough. Look for them before noon in July and August when the males descend from a tall Ash or Oak tree to visit animal dung from which they obtain vital mineral nutrients. After noon they fly high in the tree canopy. The distinctive caterpillars grow to 40mm and after hibernation can be found until the end of June feeding on Goat Willow (or sometimes on Grey or Crack Willow).
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Installing post and rail and noticeboards near the Old Perry Street car park.
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Friends of Scadbury Park enjoyed a talk from David Hampson (from RSPB Bromley) as part of their AGM on March 13th 2018.
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Bullfinch are resident in the UK and are found in woodland, scrub and orchards. They are sometimes seen in gardens especially those connected to a patch of thick scrub or woodland by thick hedgerows.
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