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Plenty of springtime volunteer opportunities for Wildlife Friends
Animal welfare charity the RSPCA is inviting people to join a million-strong movement by becoming a Wildlife Friend. By volunteering and taking action for animals in their gardens, open spaces and communities, the Wildlife Friend volunteers will not only be … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, RSPCA, Wildlife
Tagged Esme Higgs, RSPCA, Wildlife Friends
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Reports of another fuel spill into River Wandle chalk stream
Further concerns are being raised about an ‘environmental disaster’, with criticisms of the government agency’s failed clean-up of spill from February being compounded by more pollution on the river this week For the second time in just a few weeks, … Continue reading
London Wildlife Trust updates website for people to help nature
The London Wildlife Trust, which manages many of the areas of downland and open space around Croydon and across the capital, is changing the way people can help, with a new volunteer management system coming into use from April 14. … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon parks, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, New Addington
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Selsdon woodland open space offered for sale at just £20,000
A small patch of woodland in Selsdon, used as a public open space for decades, has been put up for sale for just £20,000 – and the local Tory councillor says that there is nothing Mayor Jason Perry or his … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Planning, Property, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Stranack, Ashen Grove, Cllr Andy Stranack, Croydon parks, Forestdale, Parks and open spaces, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Taylor Wimpey, Wimpey
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Video nasty has Mayor putting Heathfield up for sale again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As he makes yet another U-turn, Jason Perry is refusing to provide a list of heritage assets that his council won’t flog off. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Mayor Jason Perry is preparing to put Heathfield House on … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Raymond Riesco, Ria Patel, Riesco collection, Tory
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Wandle Forum in legal challenge to council over nature reserve
INSIDE SUTTON: If the council won’t take action against big business for failing to honour its planning commitments, then a coalition of around 150 community groups – backed up by a major legal firm – will. By ROSE HILL The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Environment, London-wide issues, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, Housing environment and neighbourhoods committee, Leigh Day solicitors, Liberal Democrats, London, Sutton, Sutton Council, Valencia, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor, Wandle Valley Forum
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RSPCA in public appeal to gardeners to help nurture nature
Experts offer 10 top tips to help turn gardens and open spaces into wildlife havens, after admissions of injured and distressed animals soared in 2024 Animal welfare charity the RSPCA is calling on all Londoners to try to help wildlife … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, RSPCA, Wildlife
Tagged Fox, Gardening, Hedgehogs, RSPCA, RSPCA animal rescue officers, RSPCA South London, Toad patrol
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City Commons staging ‘Meet the Calves’ open day, Sun Mar 23
The City Commons rangers are opening up their yard on Coulsdon Common on Sunday March 23 to “Meet the Calves”, this year’s additions to the herd of Sussex cattle that grazes Farthing Downs and the local commons. “This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, City Commons, Coulsdon, Environment, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Sussex cattle
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Birders leave a sign to mark life of RSPB founder Eliza Phillips
Croydon bird-watchers have installed a plaque to commemorate the life and far-reaching works of Eliza Phillips, one of the founders and most generous benefactors of what we know today as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Phillips’ home … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Charity, Community associations, Environment, History, Wildlife
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Eliza Phillips, Morland Road, RSPB, RSPB Croydon
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Heritage building Heathfield House is pulled from auction
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry’s bungling council has now withdrawn the publicly-owned Grade II-listed building from the auction in their latest embarrassing climbdown Croydon’s bungling Mayor Jason Perry has been forced to withdraw Heathfield House from the controversial auction … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Property, Ria Patel, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Raymond Riesco, Ria Patel, Riesco collection, Tory
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Groups join MP’s call for big fines for River Wandle polluters
An MP has been joined by an organisation representing 150 voluntary groups and a rivers charity in calling for punitive “polluter pays” fines for whoever was responsible for this week’s massively damaging diesel spillage into the River Wandle. Bobby Dean, … Continue reading
Council caught in new omnishambles over Heathfield House
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The latest contradictory statement issued from Fisher’s Folly has failed to placate petitioners, who say the auction of the Grade II-listed building creates ‘serious legal and ethical concerns and sets a dangerous precedent for green spaces in … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Raymond Riesco, Riesco collection, Tory
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Council looks to flog listed Heathfield House – for just £1m
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry’s efforts to sell the borough’s last remaining heritage buildings has now turned to a Grade II-listed Victorian villa that sits at the top of Gravel Hill – with an asking price well below what … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Property, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Raymond Riesco, Riesco collection, Tory
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‘Environmental disaster’ on Wandle after diesel spills into river
A Sutton MP has called the latest pollution spill into the River Wandle an “environmental disaster”, after an estimated 4,000 litres of diesel was released into the rare chalk stream yesterday. Officials from Merton Council, crews from the London Fire … Continue reading
Calves’ arrival comes right on time for Commons’ GPS herd
The rangers at City Commons, the precious open spaces around Coulsdon, Kenley and Riddlesdown, are celebrating the arrivals of the first new-borns in their herd of Sussex cattle. The rangers have been closely monitoring the cows and calves throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Kenley, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, City of London, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, GPS, Happy Valley, Kenley, Kenley Common, No-fence technology, Riddlesdown, Sussex cattle
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Get down to some ‘compost disco-ing’ at Sutton farm’s wassail
Sutton Community Farm will be staging its Winter Wassail 2025 on Saturday February 1, reviving a traditionally English, medieval celebration aimed at blessing the upcoming harvest season. All the family can enjoy the day, where the centerpiece is the wassailing … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Environment, Gardening, Sutton Council, Wildlife
Tagged Sutton, Sutton Community Farm, wassailing, Woodmansterne
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Sign up now for the world’s biggest annual wildlife survey
It’s nearly time for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, a vital piece of citizen science which is all the time contributing to our knowledge of the changes going on in our environment, and its impact on the wildlife around us. … Continue reading
RSPCA provides freezing weather safety advice for your pets
With temperatures set to drop and snow and ice forecast in many areas, the RSPCA is urging people to follow its urgent advice to keep pets, livestock and wildlife safe and happy amid the big freeze. The Met Office has … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Freezing weather, Pets, RSPCA, RSPCA South London
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Officials ignore councillors’ calls for action over Farmlands site
IN-DEPTH AND INFORMED: Sutton’s elected councillors, from across the political divide, are being ignored by the council’s senior staff over enforcement action against Valencia over the Beddington Farmlands nature reserve. It couldn’t have anything to do with Valencia providing energy … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Dave Burton, Ed Parsley, Environment, Helen Bailey, London-wide issues, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Webber, Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, Dave Burton, David Hicks, HEB committee, Housing environment and neighbourhoods committee, Liberal Democrats, London, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Valencia, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor, Wendy Clark
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Sutton’s ex-leader in extraordinary attack on waste company
Valencia Waste Management, owners of Beddington Farmlands former landfill site, are ‘arrogant’ and have no intention of carrying out agreed wildlife restoration, according to LibDem councillor Ruth Dombey A multi-million-pound waste management firm is “running rings” around Sutton Council as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Helen Bailey, London-wide issues, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, HEB committee, Housing environment and neighbourhoods committee, Liberal Democrats, London, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Valencia, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor
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Dr Warder’s book The True Amazons made him the bee’s knees
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week’s research took DAVID MORGAN back to the turn of the 18th Century and a Croydon physician whose detailed studies revolutionised what we know about bee colonies and honey production A book written nearly 400 years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Gardening, History, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Joseph Warder, Queen Anne
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Football club delays its kick-off for a hedgehog pitch invader
Last night’s AFC Croydon Athletic under-18s game against Corinthian Casuals at Mayfield Stadium was forced to delay its kick-off – there was a hedgehog on the pitch! The Mayfield at Thornton Heath is surrounded by open ground, havens for wildlife, … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Gardening, Thornton Heath, Wildlife
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Hedgehog, Mayfield Stadium, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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