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Why we must protect site of some of Britain’s rarest butterflies

Posted on May 5, 2020 by insidecroydon

We never appreciate the value of some things until they are gone, which is why amateur naturalist ERIC BROWN says it is important to save Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve from the threat of intrusive development by Croydon Council’s house-building company … Continue reading →

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Endangered butterfly ignored in Brick by Brick flats application

Posted on May 1, 2020 by insidecroydon

Hutchinson’s Bank, near New Addington, has a worldwide reputation as a conservation reserve, having been supported at its very beginning by Sir David Attenborough. But that hasn’t stopped the latest dubious scheme from council builders ‘Trick by Trick’. STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading →

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Rare butterfly spotted on New Addington chalkland reserve

Posted on November 4, 2017 by insidecroydon

Naturalists at Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve are celebrating the sighting of a rare butterfly. Hutchinson’s Bank is one of the richest remaining chalk grassland habitats in London, and this year it has been just a touch richer with the appearance … Continue reading →

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