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Tag Archives: Hutchinson’s Bank
Croydon sites among best places in London for bluebell walks
The London Wildlife Trust has recommended two of its nature reserves in Croydon as among the best places in the capital to find springtime displays of bluebells. But you need to hurry if you are to enjoy this springtime spectacular. This … Continue reading
Inspired by Attenborough, now Zoom in on some wild talks
NATURE NOTES: The London Wildlife Trust and the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society have activities available – free of charge – for people to find out more about the wildlife in our city Peregrines and foxes, hedgehogs and parakeets … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, City Commons, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, Croydon parks, Environment, Nature Notes, Wildlife
Tagged Attenborough, BBC, CNH&SS, Croydon, Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, David Attenborough, Hedgehogs, Hutchinson's Bank, London, London Wildlife Trust, Roundshaw Downs, Sir David Attenborough, Sussex cattle, Wild London
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Time is running out to help protect Croydon’s open spaces
The London Wildlife Trust is celebrating the successful reintroduction of a species to a site in Croydon – while also calling on all residents to lobby their MPs over the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is due for a crucial … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Croydon West, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Wildlife
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Glow-worms, Hutchinson's Bank, Labour, London Wildlife Trust, Natasha Irons MP, Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Trust mourns Mathew Frith, champion of Hutchinson’s Bank
The London Wildlife Trust last night announced the sad news of the death of Mathew Frith after a long illness. “Mathew was, in many ways, the heart and soul of London Wildlife Trust. His passion for nature, his commitment to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Inside Croydon, New Addington, Wildlife
Tagged bee orchid, Butterflies, Chapel Bank, common spotted orchid, Croydon, Downlands Trust, Glanville fritillary, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, Mathew Frith, New Addington, pyramidal orchid, The Downlands Project
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Rare flowers seem common on our Midsummer’s dream walk
Our latest wildlife amble for Inside Croydon readers took place this week, with MOIRA O’DONNELL showing the way across a part of the North Downs with rare flora and fauna, and all just a tram ride away Photos by AUSTEN … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Inside Croydon, Moira O'Donnell, New Addington, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged bee orchid, Butterflies, Chapel Bank, common spotted orchid, Croydon, Downlands Trust, Glanville fritillary, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, Moira O'Donnell, New Addington, pyramidal orchid, The Downlands Project
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Join us for our Midsummer’s dream walk at Hutchinson’s Bank
Inside Croydon is getting out and about again next week, with a guided walk through the flora of Hutchinson’s Bank to be led by local botany enthusiast, Moira O’Donnell. And YOU could join us on our Midsummer’s dream walk The … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Inside Croydon, Moira O'Donnell, Nature Notes, Walks
Tagged Butterflies, Featherbed Lane, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, Moira O'Donnell, Nature conservation, New Addington, Orchids, Rambles, Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, Surrey, Walks
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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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Apply now for London Wildlife Trust’s paid trainee scheme
Do you love nature and working outdoors? Are you practically minded and want to learn new skills? Have you thought about a career in nature conservation? As part of the London Wildlife Trust’s Keeping it Wild programme, they are offering … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Wildlife
Tagged Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust
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Butterfly experts in flap over ‘extinct’ species in New Addington
The sighting at Hutchinson’s Bank at the weekend of a butterfly thought to have been extinct for nearly 100 years has put wildlife enthusiasts into a bit of a flap. The sighting of the black-veined white butterfly was made by … Continue reading
Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve: 2023 expert guided walks
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington
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Murdoch the shire horse pulls his weight to help butterflies
Shire horse photographs by ANDREW SMITH Nature conservators were making hay while the sun shined yesterday, with Murdoch the shire horse returning for his now annual visit to Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve just outside New Addington. As well as providing … Continue reading
Beautiful Butterflies: 2021 Hutchinson’s Bank walks
Posted in Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington
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Charity concern as butterfly numbers fall to lowest level
Butterfly numbers across the country have fallen to the lowest level for more than a decade, according to a wildlife charity following its annual survey. Butterfly Conservation is the charity which has been working with the London Wildlife Trust and … Continue reading
Shire horses called in to help improve butterfly sanctuary
The butterfly conservation project at Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve is calling up the cavalry later this month. Working shire horses – each weighing upwards of 1 ton – will be visiting the reserve near New Addington on Friday September 25, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Nature Notes, Wildlife
Tagged Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, Operation Centaur
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Butterfly Walk, Hutchinson’s Bank nature reserve, Aug 29
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington
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Brick by Brick could be blocked by rare butterfly’s tiny egg
The chair of the council’s planning committee has given a public undertaking that the application by Brick by Brick to build an ugly four-storey block of flats next to a wildlife reserve in New Addington has been shelved until a … Continue reading
Residents call for end to planning meetings for ‘cowboys’
One of the borough’s largest organisations representing the interests of residents has called on the council to stop all planning committee meetings until the covid-19 emergency is over – and they have singled out the Brick by Brick proposal to … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Fieldway, Housing, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Planning, Wildlife
Tagged Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hutchinson's Bank, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott
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Tell us what’s wrong with Hutchinson’s Bank build, Scott says
Paul Scott, one half of the Labour council tag team that is determinedly allowing the borough’s green spaces, kids’ playgrounds and nature reserves to be buried under a wave of ready-mix concrete, has dismissed out-of-hand complaints from residents that the … Continue reading
Why we must protect site of some of Britain’s rarest butterflies
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
Endangered butterfly ignored in Brick by Brick flats application
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
Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Fieldway, Housing, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, New Addington Residents' Association, Planning, Wildlife
Tagged Brick by Brick, brown hairstreak butterfly, Hutchinson's Bank, Iolo Williams, Labour, London Wildlife Trust, New Addington
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Butterfly sanctuary under threat from BxB development
Some might see it as a disconnect at the Town Hall, where the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. Others might characterise it as just another example of blatant civic hypocrisy. Last summer, when the headlines … Continue reading
Brilliant Butterflies Open Day, Hutchinson’s Bank, Apr 4
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Brilliant Butterflies, Hutchinson's Bank
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Guided Winter Walk, Hutchinson’s Bank New Addington, Jan 11
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Nature Notes, New Addington, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Brilliant Butterflies, Hutchinson's Bank
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Trust’s workdays to bring butterflies to Hutchinson’s Bank
Brilliant Butterflies is a London Wildlife Trust project which calls on volunteers to help improve and enhance the habitat in some of Croydon’s and south London’s open spaces to benefit wildlife – in particular (the clue’s in the name) butterflies. … Continue reading
