Tag Archives: Riddlesdown

‘Absolute madness’: council eyes Green Belt for 6,000 homes

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Remember all those solemn assurances from Alison Butler and Paul Scott that the Labour-run council will protect the borough’s precious green spaces? Guess what… Town Hall papers ahead of next Monday’s cabinet meeting show that the council is seriously considering … Continue reading →

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Crime and livestock attacks on Farthing Downs cause concern

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

Croydon councillors will turn up in Coulsdon this afternoon on the hottest day of the year, maybe the hottest day ever recorded in these islands, to bask in the sun and in the reflected glory of the decades of hard … Continue reading →

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National Reserve status granted for Coulsdon’s Farthing Downs

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Croydon will get its own National Nature Reserve later this month, as more than 1,000 acres of chalk downland across Riddlesdown, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, through to Kenley Common, Sanderstead and Whyteleafe will be formally declared by Natural England as … Continue reading →

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Quarry in bloom guided walk, Riddlesdown, Jul 13

Posted on June 29, 2019 by
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Butterfly Walks, Kenley, Coulsdon and Riddlesdown, Jul-Aug

Posted on June 28, 2019 by
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Bird-watchers are on the look-out in annual species count

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

JOHN BIRKETT, of the RSPB Croydon group, spotted his first swallow of the summer at the weekend. He’s now preparing himself for a very long day on Thursday. Here, he explains why. Photos by JOHN FLYNN This month sees the … Continue reading →

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Breakfast With The Birds, Riddlesdown, Apr 20

Posted on April 16, 2019 by
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