Tag Archives: RSPB Croydon

The Whybrew family trade that really put a feather in your cap

CROYDON CHRONICLES: Trades and professions come and go with the passing years, as fashions ebb and flow. Using the Minster’s archive records, DAVID MORGAN discovers another skill, common in Victorian times and used by a local family firm, but which … Continue reading

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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

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RSPB Croydon monthly talk, Croham Manor Road, May 13

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RSPB Croydon’s wildlife talk, Whitgift Sports Club, Oct 10

The RSPB Croydon local group’s monthly illustrated wildlife talk for October will be by Ian Rumley Dawson about the wildlife of Rye Harbour nature reserve. A freelance wildlife photographer and lecturer, Rumley Dawson makes a welcome return to Croydon to … Continue reading

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