London's next major nature reserve
The year was dominated by the fall out from the construction of the controversial incinerator and that’s before the chimneys have even started emitting dioxins and fine particulates into the local air. Beddington Farmlands was seldom not in the local and wider media in 2017 and featured strongly as a local issue in the June… read more »
Viridor are to host two open days in September to showcase the restoration and incinerator. Dates and times are: 15th September 2017 – 10.00-12.00 22nd September 2017 – 14.00-16.00 Members of the public are encouraged to attend. The site ecologist who is employed by Viridor will be there to answer questions about the restoration. Possible… read more »
THE GREENS SHASHA KHAN ‘I pledge to do everything possible to ensure agreements that Sutton Council and Viridor have given in regards to the restoration plan are honoured. As the individual that took Sutton Council to the High Court I have seen first hand how Beddington Farmlands has been neglected. I agree with David Lindo,… read more »
A brief introduction to the work of the Beddington Farmlands Bird Group: RECORDING (Birds, butterflies, moths and other taxa, including British Trust for Ornithology BBS, WeBS Surveys and on-going ringing effort) 25 (max) bird group members, approximately 5044 hours per annum REPORTING (Daily news, website, social media, national recording schemes and comprehensive annual report). Reporting team of 5, approximately 250 hours per… read more »
BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS White Stork- bird of the year (top picture by David Campbell) Siberian Chiffchaff in January The first record of breeding Greylag Goose Redstart in the hand Honey Buzzard over the hide A good selection of gulls including several Iceland Gulls and the recent Glaucous Gull (below) Black Terns from the obs Plum-headed Parakeet… read more »
DISCOVER HIDDEN BEDDINGTON: COMMUNITY OPEN DAYS AT THE FARMLANDS Bird Watchers Paradise, in partnership with the Beddington Farmland Bird Group and MKA Ecology – Tuesday 23rd August – 10.00 & 13.00 Beddington Farmlands Walks, hosted by the Viridor Beddington Team – Sunday 11th September -10.00 & 12.00. The Viridor team at the Beddington Farmlands are… read more »
Here’s a few highlights from 2015 in pictures: A total of 163 bird species were recorded with highlights being a Stone Curlew in the spring and a Serin (above) in the late autumn. Stone Curlew- the first one since 1982 Great Crested Grebes bred for the first timeIt was the best year on record for breeding Tufted… read more »
35 people took part in the June bird and wildlife walk. Highlights of the walk included seeing the breeding Great Crested Grebes, recently hatched Tufted Duck broods, Little Ringed Plovers, Kestrel hovering at head height, Rosel’s Bush Cricket, Meadow Brown and Small Tortoisehell and Crambus culmella and other micros moths in the meadow on the… read more »
Good visible migration conditions today for the Beddington Farmlands associate members spring walk (More here). A north-easterly airflow, low cloud and light rain produced ideal fall conditions. We saw 1 Hobby, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 10+ Yellow Wagtail, 30+ Swallow. 3-4 House Martin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Skylark. We also had Shelducks, Gadwall, Teal… read more »
Associate Members Events 26th April Spring bird migration 1st June Conservation Day August Moth trapping session- to be arranged depending on weather 13th Sept Autumn bird migration Public walks 21st June Bird and wildlife walk 19th July Bird and wildlife walk Carshalton Environmental Fair 31st August (Bank Holiday) Public Talks/ Workshops To be scheduled Newsletters… read more »