The curlew has long been my top favourite bird when out and about the Thames Estuary. It can be seen in just about every month of the year although it is much more common in winter when many curlew fly in from Europe. Often the bird can be heard before it is seen. Its well […]
Seventeen members met at the Kent Wildlife Trust Reserve at Sevenoaks. Our arrival matched the arrival of a clearer sky after a really wet start to the day. This is a reserve developed from previous gravel extraction where lakes have formed in the pits fed by the river Darent. It was noted by a number […]
What a wonderful day! Even while we waited at the viewing platform by the Visitor Centre for a short talk from an RSPB warden there was lots to see! Not sure what everyone else was looking at but I was watching a peregrine being mobbed by a group of crows. Fallow deer were running across […]
Eight members met in the car park by The Dover Patrol Memorial at St Margaret’s at Cliff. This is one of three war memorials designed by Sir Aston Webb to commemorate the Royal Navy’s Dover Patrol of the First World War. It sits on top of the chalk cliffs slightly to the north of Dover […]
It is with sadness that I have to report that Peter Heathcote, aged 83, died in hospital on 22nd August 2022 from complications with prostate cancer. I know that everyone who knew Peter will join with me in sending condolences to his wife Pauline. Peter was a founder member of the Gravesend RSPB Local Group […]
Our visit to Lullingstone Country Park attracted 17 Group members, keen to enjoy the slightly cooler weather & the varied wildlife of woodland, grassland & river, all found here at Lullingstone. We began our walk by following the River Darenth and saw, as we had hoped, a grey wagtail feeding at the water’s edge. This […]
Unfortunately Sally and I are unable to lead the walk at Sevenoaks on Tuesday 26th July. Most of us have visited many times so I think it is very unlikely that you will get lost without us! We hope you have an enjoyable walk – keep an eye open for damselflies and dragonflies. Malcolm
The Group trip on Tuesday 28th June has changed. Because of issues with car parking at Knole Park, we have decided that a visit to Knole Park is no longer possible. The new venue is Grain Coastal Park at 10.00. The revised details will be posted nearer the date. Malcolm