Beddington Farmlands

Sign up for the Beddington Farmlands Big Day on Saturday the 9th of May!

The Beddington Farm Bird Group and site warden are hosting a series of guided walks throughout the day, providing an opportunity for the wider community to view areas of the site that are not currently visible from public areas.

The event starts at 5am, kicking off with a dawn chorus walk. Another five walks follow, which include one focused on butterflies and another for botany. These walks start at various times, with the final one ending around 3pm. Each walk will take around two hours.
Early May is well-known for being a great time of year for scarce and rare species of birds to be recorded on passage at Beddington Farmlands, so there is always a chance for some decent highlights on the bird walks.

This event also coincides with the Cornell Lab eBird Big Day, which celebrates World Migratory Bird Day. Our walk leaders will aim to keep a note of all species spotted and contribute to global data collection. Get involved whilst on our walks and help us try to record as many species as possible on the day!

MEETING POINT – Mile Road gate (What-3-Words = ///spray.park.spider)

More details can be found through the link below.
https://events.sutton.gov.uk/series?sn=beddington+big+day

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This is one of London’s four waste incinerators, currently burning around 347,000 tonnes of waste a year. As the Environment Agency decides whether to allow even more waste to be burned at Beddington Lane, campaigners are making a last-minute push to stop the expansion. I went to the site to hear their concerns.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-viridor-s-incinerator-expansion-and-related-projects-in-sutton?recruiter=25331628&recruited_by_id=af82fe60-bec2-012f-070a-4040b09128dc&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_promote_or_share&utm_term=d782f2645e5b4c9f93dca328cff377a0&utm_medium=whatsapp&utm_content=washarecopy_490989926_en-GB%3A0

Sign the Petition Stop Viridor's incinerator expansion and related projects in Sutton

The Beddington Farmlands Bird and Wildlife Report 2022 is finally complete and now publicly viewable on our website (link below).

Unfortunately, phones and tablets often do not display embedded PDF files, so to view the report on a phone, you will have to click the download button instead. However, if viewing on a laptop or computer, the report should be readily viewable directly on the website page.

Some sample pages are attached to this post.

https://beddingtonfarmlands.com/beddington-farmlands-bird-and-wildlife-report-2022-2/

BREAKING NEWS. Following breaches of planning law by site leaseholders Valencia Waste Mangement and a lack of enforcement action by Sutton Council, the local community representative organisation, the Wandle Valley Forum have put Sutton Council on legal notice from Leigh Day Environmental Lawyers to:

a) Commit to enforcement action to ensure the leaseholder completes the reserve
b) Gurantee financial delivery by the leaseholder to pay for the reserve development
c) To uphold current ecological targets
d) To enable public access

BirdGuides.com Mark Ian Avery Wandle Valley Forum

Wandle Valley Forum Bulletin

Great opportunity for somebody who wants to start a career in wildlife friendly green space management. Beddington Farmlands supporter and Sutton based business, Little Oak Tree and Garden Care are recruiting for ground persons.

Please contact Peter: [email protected]
More details here: https://www.littleoaktreecare.co.uk/

Updated Beddington Farmlands planning application Have Valencia got it right this time in restoring our Farmlands? Have your say – deadline 20 February 2025.