| Date of meeting | Time of meeting | Section | Venue | Leader |
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| Sat Feb 18th 2012 | 10:00-4:00 | Geology Group | ESSEX GEM & MINERAL SHOW. Essex Rock & Mineral Soc. North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row. Admission £1.00. Bus 365 from Romford Station. | Just turn up. |
| Sat Feb 18th 2012 | 10:30-5:30 | Essex Moth Group | ESSEX MOTH GROUP annual meeting and exhibition. Venture 2000 Centre, Wignall Street, Lawford, nr. Manningtree. Essex. TM093,310.. Lunch and refreshments £5 for the day. Guest speakers, slide shows, specimen displays. | Please ring Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 if attending |
| Sat Feb 25th 2012 | 11:00am | Essex Bryology Group | Wall Wood & Hatfield Forest. Meet at southern end of the Forest at TL5288,1873. Packed lunch. | Leader: Ken Adams. Please book: 020 8508 7863 |
| Sat Mar 10th 2012 | 2:00 to 5:00pm | AGM | ESSEX FIELD CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Hall of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Melbourne Avenue (north side). Chelmsford.CM1 3DU. TL689,083. Annual address: Ken Adams, Changes in the Flora of Essex 1974-2012. | Please bring along anything unusual to show or which you need identified. |
| Sat Mar 24th 2012 | 11:00am | Essex Bryology Group | Liston/Foxearth Old Gravel Pits. Meet at the junction of the road and entrance track at TL840,458. Packed lunch. N.B. CHANGE OF DATE. | Leader: Ken Adams. Please book: 020 8508 7863 |
| Sat Mar 31st 2012 | 12 noon | Seaweeds Group | Shoeburyness, meet at East Beach car park in George Street TQ941,849 (additional parking at Station car park,TQ939,850).Seashore walk from Shoeburyness towards Southend (low water 13.00 approx.) | Leader: Ian Tittley. Please book: 01227 365671. Mobile on the day: 0781 829 2936 |
| Sun Apr 1st 2012 | 10:00am | Geology Group + ER&MS | Walton on the Naze. Red Crag and London Clay fossils. Meet in car park by cafe/cliff top tower at TM 264,234. | Leader: Gerald Lucy: Please book: 01799 523310 |
| Mon Apr 2nd 2012 | 1:30-4:30pm | Botany Group | Venue Belhus Woods Country Park, for early flowers, suitable for beginners and improvers. Meet by Visitor Centre, in the main car park. Entrance TQ564,825. Free parking pass from leader on arrival (change from details on January newsletter programme sheet). | Leader: Mary Smith. Please book: 01708 228921. Mobile on the day: 07903 052095 . |
| Mon Apr 30th 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Pheasanthouse Wood & Woodham Walter Common. Meet at Dukes Orchard, Spring Elms Lane, Lt. Baddow. CM3 4SG.TQ 7864,0730. Packed lunch. | Leader: Martin Gregory. Please book: 01245 223300. |
| Sat May 5th 2012 | 8:30am | Geology Group + ER&MS | Elsenham Quarry. Meet in the car park by the works at the end of a 1km long private road that joins Hall Road at TL 547,255 (sign here for Elsenham Landfill Site). Anglian till, Kesgrave Sands, Chillesford Sands, Red Crag sands (without fossil shells) & basal gravel, and some London Clay. Hard hats, high visibility jackets and strong footwear essential. | Leader: Gerald Lucy. Please book with David Turner 01245 267450. |
| Sat Jun 30th 2012 | 10:30am | Botany Group & LNHS | Lakeside Complex. TQ5878 and TQ5978, developed land in an old chalk pit, monad recording for the Essex & London Flora Projects. Meet at Chafford Hundred Station (TQ589,787, NR Fenchurch St.) Free parking in retail areas over the footbridge W of the station. Packed lunch. | Leader: Mary Smith. Please book: 01708 228921. Mobile on the day:07903 052095. |
| Sat Jul 21st 2012 | 9:30am | Geology Group + ER&MS | Boreham. Bulls Lodge Quarry. Meet in quarry car park off General's Lane by roundabout. TL738,104. Hardhats & yellow jackets. | Leader: David Turner. Please book: 01245 267450. |
| Sat Jul 28th 2012 | 11:00am | Botany Group | Wanstead Park & City of London Cemetery. Meet and park in Northumberland Ave. at TQ414,871. Packed lunch. | Leader: Ken Adams. Please book: 020 8508 7863. Mobile on the day:07773 492260. |
| Tue Aug 7th 2012 | 10:30am | Botany Group | Cranham Marsh & Cranham Brickfields survey. Meet & park in Argyle Gardens TQ566,859. Packed lunch. | Leader: Ken Adams. Please book: 020 8508 7863. |
| Sat Aug 11th 2012 | 10:30am | Botany Group & LNHS | Paglesham for saltmarsh flora. Meet Rochford Stn. at TQ873,904. NR from Liverpool St. Cars needed. Packed lunch. | Leader: Tim Pyner. Please book: 01702 580402. |
| Sun Aug 12th 2012 | 12 noon | Seaweed Group | Burnham on Crouch. Meet in Millfield Recreation Ground car park TQ952,957. Seashore walk along the estuary (low water 13.00 approx) | Leader: Ian Tittley. Please book: 01227 365671. Mobile on the day: 0781 829 2936. |
| Sat Sep 8th 2012 | 10:00am | Snail Hunt | Aquatic Mollusca and other invertebrates in borrow dykes east of South Woodham Ferrers. Meet at Saltcoats Recreation Ground parking area TQ817,973. Follow up to the visit in 2009. Packed lunch, wellies and sampling net if you have one. | Leader: Simon Taylor. Please book: 01621 810141 or 07947 388180. or abmanuk@hotmail.com |
| Sat Sep 15th 2012 | 11:00 sharp! | Botany Group | Wallasea Island for saltmarsh and seawall flora. Meet at Grapnels Farm RSPB Centre TQ942,947 to collect key to drive further on. Packed lunch. | Leader: Ken Adams. Please book: 0208508 7863. Mobile on the day:07773 492260. |
| Wed Sep 19th 2012 | 11:00am | Fungus Group | Hockley Woods. Meet in car park at Gt. Bull Wood, entrance off Main Road, Hockley, just east of the Bull Pub. TQ83352,92386. Packed lunch. | Leader: Graham Price. Please book 01268 776945. Mobile on the day 07812 708444. |
| Sun Sep 23rd 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Mill Meadows, Billlericay. Joint meeting of EFC, Mill Meadows Society and Wickford Wildlife Group.Meet in car park by Scouts Hut in Green Farms Lane, Billericay. TQ 683,941 (Very limited parking so please car share if possible). | Leader: Barbara Chapman. Please book 01268 765597. Mobile on the day 07742 291986. |
| Fri Sep 28th 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Danbury Common, Backwarden N.R. Meet in the car park at TL7801,0404. Packed lunch. | Leader: Graham Smith. Please book: 01277 354034. |
| Thu Oct 4th 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Aveley. Belhus Woods Country Park. Warwick & Brickiln Woods. Meet in the car park at TQ564,825. Free parking pass from leader on arrival (change from details on January newsletter programme sheet). | Leader: Mary Smith. Please book 01708 228921.Mobile on the day 07903 052095. |
| Wed Oct 10th 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Epping forest, Great Monk Wood. Meet in the New Ride car park on the east side of Epping New Road at TQ4176,9826. Tea and cakes afterwards at 63 Woths Path. | Leaders: Tony Boniface & Ken Adams. Please book 01245 266316.Mobile on the day 07582 775754 |
| Sat Oct 13th 2012 | 9:30-5:30 | Conference | Recording the Biodiversity & Geodiversity of Essex Conference. EFC Biodiversity & Geodiversity Centre. Wat Tyler C.P. TQ738,865. £19 booking & refreshments. Further details in May Newsletter. | Organiser: Ken Adams. 020 8508 7863. |
| Mon Oct 15th 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Gosfield, Broaks Wood & Shardlowes Woods. Meet in car park at TL7866,3147. Packed lunch. | Leader: Martin Gregory. Please book:01245 223300. |
| Sat Oct 20th 2012 | 10:00am | Fungus Group. + Basildon NHS | Langdon Hills, Marks Hill Wood. Joint meeting with Basildon Natural History Soc. Meet at the Fife Road entrance car park. TQ687,875. | Leaders: Rodney Cole and Tony Boniface.01268 553149 (and 01245 266316).Mobile on the day 07582 775754. |
| Thu Oct 25th 2012 | 11:00am | Fungus Group | Pitsea, Wat Tyler Country Park. Meet at the Green Centre car park TQ7782,8660. Packed lunch. | Leaders: Tony Boniface & Ken Adams. Please book 01245 266316.Mobile on the day 07582 775754. |
| Sat Nov 3rd 2012 | 10:30am | Fungus Group | Waxcap Special. Starting from Fryerning Churchyard. TL 638,001. Packed lunch. Fungus Group AGM after the meeting at 40 Pentland Avenue, CM1 4AZ. | Leader: Tony Boniface. Please book 01245 266316. Mobile on the day 07582 775754.. |
| Sat Nov 10th 2012 | 10:00-5:00 | Fungus Group | Microfungi Microscope day. EFC Wat Tyler Green Centre.TQ738,865. [bring Ellis & Ellis if you have one]. Beginners welcome. Refreshments on site. | Leaders: Martin Gregory & Ken Adams. Please book: 0208 508 7863. |
| Sat Dec 1st 2012 | 2:30-5:00 | Ex&Soc | Annual Exhibition & Social. In our new EFC Biodiversity & Geodiversity Centre in Wat Tyler Country Park. TQ738,865. See the Annual Exhibition and Social link here | Organisers: Mary Smith & Ken Adams. 01708 228921. |
