Meetings ahead
| Date | Route Finder | Venue | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| dates to be confirmed | Find route | General Meeting. Postponed until further notice Middlewick Ranges Local Wildlife Site. Meetings are planned for May/June, July/August and October. We will only be able to confirm the field trip dates about a month in advance, due to the late advertising of firing times. The meeting place is at the footpath entrance opposite Wick Road at TM01602264. There is unrestricted parking available on Wick Road and Speedwell Road. The site is diverse, with large areas of acid grassland, gorse and broom scrub, and a patch of relict heath. The site is most noted for its Hymenoptera, but the invertebrate and other interest is expected to be very high generally. | Contact Peter Harvey, grayspeterharvey@gmail.com |
| Sat Jul 11th 2020 10:30am | Find route | General Meeting. Postponed until further notice An organic farm with a wide variety of wildlife. Parking for 10 cars in the farm yard at TQ607973, Heards Farm, Heards Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 0SF. | Contact Peter Harvey, email grayspeterharvey@gmail.com |
| Wed Jul 15th 2020 20:30 | Find route | CNHS with EFC and Essex Moth Group. Postponed until further notice Moth trapping event at Lexden Springs Local Nature Reserve, Colchester. Meet in the parking area to the side of Spring Road (South), nearest postcode CO3 4AN at 8.30pm. The grid reference of the parking area is TL971252. Bring your own moth traps and generators if you have them; if not please do come along anyway. A small reserve, but with many different habitats. We have trapped here a couple of times in the last three years but the weather has never been particularly kind. Let’s hope for a change in luck this year...Please not that these events are very weather dependent. Please keep an eye on social media and email groups nearer the time for up to date news | Simon Wood at simon.wood27@gmail.com |
| Sat Jul 18th 2020 9:30 | Find route | Essex Rock and Mineral Society. Postponed until further notice Bulls Lodge Quarry. We are uncertain of access or parking at the time of going to print so check back nearer the meeting date, also check the ERMS web site. packed lunch optional | Peter Allen via ERMS www.erms.org |
| Sun Aug 9th 2020 11am - 5pm | Find route | The Essex Natural History Show. Postponed until further notice The Essex Natural History Show. Activities taking place at: the Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex SS16 4UH. | Contact Peter Harvey: grayspeterharvey@gmail.com |
| Sat Aug 15th 2020 11:00 | Find route | Joint General Meeting with the CNHS. Postponed until further notice Daws Hall Nature Reserve. In Essex on the Essex Suffolk border. Meet at Centre near parking, entrance TL 8871 3673. | Neil Philips neil_fal@yahoo.com |
| Sun Sep 6th 2020 10:30 | Find route | General Meeting. Postponed until further notice Little Belhus Country Park, Arisdale Road, South Ockendon, RM15 5SJ (opposite 'Next' distribution centre, close to South Ockendon rail station). Former landfill being turned into a Country Park with older areas; woodland, meadows and ponds; part is a Local Wildlife Site for invertebrates. Meet in car park just off main road (TQ587826; 6ft height barrier); some parking on road. | Contact: Yvonne Couch, email j_couch@sky.com |
| Sun Sep 13th 2020 10:30 | Find route | Essex Rock and Mineral Society. Postponed until further notice Wrabness walk lead by Bill George, Meet and Park at Wrabness Church TM174318. Packed Lunch Optional | Bill George via ERMS www.erms.org |
| Tue Sep 29th 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC Fungus group. Postponed until further notice Swan and Cygnet woods, and Hankin's wood, Stock. Optional Packed Lunch. Parking in small layby or on road at TQ688992. | John Cooke email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com phone: 01708 223477 |
| Fri Oct 2nd 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC Fungus Group. Postponed until further notice Hylands Park. Park in new car park off A414, TL682042, optional packed lunch | Tony Boniface Please book 01245 266316 Mobile on the day 07939 489729 |
| Sun Oct 4th 2020 11:00 | Find route | EFC Fungus Group. Postponed until further notice Phyllis Currie Reserve, Great Leighs. EWT reserve. Meet in EWT Car park TL722181, Optional Packed Lunch. | Tony Boniface Please book 01245 266316 Mobile on the day 07939 489729 |
| Wed Oct 7th 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC Fungus Group. Postponed until further notice Mill Green Common. Parking off Mill Gree Road at TL638012. Packed lunch | Graham Smith Please book 01277 354034. |
| Sat Oct 10th 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC General meeting. Postponed until further notice Hyde Hall RHS Gardens, meet in car park at TQ778997. We can explore the areas outside the gardens as well as inside, with permission to visit the lake area accompanied. Optional packed lunch, or cafe. | John Cooke email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com phone: 01708 223477 |
| Thu Oct 15th 2020 10:30am | Find route | General Meeting. Postponed until further notice An organic farm with a wide variety of wildlife. Meet and Park for 10 cars in the farm yard at TQ607973, Heards Farm, Heards Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 0SF. | Contact Peter Harvey, email grayspeterharvey@gmail.com |
| Sat Oct 17th 2020 10.30 | Find route | General meeting. Postponed until further notice Phyllis Currie Reserve, Great Leighs. This EWT reserve has diverse habitats, with grassland, a lake, woodland and ditches, sloping down to a tributary of the River Ter. Meet at reserve car park TL 723 182. | Contact Peter Harvey: grayspeterharvey@gmail.com |
| Wed Oct 21st 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC Fungus Group. Postponed until further notice Warley Place, Brentwood, Old garden of "Miss Wilmot" much neglected now. meet at Entrance next to pub TQ583907, small car park, optional packed lunch. | Tony Boniface. Please book 01245 266316 Mobile on the day 07939 489729 |
| Sat Oct 24th 2020 10:45 | Find route | Joint meeting with Wickford Wildlife Soc. and Basildon Natural History Soc. Postponed until further notice Fungal Foray a Hall & Coombe Wood, Langdon Hills Country Park. Park and meet at Gravel Hill Wood Car Park, Gravel Hill, Basildon. SS16 6JA,TQ677863. | Leaders: Barbara and Richard Chapman. Please book 01268 765597. Mobile on the day 07742 291986. |
| Sat Nov 7th 2020 10:30 | Find route | EFC Fungus Group. Postponed until further notice Waxcap special. Starting from Fryerning Churchyard. TL 638 001. Packed lunch. | Tony Boniface Please book 01245 266316 Mobile on the day 07939 489729 |
| Sat Dec 5th 2020 11:00-16:00 | Find route | Annual Exhibition & Social. Postponed until further notice At the Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park SS16 4UH, TQ738, 865 |