Contents Page Acknowledgements 4 Foreword ............................. Hew Watt 5 History of the Thurrock Natural History Society ................ Brian Harrod 7 Where to Watch Wildlife ............... Editors 9 Bird Ringing at West Thurrock .... Roger Taylor 18 Nature Conservation in Essex ...... Geoff Pyman 23 Consider the Insects ..... ..... Graham Glombek and Bob Tomlinson 31 The Nature Conservancy Council ... Colin Ranson 37 Wildlife Through the Ages in Thurrock ................. Robert Thompson 51 Some Flowers of the Chalk ....... Betty Goddard 56 Grays Chalk Quarry - a wildlife haven ............ Colin Studholme 62 Information may be extracted from this publication with due acknowledgement to the Thurrock Natural History Society. The opinions expressed are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Society. 3