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EFC Centre at Wat Tyler Country ParkOur centre is available for visits on a pre-booked basis on Wednesdays between 10am - 4pm. The Club’s activities and displays are also usually open to the public on the first Saturday of the month 11am - 4pm.

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Improve your skills. Join our field meetings and as well as enjoying the social side of the meetings, get expert help from specialists on identification and field survey techniques:

All meetings are open to members and non-members. If you plan to attend a field meeting you MUST BOOK WITH THE LEADER before the date of the meeting and confirm that you have read the Meetings guidance and the general field meeting Risk Assessment. Please note that meetings already arranged may change.

Sat Feb 28th 2026 10:30-15:00.  Saxonbury Wood, Wickham Bishops, general field meeting
Saxonbury Wood (part of Chantry Wood), Wickham Bishops. Yes, a February field meeting! Meet at Wickham Bishops Village Hall on Snows Corner TL844124 or postcode CM8 3JZ. There is a car park there and we can walk to the wood from there. This is a general meeting, but with a focus on molluscan target species, the rare semi-slug Phenacolimax major and the Lemon Slug, Malacolimax tenellus

Contact: Simon Taylor. Please contact Simon on ukseashells44@gmail.com to register your interest

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