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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.
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.
| Date | Route Finder | Venue | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 28th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | 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 | Simon Taylor. Please contact Simon on ukseashells44@gmail.com to register your interest |
| Sat Feb 28th 2026 10:30-16:00 | Find route | Essex Moth Group 27th Annual Meeting. At the Wat Tyler Centre in the Cordite Room, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex SS16 4UH. Lunch and refreshments on the day, £10 charge on the day. Essential to book well in advance. Variety of moth talks, browse displays, chance to socialise, teas & coffees, light buffet lunch | Essential to book well ahead - Dougal Urquhart: dougalurquhart57@gmail.com |
| Sat Mar 21st 2026 13:30-16:30 | Find route | Essex Field Club A.G.M. 2026. Cordite Room, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, SS16 4UH. | Open To Non-members |
| Sat Apr 11th 2026 11:00-15:00 | Find route | Carver Airfield, Debden, spring meeting. spring meeting with a focus on amphibians. Carver Barracks. Water Lane, Wimbish, Essex. CB10 2YA. Grassland with calcareous and clay species sitting side by side. Ancient woodland (Peverels) and multiple copses planted over the years. Meet at layby TL5670,3439 near Rowney Woods. | Fiona Hutchings. please contact Fiona on fiona.77h@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Thu May 7th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hill Farm, Gestingthorpe, field meeting. large farm, with ancient woodland and hedgerow, grassland, willow carr and reed beds. Site of Roman villa and old chalk pit. TL8238 & TL8239. Meet at farm off Sudbury Road | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue May 12th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger field meeting. Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8AH. A chance to study coastal grazing marsh, sea wall and saltings habitat that forms part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI. Meeting has been timed for Low Tide. From the Maldon Road at TL912100, head down Joyce's Chase and park at Lauriston Farm barn building at TL922089, where we will check in at reception. We may need to decant to one or two cars down to the sea wall area as the farm track becomes rough. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat May 16th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Common, field meeting. neutral/acid scrub grassland. A chance to explore the only common land in Havering. 2 ponds, one of only 2 Essex sites with Dwarf Gorse (U. minor), also Zig-zag clover. Meet at car park off Nags Head Lane TQ56339069 | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Thu May 21st 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Galleywood Common, field meeting. Galleywood Common, CM2 8TR. A field meeting with heathland, acid grassland, bog and maturing secondary woodland. Meet at central car park off the south side of Margaretting Road at TL70280255. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue May 26th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Mill Meadows, Billericay - field meeting. SSSI neutral grassland meadows and hedgerow. Some ancient trees. Date and meeting details to be confirmed | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat May 30th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hales Wood, Ashdon - field meeting. SSSI woodland. One of two visits to this private woodland with a sensitive ground flora. Date to be confirmed | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jun 4th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ironworks Meadow, Maldon - field meeting. Ironworks Meadow, Maldon a new community-managed nature reserve, saved from industrial development by local volunteers (Chelmer Blackwater Reserve CIC). Grassland, hedgerow and reedbeds. Please wear appropriate clothing. Park at Tesco car park CM9 4LE, but please register with Simon beforehand. Meet by steps up to river wall at TL84890754 | Simon Wood. Please contact Simon in good notice on simon.wood27@gmail.com you will need to provide your car registration number to gain free parking in the Tesco car park |
| Sat Jun 13th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Common, field meeting. neutral/acid scrub grassland. A chance to explore the only common land in Havering. 2 ponds, one of only 2 Essex sites with Dwarf Gorse (U. minor), also Zig-zag clover. Meet at car park off Nags Head Lane TQ56339069 | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Tue Jun 23rd 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger field meeting. Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8AH. A chance to study coastal grazing marsh, sea wall and saltings habitat that forms part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI. Meeting has been timed for Low Tide. From the Maldon Road at TL912100, head down Joyce's Chase and park at Lauriston Farm barn building at TL922089, where we will check in at reception. We may need to decant to one or two cars down to the sea wall area as the farm track becomes rough. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Mon Jun 29th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Galleywood Common, field meeting. Galleywood Common, CM2 8TR. A field meeting with heathland, acid grassland, bog and maturing secondary woodland. Meet at central car park off the south side of Margaretting Road at TL70280255. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 4th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hill Farm, Gestingthorpe, field meeting. large farm, with ancient woodland and hedgerow, grassland, willow carr and reed beds. Site of Roman villa and old chalk pit. TL8238 & TL8239. Meet at farm off Sudbury Road | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 11th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ironworks Meadow, Maldon - field meeting. Ironworks Meadow, Maldon a new community-managed nature reserve, saved from industrial development by local volunteers (Chelmer Blackwater Reserve CIC). Grassland, hedgerow and reedbeds. Please wear appropriate clothing. Park at Tesco car park CM9 4LE, but please register with Simon beforehand. Meet by steps up to river wall at TL84890754 | Simon Wood. Please contact Simon in good notice on simon.wood27@gmail.com you will need to provide your car registration number to gain free parking in the Tesco car park |
| Thu Jul 16th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hales Wood, Ashdon - field meeting. SSSI woodland. Second of two visits to this private woodland with a sensitive ground flora. Date to be confirmed | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Jul 21st 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Mill Meadows, Billericay - field meeting. SSSI neutral grassland meadows and hedgerow. Some ancient trees. Date and meeting details to be confirmed | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jul 30th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Galleywood Common, field meeting. Galleywood Common, CM2 8TR. A field meeting with heathland, acid grassland, bog and maturing secondary woodland. Meet at central car park off the south side of Margaretting Road at TL70280255. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Aug 6th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger field meeting. Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8AH. A chance to study coastal grazing marsh, sea wall and saltings habitat that forms part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI. Meeting has been timed for Low Tide. From the Maldon Road at TL912100, head down Joyce's Chase and park at Lauriston Farm barn building at TL922089, where we will check in at reception. We may need to decant to one or two cars down to the sea wall area as the farm track becomes rough. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Aug 11th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ironworks Meadow, Maldon - field meeting. Ironworks Meadow, Maldon a new community-managed nature reserve, saved from industrial development by local volunteers (Chelmer Blackwater Reserve CIC). Grassland, hedgerow and reedbeds. Please wear appropriate clothing. Park at Tesco car park CM9 4LE, but please register with Simon beforehand. Meet by steps up to river wall at TL84890754 | Simon Wood. Please contact Simon in good notice on simon.wood27@gmail.com you will need to provide your car registration number to gain free parking in the Tesco car park |
| Sat Aug 15th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Common, field meeting. neutral/acid scrub grassland. A chance to explore the only common land in Havering. 2 ponds, one of only 2 Essex sites with Dwarf Gorse (U. minor), also heather, Sneezewort and Devils-bit Scabious. Meet at car park off Nags Head Lane TQ56339069 | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Thu Aug 20th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hill Farm, Gestingthorpe, field meeting. large farm, with ancient woodland and hedgerow, grassland, willow carr and reed beds. Site of Roman villa and old chalk pit. TL8238 & TL8239. Meet at farm off Sudbury Road | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Sep 8th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Mill Meadows, Billericay - field meeting. SSSI neutral grassland meadows and hedgerow. Some ancient trees. Date and meeting details to be confirmed | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Oct 13th 2026 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Galleywood Common, field meeting. Galleywood Common, CM2 8TR. An autumn field meeting with heathland, acid grassland, bog and maturing secondary woodland. Meet at central car park off the south side of Margaretting Road at TL70280255. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |