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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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Meetings Ahead

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.

DateRoute FinderVenueLeader
Thu Nov 6th 2025 10:30Find routeEFC Fungi Group Phyllis Currie reserve. 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, parking limited W3W:swells.strongman.speedsPlease book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com
Sat Nov 8th 2025 10:30Find routeEssex Field Club with the Mill Meadows Soc.. Essex Field Club with the Mill Meadows Soc..Parking Limited so car sharing is recomended.TQ683941. nearest postcode: CM11 2EL W3W:note.tuned.spokenPlease book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com
Sat Nov 15th 2025 10:30Find routeEFC Fungi Group. Waxcap special. Fryerning Churchyard. TL 638 001 W3W:front.hunt.model. Then Chelmsford Crematorium TL696059, W3W: lows.skills.sofa, and finally Little Leighs Churchyard TL718167, W3W:speaks.surprised.smile , Packed lunch optional.Please book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com
Sun Nov 16th 2025 10:00Find routeEFC Fungi Group and Norsey Wood Society. Fungi meeting with the Norsey Wood Soc. Norsey wood, Car Park TQ690956, W3W:leader.sugar.tricks. Table next to Car Park to collect and identify specimens found in the woodPlease book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com
Sat Dec 6th 2025 13:00-16:00Find routeAnnual Exhibition & Social. The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, SS16 4UH. Exhibitors from 11:00. There will be 2 guided tours of the Archives Room at 12:00 and 14:30. Book on arrivalto exhibit, please contact Fiona at efcmedia2019@gmail.com
Sat Mar 21st 2026 13:00-17:00Find routeEssex Field Club A.G.M. 2026. Cordite Room, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, SS16 4UH.Open To Non-members