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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu May 8th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436 (east of nearest postcode CM3 4JH) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Fri May 9th 2025 20:00- | Find route | Saffron Walden Museum & Castle Grounds. mothing session with the Essex Moth Group. Museum St, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN. Meet at Saffron Walden Museum car park at TL53843870. A night of moth trapping the night before the Museum's big 190th birthday event. Moths of interest will be shown to the public the following day. | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Tue May 13th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu May 15th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hazeleigh Woods. field meeting to a rare example of a traditionally worked ancient woodland, complete with charcoal burners. Oak/Hornbeam wood. Parking is available at TL83400386, nearest post code CM9 6GT | Simon Wood, please email simon.wood27@gmail.com to register interest |
| Sat May 17th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Stow Maries Aerodrome. Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackman’s Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6RN. Can be approached from Hackman's Lane entrance at TL82380130 or from Edwin's Hall Road at TQ79889898. lowland meadow grassland and hedgerow site, with 3 ponds. Site Café and toilets available. Booking essential as some access restrictions apply | Please contact Rob Smith on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Wed May 21st 2025 20:30- | Find route | Warley Place NR mothing session. moth trapping with the Essex moth Group. Warley Place EWT, Warley Rd, Great Warley, Brentwood CM13 3HU. Meet at car park TQ58329079 at 8.30pm. 1kW generator available. Old gardens and acid grassland with lines of veteran native and mature imported trees. Follow-up sessions will be planned if sufficient interest | please contact Rob Smith to register your interest on windvane@btinternet.com |
| Thu May 22nd 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood, nr Great Warley. meet at small car park off Warley Road, TQ57299036 (CM13 3JA). Mosaic scrub and flower-rich grassland. The meeting may extend onto Tylers Common given time. | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Fri May 23rd 2025 20:00- | Find route | Carver Airfield, Debden mothing session. Moth trapping with the Essex Moth Group. 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. It may be cold, wet and windy, boiling hot, or hot and windy, so please bring clothing to suit any weather. Meet at layby TL5670,3439 near Rowney Woods. | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest with on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Tue May 27th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An ex-organic farm no longer in production 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 | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat May 31st 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Wed Jun 4th 2025 20:30- | Find route | Cudmore Grove Country Park mothing session. Moth trapping with the Essex Moth Group. Cudmore Grove Country Park, The Leys, Broman's Ln, East Mersea CO5 8UE. Meet in car park (no entry to the park after 9.00 - automatic gates). Habitats: Cudmore Grove consists of 102 acres of unique coastal habitat at the eastern tip of East Mersea. There is a good mix of grassland, meadows, a pond, saltmarsh, sandy beach, shrubs and mixed trees. | please contact Jonathan Norgate at jonathannorgate@aol.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jun 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field (nearest postcode CO8 5HE) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Wed Jun 11th 2025 20:30-23:00 | Find route | Cymbeline Meadows, Colchester mothing session. Mothing session with the Colchester Natural History Society and Essex Moth Group. Park in the layby on the Chase Way (about 80m along on the right), Grid Reference (6 figure) TL974258, What3Words: sake.frames.pitch. Address (nearest): The Chase Way, off Bakers Lane, Lexden, Colchester. CO3 4AR. Additional parking and the meeting point, the small site car park (it only takes about 4 cars), Grid Reference (6 figure) TL975259. What3Words: oddly.last.custom. | Dougal on 07494 866157 |
| Sat Jun 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ellis Green, Wimbish. unimproved boulder clay grassland and old orchard. Turn off Thaxted Road B184 at TL60043362 and proceed along byeway to far end and park at corner, TL60323413. Nearest postcode CB10 2XP | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Wed Jun 18th 2025 20:30- | Find route | Fingringhoe Wick mothing session. Moth meeting with the Essex Moth Group. Meeting point: Old car park (left at the visitor centre) Habitats: Grassland, Gorse heathland, reed beds, ponds, saltmarsh, meadows and scrub. | please email Johnathan Norgate on jonathannorgate@aol.com to register your interest |
| Wed Jun 25th 2025 20:00- | Find route | Aubrey Buxton EWT, Stansted mothing session. Moth trapping with the Essex Moth Group. Snakes Lane/Alsa Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HW. Mixed wood with grassland and large ponds. Floristic species include common spotted orchid, lesser Lady's Mantle, wild strawberry and adderstongue fern. Meet at car park TL5217,2645 | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Sat Jun 28th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hazeleigh Woods. field meeting to a rare example of a traditionally worked ancient woodland, complete with charcoal burners. Oak/Hornbeam wood. Parking is available at TL83400386, nearest post code CM9 6GT | Simon Wood, please email simon.wood27@gmail.com to register interest |
| Tue Jul 1st 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Stow Maries Aerodrome. Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackman’s Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6RN. Can be approached from Hackman's Lane entrance at TL82380130 or from Edwin's Hall Road at TQ79889898. lowland meadow grassland and hedgerow site, with 3 ponds. Site toilets available, although Café will be closed. Booking essential as some access restrictions apply | Please contact Rob Smith on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field (nearest postcode CO8 5HE) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 12th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood, nr Great Warley. meet at small car park off Warley Road, TQ57299036 (CM13 3JA). Mosaic scrub and flower-rich grassland. The meeting may extend onto Tylers Common given time. | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Mon Jul 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jul 17th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436 (east of nearest postcode CM3 4JH) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Fri Jul 18th 2025 20:00- | Find route | Cockaynes Wood, Wivenhoe mothing session. Moth meeting with the Essex Moth Group. Cockaynes Wood, Wivenhoe (nearest postcode CO7 9JZ) Gate should be unlocked at about 8.00pm Habitats: Dry woodland (oak, sweet chestnut and holly); grassy meadow; heather; ponds (alder, birch and willows). There is also an open Yard area. Meet at the car park at TM05172157 and drive through the gate when open. For site map, refer Facebook, Essex Moth Group events | please email Johnathan Norgate on jonathannorgate@aol.com to register your interest |
| Sun Jul 20th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An ex-organic farm no longer in production 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 | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Jul 22nd 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ellis Green, Wimbish. unimproved boulder clay grassland and old orchard. Turn off Thaxted Road B184 at TL60043362 and proceed along byeway to far end and park at corner, TL60323413. Nearest postcode CB10 2XP | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 26th 2025 TBC | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR Dragonfly & Damselfly Identification Walks . with experts David Chandler and Andrea Harrison. Ever popular, learn from the experts and see dragons up close. Booking essential. | Please book before the day through Eventbrite. Enquiries to: sarah.leedham@arocha.org 07810 141234 |
| Sun Jul 27th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Tue Aug 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood, nr Great Warley. meet at small car park off Warley Road, TQ57299036 (CM13 3JA). Mosaic scrub and flower-rich grassland. The meeting may extend onto Tylers Common given time. | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Wed Aug 6th 2025 20:00-23:00 | Find route | Tiptree Heath mothing session. Mothing session with Colchester Natural History Society and Essex Moth Group. Tiptree Heath, Colchester CO5 0PT. Tiptree Heath is a small fragment of what was once a much larger area of heathland that stretched from Maldon to Messing. For such a small area it holds a wealth of wildlife. The area is actively managed to enhance this. Moth trapping here in the past has always been very productive with a number of scarce and attractive species being caught. Please bring a seat and a torch with you and a wide-brimmed hat to protect your eyes from the bright light that is used to attract the moths. Meet at the Tiptree Heath car park on the B1022 Tiptree to Maldon road at about 800 metres to the Maldon side of Tiptree | Dougal Urquhart on 07494 866157 or Joan Pinch on 07546 365316 |
| Sat Aug 9th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436 (east of nearest postcode CM3 4JH) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Wed Aug 13th 2025 20:30- | Find route | Fingringhoe Wick mothing session. Moth meeting with the Essex Moth Group. Meeting point: Old car park (left at the visitor centre) Habitats: Grassland, Gorse heathland, reed beds, ponds, saltmarsh, meadows and scrub. | please email Johnathan Norgate on jonathannorgate@aol.com to register your interest |
| Sat Aug 16th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Stow Maries Aerodrome. Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackman’s Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6RN. Can be approached from Hackman's Lane entrance at TL82380130 or from Edwin's Hall Road at TQ79889898. lowland meadow grassland and hedgerow site, with 3 ponds. Site Café and toilets available. Booking essential as some access restrictions apply | Please contact Rob Smith on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Aug 21st 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field (nearest postcode CO8 5HE) | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Wed Aug 27th 2025 20:00- | Find route | Colne Point Nature Reserve mothing session. Moth session with the Essex Moth Group. Colne Point NR, Beach Road, off Lee Wick Farm, St Osyth, CO16 8ET. Habitats: Colne Point is an impressive expanse of saltmarsh, creek and shingle, running along the coastline at the mouth of the Colne Estuary. Meet in reserve car park TM10781239 Map available on Facebook, Essex Moth Group | please email Johnathan Norgate on jonathannorgate@aol.com to register your interest |
| Sat Aug 30th 2025 19:00- | Find route | Carver Airfield, Debden mothing session. Moth trapping with the Essex Moth Group. 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. It may be cold, wet and windy, boiling hot, or hot and windy, so please bring clothing to suit any weather. Meet at layby TL5670,3439 near Rowney Woods. | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Tue Sep 9th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Thu Sep 18th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Fri Sep 26th 2025 18:00- | Find route | Aubrey Buxton EWT, Stansted mothing session. Moth trapping with the Essex Moth Group. Snakes Lane/Alsa Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HW. Mixed wood with grassland and large ponds. Floristic species include common spotted orchid, lesser Lady's Mantle, wild strawberry and adderstongue fern. Meet at car park TL5217,2645 | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Sat Oct 11th 2025 11:00-15:00 | Find route | Fungal Walk to Carver Airfield, Debden. Carver Barracks. Water Lane, Wimbish, Essex. CB10 2YA. Grassland with calcareous and clay living species sitting side by side. Ancient woodland (Peverels) and multiple copses planted over the years. Gravel areas, tarmac runways and old buildings from WWII. It may be cold, wet and windy, so please bring clothing to suit any weather. Meet at layby TL5670,3439 near Rowney Woods. | Fiona Hutchings. please register your interest on fiona.77h@hotmail.com |
| Tue Oct 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An ex-organic farm no longer in production 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 | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sun Oct 26th 2025 10;00 | Find route | Fungal Walk to Sandylay with Essex Wildlife Trust. . Meet/Park at Leighs Village Hall Car Park at CM3 1NU, TL729171, W3W:coverage.fruitcake.panicking. Or at the Castle Pub's car park on the corner at CM3 1ND, TL727171, W3W:arranger.senders.relocated. Meet in the Village Hall car park and walk to the reserve, there is no parking available on site in Mill Lane. Returning to the Village hall to identify specimens etc. at about 12:00. | Please book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com |
| Thu Oct 30th 2025 10:30 | Find route | Fungal Walk at Tiptree Heath.. Field Meeting to the largest area of heathland in the county with all 3 heather species present. Meet in car park at CO5 0PT W3W:duties.suspended.crackling | Please book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com |
| Sat Nov 8th 2025 10:30 | Find route | Essex 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.spoken | Please book online email: jhc@johocooke.plus.com |