View our upcoming events for July 2010
Sun 4th Jul 2010 10:00-16:00 Basic Map Reading and Navigation Even if you have no experience, by the end of this course you will be able to use an ordnance survey map and a compass. The morning will be in the classroom and in the afternoon you will be out on the reserve using your new skills.The day ends with a brief talk on kit choice and safety when walking. Donation £25.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre
10:00-14:00 Chafford Orchids July Come and discover the amazing array of Orchids and wildflowers in the Gorge.Free lunch included. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Chafford Gorges Visitor Centre
Sun 11th Jul 2010 10:00-14:00 Butterflies Dragonflies Come and discover the amazing array of Dragonflies & Butterflies in the Gorges learn about their habitat and how they live. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Donation £4.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Chafford Gorges Visitor Centre
Thu 15th Jul 2010 10:45-13:00 Wildlife Walk Wicken Fen Wicken Fen, Cambs. Meet 10.45am at Wicken Fen car park. CB7 5XP. (Entrance fee required for non-National Trust Members.) For more information please contact Paula Closs on 01277 355541. Tue 20th Jul 2010 19:30-21:30 5k Race Evening July A 5K off road run around the lovely nature reserve. Naturally hilly can be muddy if wet. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting room for supporters available. Results service. Donation £2.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Wed 21st Jul 2010 10:00-12:00 Exploring Chafford Gorges Nature Park Join the warden to explore the Chafford Gorges Nature Park and hear about the sites wildlife and history as well as how it has been managed in the past and our plans for the future. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Chafford Gorges Visitor Centre
Wed 4th Aug 2010 10:00-14:00 The Chalk Walk Come and join our guided walk and experience 85 million years of Earth’s history - see the evidence at Chafford for tropical oceans, colliding continents, arctic tundra, the wandering Thames and much more. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Chafford Gorges Visitor Centre
Sat 7th Aug 2010 10:30-12:30 Plants and butterflies of Marks Hill Plants and butterflies of Marks Hill. Meet at Delmores car park at 10.30am. For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. Mon 9th Aug 2010 21:00-22:30 Moth evening on Cranham Marsh Meet by the kissing gate at the end of Park Drive, Upminster at 9pm. Bring a torch. Suggested donation £2.00 For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. Sun 15th Aug 2010 10:30-12:30 Tree ID Walk Take a walk around the park and learn how to identify trees, Booking essential. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Bedfords Park Visitor Centre
11:00-16:00 Open Day at Howlands Marsh Open Day at Howlands Marsh nature reserve, St Osyth: conducted walks, refreshments etc. Entrance for day signed off Mill St. For more information please contact David Bain on 01255 861342. Tue 17th Aug 2010 19:30-21:30 5k Race Evening at Langdon A 5K off road run around the lovely nature reserve. Naturally hilly can be muddy if wet. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting room for supporters available. Results service. Donation £2.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sun 22nd Aug 2010 10:30-16:00 Herb Walk A one day workshop looking at herbs for your health. Tutor is Sue Koton, a fully qualified medical herbalist. Donation £20-00 per person, places are limited. Pre-booking and payment essential. For more information please telephone 01277 232944 or email: susannee@essexwt.org.uk Location Thorndon Countryside Visitor Centre
Sat 4th Sep 2010 10:30-12:30 Early migration at Stour Wood Early migration at Stour Wood. Meet at Wrabness Station at 10.35am. For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. Sun 5th Sep 2010 13:00-16:00 WALKING FOR WILDLIFE WALKING FOR WILDLIFE with Wildlife Champion - John Hall Director of Essex Wildlife Trust. Come and show your supoprt for Essex Wildlife Trust and conservation by sharing a wildlife walk with expert guides around the superb Abbotts Hall Farm, Head Offices of Essex Wildlife Trust. Enjoy the 700 acres situated right on the Blackwater Estuary and the stunning views. There is a chance to walk either 0.5, 2.5 or 5 miles. The walk is on good farm tracks through 700 acres of fine Essex countryside with grasslands, woodland, hedgerows and a wide range of crops and great views over the Essex coast. This is a fundraising event for Essex Wildlife Trust - the county's leading convservation charity. The walk begins at 2.00pm but registration is available from 12.00 noon. A £5.00 donation per person is requested. Please raise sponsorship. For more information or a sponsorship form email: admin@essexwt.org.uk or telephone: 01621 862960. Location Abbotts Hall Farm Fri 10th Sep 2010 19:00-22:00 Sausage Supper An evening walk at Abbotts Hall Farm, followed by a sausage supper. Booking in advance essential as places are limited. Donation £10.00 per person. For further details telephone 01621 862963 or 07803 660348. Location Abbotts Hall Farm 19:30-21:30 Bat Evening Come to see if you can find Bedfords Parks bats, Booking essential. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Bedfords Park Visitor Centre
Sat 11th Sep 2010 10:15-12:15 Amwell Nature Reserve Wildlife Walk Amwell Nature Reserve – with memories of our Talk in May. Meet 10.15am in Stanstead Abbotts car park. Map Ref. 166/385119 * For more information please contact Paula Closs on 01277 355541. 11:00-15:00 Guided Walks at Warley Place Reserve HERITAGE WEEKEND. Guided Walks at Warley Place Reserve at 11.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm. CM13 3HU. For more information please contact Paula Closs on 01277 355541 Sun 12th Sep 2010 11:00-15:00 Guided Walks at Warley Place Reserve HERITAGE WEEKEND. Guided Walks at Warley Place Reserve at 11.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm. CM13 3HU. For more information please contact Paula Closs on 01277 355541 Wed 15th Sep 2010 19:30-21:30 Evening life in the woods Meet at 7.30pm by the green gate and seat in Staneway. Bring a torch. Parking is not permitted on the verge. For further information phone Brian Dawson 01268 491540 meetings orgainser. Sun 19th Sep 2010 10:00-16:00 Hanningfield Sponsored Walk Come and join us on a great day out walking through beautiful and varied Essex countryside, raising money for wildlife and conservation in Essex. Choice of 3 lengths of route all starting from Benfleet station. Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre
Sun 26th Sep 2010 10:30-12:30 Animal Tracks and Signs Enjoy a walk in the park looking for evidence of animals from their tracks and feeding signs. Booking essential. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Bedfords Park Visitor Centre
Sat 2nd Oct 2010 10:45-12:45 A visit to Blue House Farm A visit to Blue House Farm for brent geese and wintering wild-fowl. Meet GR 856971 at 10.45am. For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. Thu 7th Oct 2010 10:15-12:15 Fungus Foray at Blakes Wood Wildlife Walk. Fungus Foray at Blakes Wood – Meet 10.15am (Park at Riffhams Chase, Little Baddow, CM2. For more information please contact Paula Closs on 01277 355541 Sat 16th Oct 2010 14:00-16:00 Fungi Foray at Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve Fungi Foray with Mr Tony Boniface at Phyllis Currie nature reserve, Great Leighs. Meet in the car park. Donation: £2.50 per person. For more information please contact Roger Smith on 01787 477914. Sun 17th Oct 2010 10:00-15:00 Autumn Walk Come and join us on a great day out walking through beautiful and varied Essex countryside, raising money for wildlife and conservation in Essex. Choice of 3 lengths of route all starting from Benfleet station. Donation £7.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre
10:30-13:30 Langdon 5 Our annual 5 mile off road run through the nature reserve. Naturally hilly, can be muddy. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting area for supporters available. Results service. Donation £6.00 per entry in advance, £7.00 on day. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sat 30th Oct 2010 10:00-12:30 Autumnal walk for fungi Meet at Delmores car park at 10am. For further information phone Brian Dawson 01268 491540 meetings orgainser. Sun 31st Oct 2010 10:00-12:00 FUNGUS FORAY SHUT HEATH WOOD A hunt for fungi in this Trust woodland nature reserve with Tony Boniface and Graham Smith. Meet at the reserve car park TL 8558 1314 at 10:00 am. For more information please contact Phil Luke on 01621 853969. Sat 6th Nov 2010 10:30-12:30 A look around Weald Country Park A look around Weald Country Park. Meet at the visitor centre at 10.30am. For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. 14:00-16:30 Westly Heights Walk Meet at Westley Heights car park at 2pm for this general interest walk. For further information phone Brian Dawson 01268 491540 meetings orgainser. Sun 7th Nov 2010 10:30-12:30 Fungi Foray Join us on a walk around the park in search of all the different types of fungi that grow and tips on how to identify them. Booking essential. Donation £5.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Bedfords Park Visitor Centre
Sat 27th Nov 2010 10:30-12:30 Colne Point Wildlife Walk Colne Point – for wintering waders. Meet 10.30am at St.Osyth Priory (+ Toilets). (Tide dependent – please check with walks organiser.) Sat 4th Dec 2010 10:30-12:30 A visit to Rye Meads RSPB nature reserve A visit to Rye Meads RSPB nature reserve. Meet at 10.30am. For more information please contact Joy Emerson on 01708 440297. Thu 16th Dec 2010 19:45-21:45 The Wilding of Dunwich Heath An illustrated talk by Simon Leatherdale of the Forestry Commission about one of Suffolk’s most stunning areas for wildlife. All talks are held at Shrub End Social Centre, Shrub End Road, Colchester commencing 7.45pm (doors open 7.15pm). A donation is invited to cover expenses £1.75 per adult. For further details telephone 01621 862963 or 07803 660348. Sat 1st Jan 2011 10:00-12:30 The usual annual walk Walk around Marks Hill and Hoppit Shaw. Meet at 10am at Delmores car park. For further information phone Brian Dawson 01268 491540 meetings orgainser. |