along the edge of Ape's Grove Wood
to Lambourne Place and then south
to Lambourne Church again. Here
we turned on to an old trackway
(now a little used bridle path)
deeply sunken in places leading
us back to Hainault Forest and
the cars via the holes of an
abandoned badger sett.
At least 28 woodland, waterside
and hedgerow birds were noted
included pellets of Kestrel and Barn
Owl. Of interest were two species
of pin moss and a bright pink
Myxomycete which will be sent off
for identification.
Total distance walked - 7 miles.
Ron Allen. .
Meetings - Summer 1974
Following appeals for records
of areas within the development
areas of southern Essex, many of
the Club meetings this summer are
designed to gather information from
selected areas. All records will
be submitted to the Nature Conservancy
towards their South Essex Survey
which it is hoped will be strategic
to the siting of roads, new towns
and other development in Essex,
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