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Northern humour. He was one of many distinguished
Presidents which it has been the good fortune of the
Essex Field Club to obtain.
RECORDING THE SEMI-NATURAL HABITATS OF ESSEX.
Since the appeal for recording by Dr Adams in a
recent bulletin a number of members have been doing
some valuable work and a good number of parishes and
10km OS squares have been examined.
This involves the recorder driving, walking or
cycling his parish and noting on a 21/2" OS map the
presence or absence of the hedges, woods and ponds
shown on the map. Hedges and woods now gone are
coloured brown; Hedges and woode remaining in green;
Woods now coniferous cross hatched; Watercourses
without hedge are coloured blue; Each pond is examined
and a note of its condition made; If infilled whether
by man or ingrowth of vegetation; If sterile whether
because of pollution, junk or overshading by trees,
if supporting plants whether there is open water or
much marginal marsh. Botanists can further record
the dominant plant species.
The changes in semi-natural habitat since the map
was produced can be determined. All these observations
can be made without specialist knowledge. Maps are
available but many people prefer to have their own.
Forms for pond recording are also available.
Any-one interested in recording their own area
might contact Ron Allen at the address on the meetings
card or write to Dr K.Adams at 63 Wroths Path,
Baldwins Hill, Loughton, Essex. Tel.01-508 7863.
It is important to get the colour code correct
and make sure an area does not get recorded twice!