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V?hat Happened to Your Essex Naturalist
After receiving a larger than usual edition of
the Essex Naturalist late in 1981, you may well
be wondering why, two years later you have
still not received another issue of our 'annual'
publication! The issue planned for 1982 never
materialised because the author was unable to
finish the manuscript. In 1983 we hoped to
publish the "Butterflies and Larger Moths of
Essex" - but this will now appear in 1984 when
the Lepidopterists have finished their extended
and very thorough survey. Meanwhile, we have
been offered an excellent account of "Lords
Bushes - the history and ecology of an Epping
Forest woodland". Mark Hanson's interesting
and well-illustrated work is with the printers
and should reach you within a few weeks of you
receiving this Bulletin.
I shall shortly reach the tenth anniversary of
my becoming Editor of the Essex Naturalist - this
is a short stint compared with the 41 years of
editorial work put in by William Cole (the Club's
founder) and the 25 year stint of Percy Thompson.
Between them, these two Editors carried the Club's
journal from its inception in 1880 to after the
Second World War! I have much enjoyed editing
the Essex Naturalist and doing so has taught me
much about the fascinating world of printing, as
well as introducing me to unfamiliar areas of
natural history. I don't plan to rival the
records set by Messrs. Cole and Thompson - so if
you think it might be fun to 'learn the trade' I
should be delighted to take on an "apprentice
editor" before handing over the reins in a year
or two's time. No previous experience necessary!
David Corke