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Thirty three meetings were arranged by the Club
during the year, 9 of these being General
Meetings. There were 6 indoor meetings, and
speakers included Mr. Roger Lunn talking about
Herbs, Mr. Geoffrey Pyman on Nature Reserves in
Essex and Dr. David Corke on Butterflies and Moths
The Bird Group arranged 9 meetings and the
Geology Group 2. The 5 meetings arranged by the
Mammal Group included a visit to see farm
animals at Hayes Farm, Waltham Abbey, a red
squirrel watch in Norfolk and an evening bat
netting. The Botany Group held 7 meetings,
including an interesting day in London's East
End, where several unusual plants were recorded.
Number 7 in the Essex Naturalist series, 'Lords
Bushes . The History and Ecology of an Epping
Forest Woodland' by M.W. Hanson, was published
at the end of the year, edited by Dr. D. Corke.
Two more issues of the Essex Field Club Bulletin
were published, edited by Mr. Tony Boniface.
In 1983 The Field Club won first prize of £100
in the Essex Archaeological and Historical
Congress Amenity Award Scheme for Col. Maitland
Emmet's 'The Smaller Moths of Essex'. This is
the second time we have won this award; the
previous time was for 'Deer of Essex' by the
late Dr. Donald Chapman.
SHEILA LESWELL