ESSEX FIELD CLUB Headquarters: University of East London Romford Road, Stratford E15 4LZ Telephone: 0181-590 7722 ext 4528 OFFICERS President: Ken Adams B.Sc Ph.D. Telephone: (0181) 590 7722 ext 4528. Home (0181) 508 7863. Vice Presidents: Roger Payne M.Sc. M.I.Biol., Colin Plant B.Sc.M.B.O.U. Past Presidents: Prof C.T. Ingold D. Sc, P.W. Glassborow, W.R.Masefield, D.R. Scott, A.J.R. Snelling, A. Boniface B. Sc, M.Sc, Col. A.M. Emmet MBE, TD, M.A., F.R.E.S., F.L.S., J. Dobson, M Hanson B. Sc, D.A. Smith, Canon D. Agassiz, J. Ison M.A. M.I.Biol, C.Biol. General Secretary: Vacant. Acting Secretary David Bloomfield, Hortons, Mascalls Lane, Brentwood CM14 5LJ. Telephone: (01277) 210247. Meetings Secretaries: Tony and Judith Boniface, 40 Pentland Avenue, Chelmsford CM1 4AZ. Telephone: (01245) 266316. Membership Secretary and Treasurer: John Bath, 34 Chestnut Avenue, Billericay CM12 9JF (to whom all annual subscriptions should be sent). Telephone: (01277) 651890. Editor - Naturalist: Mark Hanson, 28 Sylvan Road, Forest Gate, London E7 8BN. Telephone: (0181) 552 5597. Editor - Newsletter: Peter Harvey, 9 Kent Road, Grays RM17 6DE.Telephone: (01375) 371571. Council: Chris Rawlings, Graham Ward, Bill George, Dr David Corke.Prof Ted Benton, Peter Allen. Botany Group Chairman: Ken Adams B.Sc, Ph.D. Mammal Group Chairman: John Dobson. 54