THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB Founded 1891 Headquarters Department of Life Sciences, University of East London, Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LZ President, 1997 COLIN W. PLANT B.Sc, F.R.E.S. 14 West Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3QP Vice-President for 1997 PETER ALLEN Ph.D., B.Sc. 13 Churchgate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire EN8 9NB Past Presidents Professor C.T. Ingold, D.Sc., P.W. Glassborow, W.R. Masefield, D.R. Scott, A.J.R. Snelling, A.Boniface, B.Sc, M.Sc., Lt. Col. A.M. Emmet, M.B.E., T.D., M.A., F.R.E.S., F.L.S., J. Dobson, M.W. Hanson B.Sc, D.A. Smith, Cannon D.J.A. Agassiz, Ph.D., J. Ison, M.A., M.I.Biol., C.Biol., K.J. Adams, B.Sc, Ph.D., R.G. Payne, M.Sc., M.I.Biol. Officers for 1997 General Secretary: Jeremy Dagley, Ph.D., M.A., 82 Whitehall Gardens, Chingford E4 6EJ Telephone 0181-529 4815 Meetings Secretaries: Tony and Judith Boniface, 40 Pentland Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 4AZ Telephone (01245) 266316 Membership Secretary and Treasurer: John Bath, (to whom all annual subscriptions should be sent) 34 Chestnut Avenue, Billericay, Essex CM12 9JF Telephone (01277) 651890 Editor - Essex Naturalist: Colin W. Plant B.Sc, F.R.E.S. 14 West Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 3QP. Telephone (01279) 507697 Editor - Newsletter: Peter Harvey, 32 Lodge Une, Grays, Essex RM16 2YP Telephone (01375) 371571 Minuting Secretary: The Vice President Ordinary Members of Council: Bill George, Ted Benton, Ken Adams, David Bloomfield, Irene Buchan, Chris Romer Bird Group Chairman: John Bath (01277) 651890 Botany Group Chairman: Ken Adams B.Sc, Ph.D. 0181-508 7863 Mammal Group Chairman: John Dobson (01245) 224408 Moth Group Chairman: Brian Goodey (01206) 841224 Mycology Group Chairman: Tony Boniface (01245) 266316