Meetings Ahead
Improve your skills. Join our field meetings and as well as enjoying the social side of the meetings, get expert help from specialists on identification and field survey techniques:
Please read Meetings guidance
Meetings already arranged may change, so you must contact the leader beforehand
Please read Meetings guidance
Meetings already arranged may change, so you must contact the leader beforehand
| Date | Route Finder | Venue | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Mar 22nd 2025 14:00-16:30 | Find route | Efc Agm 2025. Cordite Room, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, SS16 4UH. | Open To Non-members |
| Thu May 8th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue May 13th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu May 15th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hazeleigh Woods. field meeting to a rare example of a traditionally worked ancient woodland, complete with charcoal burners. Oak/Hornbeam wood. Parking is available at TL83400386, nearest post code CM9 6GT | Simon Wood, please email simon.wood27@gmail.com to register interest |
| Thu May 22nd 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood & Tylers Common. details TBC | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Tue May 27th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An organic farm with a wide variety of wildlife. Meet and Park for 10 cars in the farm yard at TQ607973, Heards Farm, Heards Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 0SF | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat May 31st 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jun 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jun 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ellis Green, Wimbish. unimproved boulder clay grassland and old orchard. Parking details TBC | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jun 28th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Hazeleigh Woods. field meeting to a rare example of a traditionally worked ancient woodland, complete with charcoal burners. Oak/Hornbeam wood. Parking is available at TL83400386, nearest post code CM9 6GT | Simon Wood, please email simon.wood27@gmail.com to register interest |
| Sat Jul 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 12th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood & Tylers Common. details TBC | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Mon Jul 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Jul 17th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sun Jul 20th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An organic farm with a wide variety of wildlife. Meet and Park for 10 cars in the farm yard at TQ607973, Heards Farm, Heards Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 0SF | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Jul 22nd 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Ellis Green, Wimbish. unimproved boulder clay grassland and old orchard. Parking details TBC | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Sat Jul 26th 2025 TBC | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR Dragonfly & Damselfly Identification Walks . with experts David Chandler and Andrea Harrison. Ever popular, learn from the experts and see dragons up close. Booking essential. | Please book before the day through Eventbrite. Enquiries to: sarah.leedham@arocha.org 07810 141234 |
| Sun Jul 27th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Tue Aug 5th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Tylers Wood & Tylers Common. details TBC | Yvonne Couch. Please contact Yvonne on j_couch@sky.com to register your interest |
| Sat Aug 9th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Danbury Common. field trip to heathland, acid grassland and woodland. Meet in National Trust car park at TL78160436. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Thu Aug 21st 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Coppins Farm, Alphamstone. arable reversion (from 1999) species-rich, unimproved grassland and ancient woodland. "I know of no other farm like it in Essex" Mark Nowers, RSPB Turtle Dove Conservation Advisor. Take the track next to the church at TL87853549 with the telephone box and park in the field | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Sep 9th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Foxearth Meadows NR. wetlands and woodland site alongside the River Stour, with a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed by A Rocha especially for odonata. Meet in car park at TL83314599 (west of nearest postcode CO10 7HZ) | Dave Cousins. Please contact Dave on dcousins85@hotmail.com to register your interest |
| Thu Sep 18th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Little Haven EWT, Thundersley. a chance to survey this botanically-rich sandy heath, coppiced woodland and surrounding flower-rich meadows. Meet at reserve entrance on Daws Heath Road TQ81078887 SS7 2LH. Limited street parking available in Thorrington Avenue and Marlin Close. | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |
| Tue Oct 14th 2025 10:30-15:00 | Find route | Heards Farm, Shenfield. An organic farm with a wide variety of wildlife. Meet and Park for 10 cars in the farm yard at TQ607973, Heards Farm, Heards Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 0SF | Rob Smith. Please contact Rob on windvane@btinternet.com to register your interest |