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EFC Centre at Wat Tyler Country ParkOur centre is available for visits on a pre-booked basis on Wednesdays between 10am - 4pm. The Club’s activities and displays are also usually open to the public on the first Saturday of the month 11am - 4pm.

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Gymnosoma rotundatum

Wall mating pair

Sermylassa halensis leaf beetle

Xysticus lanio male

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Cerapheles terminatus male

Scybalicus oblongiusculus

Agrilus cuprescens male

Agrilus cuprescens female

Cantharis fusca

Coelositona cinerascens

Coelositona cinerascens mating

Graphocephala fennahi

Dicyphus escalerae 2

Dicyphus escalerae

Harpocera thoracica female

Phycosoma inornatum

Phasia hemiptera male

Dicyphus tamaninii

Cryptocephalus rufipes

Dahlica triquetrella larval case

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Eurydema ornata

Graptopeltus lynceus

Rhyparochromus vulgaris at Mayesbrook Park

Rhagio tringarius

Spathocera dalmanii pair

Metatropis rufescens

Marten from Terling

Picromerus bidens 2

Loxocera albiseta female2

Loxocera albiseta female1

Adomerus biguttatus

Choerades marginatus 3

Choerades marginatus 2

Sibianor aurocinctus male

Paragus albifrons male 2

Paragus albifrons male 1

Rhopalus subrufus 2

Anania coronata

Belfairs Wood

Turtle Dove

Orange Swift Triodia sylvina male

Dolichopus ungulatus male

Anyphaena sabina female2

Anyphaena sabina female

Essex Recorders partnership display

Snowy Owl

Rabbits

Brown Hare

Brown Hares

Arocatus longiceps

Poplar Hawk-moth caterpillars

Poplar Hawk-moth caterpillar

Cerceris quadricincta female

Andrena hattorfiana female3

Andrena hattorfiana female2

Andrena hattorfiana female1

Philodromus buxi female4

Philodromus buxi female3

Philodromus buxi female2

Philodromus buxi female1

Philodromus buxi female

Zoropsis spinimana epigyne

Zoropsis spinimana

Stratiomys longicornis

Tawny Owl 2

Tawny Owl 1

Sargus bipunctatus female

Henestaris halophilus 2

Henestaris halophilus

Stratiomys potamida 2

Stratiomys singularior male 2

Stratiomys singularior male

Microdynerus exilis 2

Microdynerus exilis 1

Acrosathe annulata male

Sitticus inexpectus female

Philodromus rufus male

Sloe Carpet

Drosophila suzukii male

Xysticus ulmi ballooning

Odiellus spinosus female

Stenolophus teutonus

Chrysis viridula female 2

Chrysis viridula female 1

Floronia bucculenta

Ledra aurita adult

Urophora stylata

Dysmachus trigonus male

Larinioides sclopetarius female

Ectoedemia heringella leaf mines

Erithacus rubecula

Telechrysis tripuncta

Berytinus hirticornis female

Oxyna flavipennis

Aulacidea hieracii galls on Hieracium

Ferdinandea cuprea female

Esperia oliviella

Pyrausta nigrata

Diaphania perspectalis

Theridion sisyphium with eggsac

Theridion sisyphium female

Andrena cineraria female

Oxyna parietina

Tritomegas bicolor

Androniscus dentiger

Noeeta pupillata

Microchrysa polita female

Salticus zebraneus male

Grey Squirrel

Alexanders flower closeup

Alexanders in flower

Floating Pennywort map

Pennywort figures

Harlequin ladybird var

Goat's-rue

Japanese Knotweed

Doodle Oak Hatfield Forest

Hatfield Broad Oak

Veteran Oak at Marks Hall

Pardosa amentata male and female

Essex Spider Group

Megalepthyphantes collinus occidentalis female

Meconema meridionale female 2

Meconema meridionale female

Oliarus panzeri

Cetonia aurata

Sphenella marginata

Tephritis cometa

Ribautodelphax imitans male

Coelioxys inermis female on Cistus

Coelioxys inermis female

Pseudeuophrys lanigera female 2

Pseudeuophrys lanigera female

Tetragnatha nigrita male 2

Tetragnatha nigrita male 1

Axinotarsus ruficollis

Opilo mollis

Elasmostethus tristriatus

Elodea

Stelis ornatula

Sericomyia silentis

Piezodorus lituratus

Opening1

ExandSoc4

ExandSoc3

ExandSoc2

ExandSoc1

Conference4

Conference3

Conference2

Conference1

Art in Centre12

Art in Centre11

Art in Centre10

Art in Centre9

Art in Centre8

Art in Centre7

Art in Centre6

Art in Centre5

Art in Centre4

Art in Centre3

Art in Centre2

Art in Centre1

Essex Field Club Centre for Geo and biodiversity

Green Centre Club activities

Essex Field Club Showcase area

Mating currant clearwings

Pine ladybird adult

Meta bourneti eggsac at Markshall

Meta bourneti at Markshall

Common toad

Snow in Grays 2 Dec 2010

Snow in Grays 30 Nov 2010

Green Centre entrance

Green Centre

Scutigera coleoptrata

Ero tuberculata male

Ero tuberculata female3

Ero tuberculata female2

Xysticus acerbus male

Araneus quadratus female

Palloptera muliebris

Iassus lanio

Phasia obesa

Iassus scutellaris

Opilio canestrinii

Vespa crabro

Terellia ruficauda

Liorhyssus hyalinus 2

Liorhyssus hyalinus

Dicyphus epilobii

Arge pagana

Arge gracilicornis

Bruchus brachialis 2

Bruchus brachialis

Catharosia pygmaea

Oxycera rara 2

Oxycera rara

Cryptocephalus bilineatus

Dioctria linearis 2

Dioctria linearis

Andrena fulvago female

Pyrausta purpuralis

Odynerus melanocephalus

Andrena labiata male face

Andrena labiata male

Arenocoris fallenii camouflaged against background

Arenocoris fallenii

Red-headed Chestnut 2

Red-headed Chestnut 1

Nomada rufipes

Alebra albostriella

Athysanus argentarius

Colletes halophilus nesting bank

Pararge aegeria pupa

Sepsis punctum

Thereva nobilitata female

Crabro peltarius male

Mimesa bruxellensis

Aphanus rolandri

Alopecosa barbipes male

Dasypoda hirtipes female

Andrena haemorrhoa mating pair

Anthocoris nemoralis (teneral)

Episyron gallicus

Agrilus laticornis from side

Agrilus laticornis

Euleia heraclei fly

Calophasia lunula larva

Trypetoptera punctulata

Odynerus spinipes chimney

Platypalpus exilis 2

Platypalpus exilis 1

Uloborus plumipes on leaf

Phaonia subventa

Chilocorus bipustulatus

Colletes hederae

Bombus sylvarum male

Brimstone

Crambus pascuella

Neottiglossa pusilla

Andrena pilipes sens. str.

Cionus tuberculatus

Oncotylus viridiflavus

Chlorops pumilionis

Raglius alboacuminatus fresh

Rhamphomyia barbata

Myrmus miriformis

Megabunus diadema female

Nemophora fasciella

Evagetes pectinipes female

Hylaeus pectoralis male

Dithryca guttularis

Bombus hypnorum male

Andrena florea female

Goniglossum wiedemanni male 2

Goniglossum wiedemanni male

Elaphrus riparius

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Sehirus bicolor

Opisthograptis luteolata

Salticus cingulatus

Pardosa saltans

Philodromus aureolus

Amaurobius similis

West Canvey saline area

Campiglossa plantaginis

Campiglossa misella

Tachycixius pilosus

Megalonotus praetextatus

Parapiesma quadratum

Idiocerus albicans

Evacanthus interruptus

Oliarus leporinus

Dryodurgades antoniae

Clubiona diversa

Dioxyna bidentis

Euleia heraclei

Xyphosia miliaria

Chaetorellia jaceae

Steatoda grossa

Araneus angulatus

Cosmopterix zieglerella

Megacoelum infusum

Pilophorus clavatus

Heliophanus auratus

Gatekeeper

Abia sericea

Haematopota grandis

Himacerus apterus

Ommatoiulus sabulosus

Synema globosum

Andrena thoracica

Mangora acalypha

Bembecia ichneumoniformis

Euophrys frontalis

Neottiura bimaculata

Cerapheles terminatus

Cordylepherus viridis

Lucanus cervus male

Miris striatus

Rhabdomiris striatellus

Dioctria atricapilla

Merodon equestris

Onthophagus coenobita

Bombus hypnorum

Micaria subopaca

Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus

Dicheirotrichus obsoletus

Agonum marginatum

Longitarsus dorsalis

Bombylius major pair

Pardosa nigriceps male

Oxyptilus parvidactylus

Labulla thoracica

Ditch at Walthamstow Marshes

Purple Loosestrife

Walthamstow Marshes view

Grays on 2nd Feb 2009

Dactylochelifer latreillei

Clubiona juvenis

Atypus affinis

Asiraca clavicornis

Sehirus luctuosus

Myopa testacea

Inachis io

Grays on 5 January 2009

Tephritis divisa

Nebria brevicollis

Crossocerus walkeri

Orchestes quercus

Curculio glandium

Orchestes signifer

Neon reticulatus

Calathus cinctus

Meta bourneti

Dichetophora obliterata

Sitticus pubescens

Nanophyes marmoratus

Badister unipustulatus

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Theridion blackwalli

Ero tuberculata

Sepedon sphegea

Micropeza lateralis

Hybos culiciformis

Platypalpus annulatus

Haploplontus trimaculatus

Phytocoris varipes

Idiocerus lituratus

Stenocranus major

Leistus spinibarbis

Chrysolina americana possible gall on rosemary

Chrysolina americana larva

Acrocera orbiculus

Cryptocephalus pusillus

Cistogaster globosa

Evidence of old brickearth workings

Tree sap run

Flower rich rough

Deptford Pink at Belton Hills

Spiny Rest-harrow at Belton Hills

Unmown grassland in 2001

south-east scarp in 2001

Scarp in 2001

Old wetland area

Flower rich grassland

Conops ceriaeformis

View of grassland scarp

Shallow quarry

Thames Terrace detail

Acinia corniculata

Meconema meridionale

Rhingia rostrata

Nezara viridula

Metrioptera roeselii

Chorisops nagatomii

Xanthogramma pedissequum

Neottia nidus-avis

Pyrola rotundifolia

Ancistrocerus gazella

Nezara viridula 5th instar

Conocephalus discolor

Meconema thalassinum

Rhopalus subrufus

Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

Syromastus rhombeus

Heterotoma planicornis

Rhopalum clavipes

Rhopalum coarctatum

Pilophorus perplexus

Nysson trimaculatus

Bombus ruderarius

Eumerus strigatus

Phasia hemiptera

Gonioctena olivacea

Dictyonota strichnocera

Dictyonota fuliginosa

Gargara genistae

Cordilura pubera

Hypera pollux

Lestiphorus bicinctus

Tingis cardui

Cryptocephalus fulvus

Tenebrio molitor

Longitarsus quadriguttatus

Cymus melanocephalus

Chilacis typhae

Coelioxys conoidea

Macropis europaea

Tychius meliloti

Stenopterapion meliloti

Catoptria pinella

Hylaeus cornutus

Hylaeus signatus

Cerceris rybyensis

Cerceris quinquefasciata

Tegenaria domestica male

Hylaeus annularis

Platypalpus longiseta

Platypalpus candidans

Peplomyza litura

Stenurella melanura

Variimorda villosa

Odontomyia tigrina

Panorpa cognata

Megachile dorsalis

Metopoplax ditomoides

Amphimallon solstitialis

Cantharis pellucida

Centrotus cornutus

Issus coleoptratus

Phytoeca cylindrica

Dioctria baumhaueri

Pseudovadonia livida

Ceratina cyanea male

Hoplitis claviventris

Tetragnatha pinicola

Misumena vatia male

Anthocomus fasciatus

Anthophora furcata

Cheiracanthium virescens

Drosera rotundifolia

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Andrena labialis

Anthophora quadrimaculata

Wouldhams Quarry in 1985

Marpissa nivoyi

Agroeca inopina

Aelurillus v-insignitis

Ozyptila atomaria

Ozyptila brevipes

Xysticus lanio

Xysticus erraticus male

Evarcha arcuata

Evarcha falcata male dorsal view

Ceraleptus lividus

Cychrus caraboides

Cryptocephalus parvulus

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Notiophilus substriatus

Syritta pipiens

Merodon equestris 2

Celastrina argiolus

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Ablattaria laevigata

Harpalus affinis

Bombylius major

Syrphus ribesii

Pieris rapae

Donacia vulgaris

Propylea quattuordecimpunctata-1

Alopecosa pulverulenta

Amara aenea

Andrena scotica

Nomada goodeniana

Myathropa florea

Bombus vestalis

Andrena nitida

Hedychrum nobile female

Grays garden 6th April

Grays garden 6th April 2008

Palomena prasina

Andrena fulva female

Essex local authority districts

Nomada ferruginata

Nomada ferruginata male

Cionus longicollis

Segestria florentina

Mutilla europaea

Aromia moschata

Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis

Myrmica scabrinodis

Meta menardi

Spiranthes autumnalis

Essex Rock

Shark tooth

Chelmsford Boulder Clay

Jurassic ammonite

section through glacial gravel

Polished puddingstone from Stanway

Collecting fossils on the beach at The Naze

Naze cliffs

Chafford Gorges

Ammonite

Wanstead Flats in snow

Amanita muscaria

Wanstead Park3 1981

St Clements Church tract

Hipparchia semele

Volucella pellucens

Snow scene

Wanstead Park in snow 2

Wanstead Park in snow1

Trichosirocalus horridus

Rhyparochromus pini

exhibitionmap

Hecatera dysodea

Gonocerus acuteangulatus

Chenopodium vulvaria-2

Chenopodium vulvaria

Rhingia campestris

Corizus hyoscyamii

Xysticus audax

Xerolycosa miniata

Odacantha melanura

Malachius bipustulatus male

Armadillidium nasatum

Cantharis rustica

Cerceris quadricincta

Colias croceus

Argynnis adippe

Argynnis adippe-2

Argynnis paphia-hind wing

Argynnis paphia

Cupido minimus

Coreus marginatus

Ectemnius cavifrons

Erynnis tages

Frontinellina frutecorum

Gentiana pneumonanthe

Hammarbya paludosa

Hesperia comma

Himantoglossum hircinum

Leptidea sinapis

Leptura maculata

Lysandra bellargus

Macroglossum stellatorum

Melanargia galathea

Nymphalis polychloros

Ochlodes faustus

Ophrys sphegodes

Pararge aegeria

Platanthera chlorantha

Polyommatus icarus

Cervus elaphus

Sargus bipunctatus

Thymelicus sylvestris

Chafford Hundred Sand Martin Cliff

Chrysoclista linneella

Singa hamata

Bombus terrestris

Eumenes coarctatus

Cephalanthera damasonium

Cicadella viridis

Pantilius tunicatus

Pentatoma rufipes

Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Trichodes apiarus

Epistrophe eligans

Andrena fulva

Araneus sturmi

Ballus chalybeius

Volucella inflata

Talavera petrensis

Coelotes terrestris

Aphantopus hyperantus

Talavera petrensis-female

Diaea dorsata

Poppies in field

Melecta albifrons

Pseudeuophrys obsoleta

Canvey Wick southern marsh orchids

Goshems Farm

Salticus zebraneus

Harmonia axyridis

Demetrias imperialis

Andrena tibialis

Cistogaster globosa female

Propylea quattuordecimpunctata

Adonia variegata

24 spot ladybird

Coccinella undecimpunctata

Adalia bipunctata

14 spot ladybird

Chrysolina banksi

Axinotarsus pulicarius

Sciocoris cursitans

Eurygaster maura

Phasia obesia

Zygaena lonicerae

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Ophrys apifera

Listera ovata

Scathophaga lutaria

Eristalis intricarius

Microdon analis

Thereva nobilitata male

Anasimyia lineata

Myzia oblongoguttata

Neozephyrus quercus

Empis tessellata

Lasiopogon cinctus

Helophilus pendulus

Plebejus argus

Machimus cingulatus

Machimus atricapillus

Cheilosia variabilis

Sphaerophoria scripta

Panorpa communis

Apis mellifera

Dasysyrphus tricinctus

Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Episyrphus balteatus

Alopecosa barbipes

Melitta haemorrhoidalis

Atropa belladonna

Eumerus funeralis

Xylota sylvarum

Picromerus bidens

Dexiosoma caninum

Rhingia campestris view

Ceriagrion tenellum

Coremacera marginata

Leucozona lucorum

Leptura quadrifasciata

Panurgus calcaratus

Sympetrum sanguineum

Libellula quadrimaculata

Libellula depressa

Gonepteryx rhamni

Ectemnius cavifrons-2

Conops flavipes

Conops quadrifaciatus

Cerceris arenaria

Osmia caerulescens

Dasypoda hirtipes

Lasioglossum morio

Astata boops

Vespula germanica

Mellinus arvensis

Nomada marshamella

Nomada fulva

Nomada baccata

Episyron rufipes

Symmorphus gracilis

Dianthus armeria

Megabunus diadema

Centaurium pulchellum

Orchis morio

Saxifraga granulata

Ononis spinosa

Pieris brassicae

Vanessa cardui

Lycaena phlaeas

Polygonia c-album

Aglais urticae

Andrena nigroaenea

Andrena cineraria

Zicrona caerulea

Andrena bicolor

Andrena haemorrhoa

Bombus pratorum

Bombus lucorum sens. str.

Bombus pascuorum

Andrena florea

Vipera berus

Triturus helveticus

Barking Levels 2005 destroyed

Barking PFA remant 2005

Barking PFA Lagoons dune

Barking land behind foreshore now destroyed

Littlebrook Lakes-March2007

true brown field

Orsett Camp Quarry

Unilever site

Canvey sand mound

Vange county tip

WestThurrock PFA-North Lagoon flower-rich

WThurrock PFA-S distinguendus habitat

East Tilbury lichen heath

East Tilbury-footpath nesting area

Lymington Fields

Coriomerus denticulatus

Libelulla depressa

Notoxus monoceros

Lestes dryas

Silpha atrata

Brachycarenus tigrinus

EFC members

Swan Wood

Sitticus distinguendus

Anyphaena accentuata

Gongylidium rufipes

Enoplognatha mordax

Euscorpius flavicaudis

Ophonus ardosiacus

Lampyris noctiluca

Ponera coarctata

Cercopis vulnerata

Polystichus connexus

Corys Wharf-Lotus glaber area

Epeolus variegatus

Lejops vittatus

Agapanthia villosoviridescens

Colletes halophilus

Pirata piraticus

Simitidion simile

Theridion pinastri

Theridion pictum

Lepthyphantes tenuis

Micaria pulicaria

Linyphia triangularis

Volucella inanis

Clytus arietis

Stictopleurus punctatonervosus

Stictopleurus abutilon

Sitticus inexpectus

Sitticus saltator

Stratiomys potamida

Philodromus histrio

Marpissa muscosa

Leptophyes punctatissima

Larinioides patagiatus

Platycleis albopunctata

Eurydema oleracea

Chelostoma campanulorum

Raglius alboacuminatus

Choerades marginatus

Anthophora bimaculata

Philonicus albiceps

Eutolmus rufibarbis

Theridiosoma gemmosum

Zodarion italicum igloo

Zodarion italicum

Araneus triguttatus

Zilla diodia

Malachius aeneus

Mordellistena pumila

Thereva fulva

Chalcis sispes

ceratina cyanea

Mill Wood Pit open space now

Mill Wood Pit-housing now

Mill Wood-flowerrich detail

MillWood slope

Littlebrook Lakes in 2006

Littlebrook Lakes-reedbed

Littlebrook Lakes-pond

Littlebrook Lakes-drought-stressed bramble

Littlebrook Lakes-drought stressed grassland

Heriades truncorum

Alydus calcaratus

Forficula lesnei

Apterygida media

Scilla autumnalis

Odynerus simillimus

Asilus crabroniformis

Callophrys rubi

Hypomma bituberculatum

Gibbaranea gibbosa

Bombus humilis map

slow worm

harlequin ladybird

estuarine marshes

Textrix denticulata

Steatosa grossa-male

Andrena fulvago

Araneus spiderlings-2

Araneus spiderlings-1

Enoplognatha ovata

Enoplognatha latimana

Araniella inconspicua

Salticus scenicus

Argiope bruennichi

Lucanus cervus

Misumena vatia

Misumena vatia-white form

Pholcus phalangioides

Pholcus phalangioides-2

Slow-worm male

Common Frog

Canvey Wick Safeway Lotus

Coccinella septempunctata

Steatoda bipunctata

Steatoda nobilis

Erinaceus europaeus

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Silis ruficollis

West Thurrock PFA North Lagoon-saline sea aster area

Campsicnemus magius

Oedemera nobilis

Osmia rufa

Myrmeleotettix maculatus

Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Dorycera graminum

Merzomyia westermanni

Clanoptilus strangulatus (was Malachius vulneratus)

Brachinus crepitans

Anisodactylus poeciloides

Cryptocephalus moraei

Argiope in web

Philodromus praedatus

Philanthus triangulum

Araneus diadematus pair

Araneus diadematus

Dysdera crocata

Walckenaeria acuminata

Tegenaria gigantea

Talavera aequipes

Uloborus plumipes

Nigma walckenaeri

Xerolycosa nemoralis

Andrena fulva-2

Araniella displicata

Harpactea rubicunda

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Nigma puella

Macaroeris nidicolens

Evarcha falcata

Ero aphana

Sibianor aurocinctus

Philodromus albidus

Alopecosa cuneata

Anthophora plumipes male

Anthophora plumipes

Anthophora plumipes montage

Bombus humilis map 2

Bombus humilis map 1

Argiope bruennichi horiz

Anguis fragilis

Cicindela campestris

Chrysolina americana

Chrysolina americana-2

Bombylius major in flight

Bombylius major-1

Stag Beetle

hedgehog

Lilioceris lilii

Cercopis vulnerata-2

spider records by year

Broom Hill Thames Terrace grassland

West Thurrock PFA North Lagoon-flower rich

West Thurrock PFA Lagoons-Fodder Vetch

Swanscombe peninsula

Springfields Sand Pit-rabbit disturbance

Mill Wood Pit sand faces

Mill Wood Pit flower-rich

Littlebrook Lakes-lichen heath

Littlebrook Lakes-drought stressed bramble

East Tilbury Silt Lagoons-drought stress

Canvey Wick flower-rich 4

Canvey Wick flower-rich 2

Canvey Wick flower-rich 1

Bombus sylvarum queen on red clover

Gymnosoma nitens

Bombus humilis

Gymnosoma nitens map

Cerceris quinquefasciata map

Andrena minutuloides map

Passmore Edwards Museum in the early 20th century

Scytodes thoracica

Bombus sylvarum on Red Clover

Round-leaved Wintergreen

fungus

Fodder Vetch area

Sea Aster silt lagoons area

Lichen heath

East Tilbury Silt Lagoons footpath

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