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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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Forthcoming meetings

DateVenue
Sat Mar 21st 2026
13:30-16:30
Essex Field Club A.G.M. 2026. Cordite Room, Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, SS16 4UH.
Sat Apr 11th 2026
11:00-15:00
Carver Airfield, Debden, spring meeting. spring meeting with a focus on amphibians. Carver Barracks. Water Lane, Wimbish, Essex. CB10 2YA. Grassland with calcareous and clay species sitting side by side. Ancient woodland (Peverels) and multiple copses planted over the years. Meet at layby TL5670,3439 near Rowney Woods.
Sat May 2nd 2026
10:30-22:00
Mann Wood, Bioblitz. Mann Wood, Great Leighs CM3 1PP. Bioblitz by the Wilderness Foundation UK. Ancient woodland. This is a daytime event on 2nd May from 10am, extending into a light-trapping session in the evening for moth enthusiasts, with a follow-up session from 7.30-10am on the 3rd to inspect the traps. Cost £10 or FREE for U13s
Thu May 7th 2026
10:30-15:00
Hill Farm, Gestingthorpe, field meeting. large farm, with ancient woodland and hedgerow, grassland, willow carr and reed beds. Site of Roman villa and old chalk pit. TL8238 & TL8239. Meet at farm off Sudbury Road
Tue May 12th 2026
10:30-15:00
Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger field meeting. Lauriston Farm, Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8AH. A chance to study coastal grazing marsh, sea wall and saltings habitat that forms part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI. Meeting has been timed for Low Tide. From the Maldon Road at TL912100, head down Joyce's Chase and park at Lauriston Farm barn building at TL922089, where we will check in at reception. We may need to decant to one or two cars down to the sea wall area as the farm track becomes rough.