End to End Nature Care Summer Schedule

Rivenhall & Silver End

End to End Nature Care

Programme of Summer Activities 2014

DATE TIME ACTIVITY Photos
Wednesday 23^rd April 19.30 Cowslip Survey. Meet in the parking area at the bottom of the track to Tarecroft Wood (TL824171).
Wednesday 30^th April 19.30 Spring flowers in Thrift Wood, Woodham Walter. Limited road verge parking on approaches to the road junction by the entrance to The Warren golf club (TL804060). Yellow Archangel
Wednesday 7^thMay 19.15 for 19.30 Birdwatching at Tiptree Heath with John Thorogood. Meet at 19:15 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) to car share or at the heath car park (TL879146) at 19:30. Bring binoculars and maybe torches to check the ponds for newts. Ł2 donation. Heath Dog Violet
Identification
Wednesday 14^thMay 19.30 Rivenhall Churchyard to work on the reptiles and amphibians survey. Bring torches as we will walk to some local ponds to look for newts. Dave's Inspection
Wednesday 21^stMay 19.10 for 19.30 Birdwatching at Old Hall Marsh. Meet at 19:10 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) or at 19:30 at Salcott Church (TL952136).
Wednesday 28^thMay 19.30 Silver End Pits and Rivenhall Thicks: wild flowers, dragonflies, etc. Meet at the Western Arms. Evening probably rounded off with a drink in the pub.
Wednesday 4^thJune 19.30 Surveying Essex Local Geological Sites in Faulkbourne and White Notley. Meet at the Cross Keys pub, White Notley. Faulkbourne Church
Calf
Wednesday 11^thJune 19.30 Walk along the River Chelmer from Ulting. Meet at Hoe Mill bridge (TL808082). Canada Geese
New Born Calf
Wednesday 18^thJune 19.30 Wildflower Count. Meet at Hole Farm, off Cressing Road (under the small railway bridge - TL803187). Bring plant ID guides.
Saturday 21^stJune 9.00 Cavenham Heath, Cambridgeshire, with Nigel Cooper. We are mustering at Stovern's Hall Farm at 09:00am to car share over to Cavenham Heath, where we will meet Nigel at 10:30am. Please bring a packed lunch. In the afternoon we will be travelling on to Devil's Dyke. After that we are invited back to the Coopers' for tea and cake, or something similar. If you're planning on coming I'd appreciate you letting me know in advance, so that we have some idea of numbers. You will obviously need to be dressed and equipped for a day in the outdoors, with binoculars, hand lens and botanical ID books useful.
Wednesday 25^thJune 19.30 Visit to the Trafalgar Wood at Porter's Farm on Parkgate Road (TL834192). Sun Dog
Ice Crystals
Pyramidal Orchid
Bee Orchids
Wednesday 2^ndJuly 21.30 LATE Glowworm surveying. Meet at Cressing Railway Station on Bulford Mill Lane (TL777202). Bring a torch. Glow Worm
Wednesday 9^thJuly 19.30 Wildflower Count at Silver End. Meet at the Western Arms. Bring plant ID guides. Followed by a repeat of the Bulford Mill Lane glowworm survey. Glow Worm
Glow Worm
Saturday 12^thJuly 9.30 Morning butterfly safari in and around Tarecroft Wood and Rivenhall Thicks. Meet in the parking area at the bottom of the track to Tarecroft Wood (TL824171). Red Admiral
Green Lacewing
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Musk Mallow
Melliot
Skipper
Wednesday 16^thJuly 19.30 Summer Social at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172). Plant and invertebrate surveying in Wilson's pond, plant survey of Rickstones Road verge, plus a Committee meeting and a social evening - bring a bottle and/or nibbles. Emerald Beetles
Gold Finches
Blue Tailled Damsel
Wednesday 23^rdJuly 19.00 for 19.30 Surveying Essex Local Geological Sites in Colchester. Meet at 19:00 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) to car share or at 19:00 in the Priory Street car park, Colchester (50p to park). Cricket
Fossil Wood

Saturday 26^thJuly TBC Dengie Peninsula Coastal Walk with John Macrae. Meet mid morning - details to be confirmed.
Wednesday 30^thJuly 21.30 LATE Glowworm surveying. Meet at Cressing Railway Station on Bulford Mill Lane (TL777202). Bring a torch. Glow worm
Glow worm

Wednesday 6^thAugust 19.30 Ambling in the Rivenhall area. Meet at the Church. Boxing hares
Boxing hares

Wednesday 13^thAugust 19.30 Invertebrate Surveying in Rivenhall Thicks. Meet at the sugarbeet stand by the sharp bend in the Rivenhall/Silver End road (TL822187). Deadly Nightshade
Female Black-tailed skimmer
Atropa belladonna
Wednesday 20^thAugust 19.30 Church geology. Visiting a couple of local churches to examine the geology of the building materials. Meet at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) from where we will be travelling on. Tudor extension
A Gargoyle
Another Gargoyle
Unusual Gravestone
Wednesday 27^thAugust 19.00 EARLY Ambling along Braxted Wall. Meet at the entrance to Pundicts Lodge on Braxted Park Road (TL865147).
Wednesday 3^rdSeptember 19.00 EARLY Bat surveying in Kelvedon and Feering. Meet outside The Sun Inn on Feering Hill (TL866193). Evening will probably be concluded by a drink in the pub.

N.B. Some details may change. If you are unsure of specifics for any activity, please call Simon on 01621 810141 or 07947 388180. Any events marked with an asterisk are organised by other groups. Simon has more details if required. Evenings with a guest guide/expert may involve a small charge, usually Ł2.00.
For details of all group activities telephone Simon on 01621 810141 / 07947 388180
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DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	Photos
Wednesday 23^rd April	19.30	Cowslip Survey. Meet in the parking area at the bottom of the track to Tarecroft Wood (TL824171).
Wednesday 30^th April	19.30	Spring flowers in Thrift Wood, Woodham Walter. Limited road verge parking on approaches to the road junction by the entrance to The Warren golf club (TL804060).	Yellow Archangel
Wednesday 7^thMay	19.15 for 19.30	Birdwatching at Tiptree Heath with John Thorogood. Meet at 19:15 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) to car share or at the heath car park (TL879146) at 19:30. Bring binoculars and maybe torches to check the ponds for newts. Ł2 donation.	Heath Dog Violet Identification
Wednesday 14^thMay	19.30	Rivenhall Churchyard to work on the reptiles and amphibians survey. Bring torches as we will walk to some local ponds to look for newts.	Dave's Inspection
Wednesday 21^stMay	19.10 for 19.30	Birdwatching at Old Hall Marsh. Meet at 19:10 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) or at 19:30 at Salcott Church (TL952136).
Wednesday 28^thMay	19.30	Silver End Pits and Rivenhall Thicks: wild flowers, dragonflies, etc. Meet at the Western Arms. Evening probably rounded off with a drink in the pub.
Wednesday 4^thJune	19.30	Surveying Essex Local Geological Sites in Faulkbourne and White Notley. Meet at the Cross Keys pub, White Notley.	Faulkbourne Church Calf
Wednesday 11^thJune	19.30	Walk along the River Chelmer from Ulting. Meet at Hoe Mill bridge (TL808082).	Canada Geese New Born Calf
Wednesday 18^thJune	19.30	Wildflower Count. Meet at Hole Farm, off Cressing Road (under the small railway bridge - TL803187). Bring plant ID guides.
Saturday 21^stJune	9.00	Cavenham Heath, Cambridgeshire, with Nigel Cooper. We are mustering at Stovern's Hall Farm at 09:00am to car share over to Cavenham Heath, where we will meet Nigel at 10:30am. Please bring a packed lunch. In the afternoon we will be travelling on to Devil's Dyke. After that we are invited back to the Coopers' for tea and cake, or something similar. If you're planning on coming I'd appreciate you letting me know in advance, so that we have some idea of numbers. You will obviously need to be dressed and equipped for a day in the outdoors, with binoculars, hand lens and botanical ID books useful.
Wednesday 25^thJune	19.30	Visit to the Trafalgar Wood at Porter's Farm on Parkgate Road (TL834192).	Sun Dog Ice Crystals Pyramidal Orchid Bee Orchids
Wednesday 2^ndJuly	21.30 LATE	Glowworm surveying. Meet at Cressing Railway Station on Bulford Mill Lane (TL777202). Bring a torch.	Glow Worm
Wednesday 9^thJuly	19.30	Wildflower Count at Silver End. Meet at the Western Arms. Bring plant ID guides. Followed by a repeat of the Bulford Mill Lane glowworm survey.	Glow Worm Glow Worm
Saturday 12^thJuly	9.30	Morning butterfly safari in and around Tarecroft Wood and Rivenhall Thicks. Meet in the parking area at the bottom of the track to Tarecroft Wood (TL824171).	Red Admiral Green Lacewing Meadow Brown Ringlet Musk Mallow Melliot Skipper
Wednesday 16^thJuly	19.30	Summer Social at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172). Plant and invertebrate surveying in Wilson's pond, plant survey of Rickstones Road verge, plus a Committee meeting and a social evening - bring a bottle and/or nibbles.	Emerald Beetles Gold Finches Blue Tailled Damsel
Wednesday 23^rdJuly	19.00 for 19.30	Surveying Essex Local Geological Sites in Colchester. Meet at 19:00 at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) to car share or at 19:00 in the Priory Street car park, Colchester (50p to park).	Cricket Fossil Wood
Saturday 26^thJuly	TBC	Dengie Peninsula Coastal Walk with John Macrae. Meet mid morning - details to be confirmed.
Wednesday 30^thJuly	21.30 LATE	Glowworm surveying. Meet at Cressing Railway Station on Bulford Mill Lane (TL777202). Bring a torch.	Glow worm Glow worm
Wednesday 6^thAugust	19.30	Ambling in the Rivenhall area. Meet at the Church.	Boxing hares Boxing hares
Wednesday 13^thAugust	19.30	Invertebrate Surveying in Rivenhall Thicks. Meet at the sugarbeet stand by the sharp bend in the Rivenhall/Silver End road (TL822187).	Deadly Nightshade Female Black-tailed skimmer Atropa belladonna
Wednesday 20^thAugust	19.30	Church geology. Visiting a couple of local churches to examine the geology of the building materials. Meet at Stovern's Hall Farm (TL825172) from where we will be travelling on.	Tudor extension A Gargoyle Another Gargoyle Unusual Gravestone
Wednesday 27^thAugust	19.00 EARLY	Ambling along Braxted Wall. Meet at the entrance to Pundicts Lodge on Braxted Park Road (TL865147).
Wednesday 3^rdSeptember	19.00 EARLY	Bat surveying in Kelvedon and Feering. Meet outside The Sun Inn on Feering Hill (TL866193). Evening will probably be concluded by a drink in the pub.