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| This event is organised by the ESSEX MOTH GROUP in conjunction with the COLCHESTER NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
| | Date: |
Tuesday 20th JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
MOTH FIELD TRIP (Essex Moth Group) |
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Moth trapping evening |
| Venue: |
Cudmore Grove Country Park, East Mersea |
| Grid Reference: |
TM064146 |
| Directions: |
Follow the B1025 for 10 miles south of Colchester to Mersea Island and take the left hand fork to East Mersea for 3 miles. The CP is at the end of Broman's Lane and the route is well signposted. |
| Time: |
9:00pm - 12:00. Meet at the main car park by the Visitor Centre. |
| Contact details: |
For further details contact Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 |
| Date: |
Thursday 22nd JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
PRE-SURVEY MEETING for the WHITE-SPOTTED PINION PROJECT |
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Come along and find out all about the White-spotted Pinion Project and how you can help. More details of the Project here |
| Venue: |
Over Community Centre, The Doles, Over, Cambridgeshire CB24 5NW |
| Directions |
Click here for details |
| Time: |
6:30pm |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Sharon Hearle on 01638 731648 (leave a message) or
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| This event is organised by the ESSEX MOTH GROUP in conjunction with the COLCHESTER NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
| | Date: |
Friday 23rd JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
MOTH FIELD TRIP (Essex Moth Group) |
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Moth trapping evening |
| Venue: |
Tiptree Heath |
| Grid Reference: |
TL882148 |
| Time: |
9:00pm - 12:00. Meet at the main car park off the B1022. |
| Contact details: |
For further details contact Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 |
| Date: |
Tuesday 27th JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
LUNCHTIME BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Mill Road Cemetery, Mill Road, Cambridge |
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Nick Ballard of the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery will lead a guided walk around the cemetery where a variety of general butterflies can be seen. Come and find out how the 'Friends' are creating a wildlife oasis right in the middle of Cambridge city. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL459580 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
12:30pm outside the Lodge at the SW corner of the Cemetery. The cemetery gate is next to the Anglia Ruskin University entrance at the north end of Mackenzie Road. Alternatively, an avenue of limes (next to Mackenzie Road and opposite the Sally Annes charity shop) runs north from Mill Road to the Lodge |
| Notes: |
Note that parking may be a problem in this area; multi-story CPs are located at Queen Anne’s, Parkside & the Grafton Centre - and there are a few Pay and Display places available nearby e.g. just off Mill Road in Mill Street & Mawson Road. |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Nick Ballard on 01223 560797 (outside of office hours) or
for further information
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| *** This event is organised by the Cambridgeshire County Council ***
| | Date: |
Wednesday 28th JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Bourn to Kingston Old Railway LNR (10 miles West of Cambridge) |
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In conjunction with the Branch, Cambridgeshire County Council are hosting a Butterfly walk around the Kingston old railway LNR |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10am at the Nature Reserve located on the B1046 road between Toft & Bourn Grid ref:TL338558.
Expect an easy walk around the reserve of 2-3 hours. |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Charlotte Lowry, Greenspaces Officer, Environment Policy & Projects, Cambridgeshire County Council on 01223 715557 for further information.
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| Date: |
Thursday 29th JULY 2010 |
| Event: |
LUNCHTIME BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Mill Road Cemetery, Mill Road, Cambridge |
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Nick Ballard of the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery will lead a guided walk around the cemetery where a variety of general butterflies can be seen. Come and find out how the 'Friends' are creating a wildlife oasis right in the middle of Cambridge city. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL459580 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
12:30pm outside the Lodge at the SW corner of the Cemetery. The cemetery gate is next to the Anglia Ruskin University entrance at the north end of Mackenzie Road. Alternatively, an avenue of limes (next to Mackenzie Road and opposite the Sally Annes charity shop) runs north from Mill Road to the Lodge |
| Notes: |
Note that parking may be a problem in this area; multi-story CPs are located at Queen Anne’s, Parkside & the Grafton Centre - and there are a few Pay and Display places available nearby e.g. just off Mill Road in Mill Street & Mawson Road. |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Nick Ballard on 01223 560797 (outside of office hours) or
for further information
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| Date: |
Sunday 1st AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Devil's Dyke, Newmarket |
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John Dawson, togerher with Joe Firmin of the Colchester Natural History Society, will be leading a walk along the Dyke in search of a variety of species including Chalkhill Blue which should be at their peak round about this time of the summer |
| Grid Reference: |
TL616613 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10:00am. Meet in the car parking area at the end of the short dead-end road off the roundabout at the junction of
the A1303 and A1304 SW of Newmarket. |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 or
for further information
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| *** This event is being organised by our neighbouring Suffolk Branch***
| | Date: |
Sunday 1st AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Scotland Place Farm, Stoke by Nayland |
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A family day for butterfly and other wildlife walks. Wildflower meadows and wildlife friendly hedgerows. Reduced admission fee for BC members. Refreshment available |
| Grid Reference: |
TL988374 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10:30am. In Mill Street, Polstead, turn right through farm gate and park |
| Contact details: |
Tracey Hayter Tel: 07875 631450 |
| *** This event is organised by the Havering Branch of the ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST ***
| | Date: |
Saturday 7th AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
PLANTS AND BUTTERFLIES OF MARKS HILL |
| Site: |
Marks Hill, Langdon EWT Reserve |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ683873 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10:30am at the Delmores car park |
| Contact Details: |
Contact Joy Emmerson on 01708 440297 for further information |
| *** This event is organised by the Havering Branch of the ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST ***
| | Date: |
Monday 9th AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
MOTH EVENING |
| Site: |
Cranham Marsh EWT Reserve |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ567856 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
9:00pm by the kissing gate at the end of Park Drive |
| Notes: |
Please bring a torch. Suggested donation of £2. |
| Contact Details: |
Contact Joy Emmerson on 01708 440297 for further information |
| Date: |
Sunday 15th AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALKS |
| Site: |
Anglesey Abbey, Gardens & Lode Mill, Cambs (Grid Ref: TL533622) |
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Enjoy being guided around the beautiful grounds of this National Trust property with a special emphasis on butterflies |
| Grid Reference: |
TL533622 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Times: |
11:15am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm & 3:15pm |
| Getting there:
| The property lies 6 miles NE of Cambridge on the B1102. Signposted from A14, junction 35. Full public transport details are available on the National Trust website |
| Notes: |
Please note that an Admission fee (see website for prices) will be levied on all non-NT members |
| Contact details:
| Please contact Anglesey Abbey on 01223 810080 or for further details. |
| Date: |
Saturday 21st AUGUST 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Tiptree Heath (between Colchester & Chelmsford), Essex |
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Come and enjoy a stroll around Essex's largest area of heathland, looking for a variety of butterflies including the Small Copper which is usually seen in good numbers at this time of year. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL882148 [OS Landranger Map 168] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10:30am - Meet at the main car park off the B1022 at Grid ref:TL882148 |
| Contact details: |
Please contact (Tel: 01245 423823) for further information.
Visit the The Friends of Tiptree Heath website for background information. |
| *** This is a joint event with the Herts & Middlesex Branch***
| | Date: |
Sunday 12th SEPTEMBER 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Patmore Heath (5 miles NW of Bishop's Stortford) |
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A chance to be shown the late summer butterflies (including Small Copper hopefully) and wildlife of this important HMWT Reserve.
Patmore Heath is one of the few remaining remnants of acid grass heathland left in Hertfordshire and Middlesex. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL443257 [OS Landranger Map 167] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
2:00pm. Meet at the reserve sign/notice board, which can be seen from the road. Expect to finish about 4pm. |
| Getting there:
| From the A120 between Bishop's Stortford and Puckeridge. Turn north at the Little Hadham traffic lights and follow the road for approx 2 miles. Take the small right hand turn next to the Catherine Wheel PH and follow for approx half a mile. |
| Public Transport:
| None suitable |
| Contact details: |
Gavin Vicary on 01279 771933 |
| *** This event is organised by the Havering Branch of the ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST ***
| | Date: |
Monday 8th NOVEMBER 2010 |
| Event: |
'THE MOTHS OF MERSEA' |
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Talk by Dougal Urquhart, Warden of Cudmore Grove |
| Venue: |
Hornchurch Library, 60 North Street, Hornchurch RM11 1TB |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ540874 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
8:00pm (til 9:45pm) |
| Notes: |
Suggested donation of £2 to cover cost of hire of hall. |
| Contact Details: |
Contact Joy Emmerson on 01708 440297 for further information |
| Date: |
Saturday 20th NOVEMBER 2010 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION AGM & MEMBERS' DAY
(Plus C&E Branch AGM) |
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Following BC's AGM, the day will consist of a line up of interesting presentations. Members will have the opportunity to browse stalls and displays.
The Cambridgeshire & Essex Branch will hold its AGM over lunchtime.
FURTHER DETAILS WILL APPEAR IN THE AUTUMN ISSUE OF BUTTERFLY MAGAZINE |
| Venue: |
Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0DS |
| Grid Reference: |
TL437592 |
| Time |
TBA |
| Notes: |
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| Contact Details: |
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| *** This event is organised by the ESSEX MOTH GROUP ***
| | Date: |
Saturday 26th FEBRUARY 2011 |
| Event: |
ESSEX MOTH GROUP INDOOR MEETING |
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A programme will announced nearer the time |
| Venue: |
Venture Centre, Wignall Street, Lawford, near Manningtree, Essex |
| Grid Reference: |
TM093310 |
| Time: |
10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Contact details: |
PLease phone Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 if planning to attend.
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