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EVENTS
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| *** This event is organised by the ESSEX MOTH GROUP ***
| | Date: |
Saturday 18th FEBRUARY 2012 |
| Event: |
ESSEX MOTH GROUP INDOOR MEETING |
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There will be a full programme of illustrated talks & exhibits - lunch and refreshments available. |
| Venue: |
Venture Centre, Wignall Street, Lawford, near Manningtree, Essex |
| Grid Reference: |
TM093310 |
| Time: |
10:30am to 5:00pm |
| Contact details: |
Please phone Joe Firmin on 01206 241389 if planning to attend.
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| Date: |
Sunday 19TH FEBRUARY 2012 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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Brush-cutting and raking to help conserve and create habitat for the Grizzled Skipper. Click here for background information. |
| Site: |
Langdon Nature Reserve, near Basildon, Essex |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ659873 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10am. Meet at the Langdon Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Dunton Plotlands |
| Contact details:
| For further details contact
(Tel: 01245 423823) |
| Date: |
Sunday 11th MARCH 2012 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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This work party will concentrate on habitat management aimed at Dingy Skipper and Chalkhill Blue. |
| Site: |
Devil's Dyke, Newmarket |
| Grid Reference: |
TL616613 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10am. Meet in the short dead-end road off the roundabout at the junction of
the A1303 and A1304 SW of Newmarket
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| Contact details: |
Please contact Vince Lea on 01223 263962 or
for further information. |
| *** This event is organised by the Essex Wildlife Trust Colchester Group ***
| | Date: |
Thursday 19th APRIL 2012 |
| Event: |
Dougal Urquhart (Warden of Cudmore Grove)
an illustrated Talk 'The Moths & Butterflies of Mersea' |
| Venue: |
Shrub End Social Centre, Shrub End Road, COLCHESTER CO2 9BG |
| Grid Reference: |
TL981235 |
| Time: |
7:45pm (doors open 7:15pm) |
| Notes: |
All are welcome to attend, A donation of £2 per adult is invited to cover expenses. |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Peter Birdseye on 07749 790933 |
| *** THIS EVENT IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION ***
| | Date: |
Saturday 19th MAY 2012 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Over, NW of Cambridge |
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Grizzled Skipper will still be on the wing hopefully - come and see the 'mitigation' sites which have been created to replace the habitat lost by the construction of the Guided Busway. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL381688 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
11am: Please phone Vince Lea on 01223 263962 nearer the day to find out where we will be meeting. |
| Contact details: |
Contact Vince Lea (01223 263962) or Trevor Grange (01954 230119) for any further information. |
| *** This event is part of BC's SAVE OUR BUTTERFLIES WEEK ***
| | Date: |
Tuesday 22nd MAY 2012 (and repeated this Thursday 24th MAY) |
| 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 part of BC's SAVE OUR BUTTERFLIES WEEK ***
| | Date: |
Thursday 24th MAY 2012 |
| 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 15th JULY 2012 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Marks Hall Gardens & Arboretum, near Coggesghall |
| Target Species: |
Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary and possibly White Admiral |
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Joe Firmin will lead a guided walk around the estate where they are working alongside Natural England on the reintroduction of many butterfly species which have disappeared from East Anglia.
Visit the Marks Hall website for further information. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL840254 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10:30am. By the Visitor Centre in the car park. |
| Public Transport:
| The nearest railway stations are Marks Tey and Kelvedon, both about a 15 to 20 minute taxi away. There is no suitable bus service |
| Directions: |
By car: Take A120 and turn north off the Coggeshall by-pass on B1024 then take the first left turn (half mile - signed Marks Hall) and follow the lane a mile or so to the car park. |
| Notes: |
Participants will need to pay a £3.50 entrance fee.
Light lunches, snacks, etc. are available at the Visitor Centre |
| Contact details:
| We are limiting this trip to 30 participants.
Contact
(Tel: 01245 423823) to confirm a place (and if full, to go on a waiting list for a possible repeat trip the following year) and for any further information.
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| Date: |
Wednesday 1st AUGUST 2012 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Tiptree Heath (between Colchester & Chelmsford), Essex |
| Target Species: |
Richard Bigg will lead a walk (approx 2 hours) around the Heath looking specifically for Small Copper and Purple Hairstreak; several other species shoulds be seen as well.
A pair of binoculars would be useful as Purple Hairstreaks can often be seen near the tops of oak trees. |
| Grid Reference: |
TL882148 [OS Landranger Map 168] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10:30am. Meet at the main car park off the B1022 at TL882148 |
| Additional information: |
For further details contact
(Tel: 01245 423823) |
| Date: |
Friday 3rd AUGUST 2012 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLY WALK |
| Site: |
Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (and/or Canvey Island) |
| Target Species: |
David Chandler will lead a walk through the Country Park and/or possibly Canvey Island looking specifically for any Wall Browns while at the same time enjoying seeing up to 15 different species of butterfly, including Marbled White |
| Grid Reference: |
Meeting point location TBA |
| Time & Meeting place: |
11:00am. Precise meeting point TBA |
| Public Transport:
| Train operator c2c run a regular train service from Fenchurch Street to Benfleet, which is just a short walk from the meeting point. |
| Contact details: |
Please e-mail
for further information or phone 07779 497201 (his mobile) or 01268 754280 (Kathryn Birch). |
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