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December 2018
BNA Essex Branch “Christmas Tree”
8th – 9th December 2018 Once again BNA Essex will be putting our wildlife-themed “tree” into the Christmas Tree Festival at All Saints church, Brightlingsea, Church Road, Essex CO7 0RZ. This is a very successful annual event to which large numbers of people attend & many organisations have a themed “tree”, so a good opportunity to promote the needs of wildlife. If you would like to help put this year’s BNA Essex “tree” together a few days before the event…
Find out more »April 2019
Spring Flowers & Insects; Cockaynes Wood
An afternoon nature walk led by award winning naturalist Dr Chris Gibson who is a BNA Fellow. This fascinating 50 acre community wildlife site contains Cockaynes Wood, an ancient wood recorded in the Domesday Book, plus Villa Wood, Railway Wood & the former Villa Farm quarry. In addition to ancient woodland it has dry heath, grassy meadows & shallow ponds, a mixture of habitats that hold a diverse range of species. Chris will be particularly looking for Spring flowers &…
Find out more »May 2019
BNA National Conference with Field Activities
BNA Essex will be again attending this amazing event, especially as Epping Forest is within our local area! The morning will be a diversity of field activities led by experts held within the close-by Forest. The afternoon in Forest School will have outstanding leading speakers on natural history topics plus recognition of naturalists' achievements. Lunch & other refreshments will be included. Full details & on-line booking will be appearing on the main area of the British Naturalists' Association website nearer…
Find out more »July 2019
Moth Trapping at Wimbish, Essex Friday 5th July 2019
Our new Branch member Fiona Hutchings MBNA has kindly invited BNA Essex members to join her moth trapping at Carver Barracks Airfield, Wimbish on this first Friday in July. Meet at layby for Rowney Woods opposite airfield in Water Lane CB10 2YL, reached off Thaxted Road. You will drive around airfield, & need warm clothes. Mobile moth traps only. Contact ahead email below.
Find out more »Moth Trapping at Saffron Walden
Fiona Hutchings MBNA is kindly inviting BNA Essex Branch members to join her moth trapping at Bridge End Gardens, Saffron Walden, on this & other 3rd Friday evenings of each month in season. There are electric points in the gardens so mains moth traps can be used. Park behind the allotments on Bridge Street (B184), Saffron Walden. The entrance to this has an orange cone beside the footpath sign & is locatedby the last house (34 Bridge St) before allotments…
Find out more »19th July 2019 BNA Essex Freshwater Species Sampling (‘Pond dipping’)
Freshwater species sampling with BNA Essex led by Ken Biggins MBNA of Sandford Mill Stream, on the River Chelmer. Meet at 2pm by the footbridge that crosses Sandford milltail stream at the bottom of Brook End Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6NY near Sandford Mill, . Approach from Chelmer Village Way, into Sandford Mill Road (go over road bridge over R Chelmer), then past the entrance to Sandford Mill Museum & take next right into Brook End Road down towards the…
Find out more »August 2019
Moth Trapping at Wimbish, Essex
Fiona Hutchings MBNA has kindly invited BNA Essex Branch members to join her moth trapping at Carver Barracks Airfield, Wimbish on this first Friday in August (& the first Friday of each month in season). Contact ahead by BNA Branch email for meet location details. You will drive around airfield & need warm clothes. Mobile moth traps only.
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