We offer guided wildlife walks in #WildEssex (and elsewhere) for anyone interested in wildlife and the countryside. Please contact Jude on jmgibson1959@btinternet.com for further details of upcoming events and to get on our mailing list.
We are pleased to make regular donations to charities involved in the conservation of the places we visit and plants and animals we enjoy, especially Buglife and the Essex Wildlife Trust.
Most of our walks are followed with a blog – just see List of Blogs | Chris Gibson Wildlife for a listing.
We have added a page of reviews of our walks and publications: just CLICK HERE
And please click here for page of links to Jude’s monthly wildlife newsletters.
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UPCOMING WALKS – advance booking required please.
Contact Jude for further details, including price, and to book
2024
January 1st – Wivenhoe New Year’s Day Plant Hunt
February 12th – Wivenhoe Woods in winter
March 15th – Alresford Old Church to the Colne Estuary
April 15th – Wivenhoe Barrier Marsh anthills and plants – and introducing the new book!
May 4th – Bluebells in Wivenhoe Wood
May 5th – Dawn Chorus Charity walk
June 20th – Brightlingsea East End
June 24th – Summer social and Stag night Wivenhoe KGV
July 18th – Old Kobbley and other ancient trees, Furze Hill , Mistley
August 20th – Bats and trees, Wivenhoe Park
September 12th – Harwich Foreshore followed by Landguard Point
Late September ??? three-day event based in Felixstowe???
October 11th – Fungi, TBA
November 2nd – Cockaynes Wood, Wivenhoe
NATURETREK walks : full day walks in Essex, please book through the Naturetrek website
Heath Fritillaries – Hockley Woods, Essex (Day Trip) – Naturetrek
The Wild Side of Essex: The Colne Estuary (Day Trip) – Naturetrek
The Wild Side of Essex: Exploring The Naze and Walton Backwaters (Day Trip) – Naturetrek
The Wild Side of Essex: Summer by the Stour Estuary (Day Trip) – Naturetrek
EVENTS AT BETH CHATTO’S
‘Meet the Wandering Naturalist’ will hopefully resume next summer, planned dates are April 19th May 17th June 21st July 19th August 2nd August 16th September 20th each 1100-1300 Weather Permitting
Moth mornings are also planned in 2024 on 22 June and 20 July (book via the garden website)
ZOOM PRESENTATIONS 2024
Jan 7th Parasitic Plants
Feb 4th The Wild Side of Beth Chatto’s Garden
March 3rd The Making of a Field Guide
Nov 7th TBC
Dec 1st Review of 2024
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