WildEssex walks

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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