Will you be my Bat Buddy? I am a bat and I need your help. There are several ways you can with “Bat Buddies” at Thames Chase. Firstly get to know us. Come on our bat walks based at the Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Pike Lane. You’ll hear the calls
Articles by Aisling Woodhead
Land of the Fanns in Winter Photographic Competition
Congratulations to the the winners of the Land of the Fanns Photographic competition 2019 with the theme ‘Land of the Fanns in Winter’, and thank you to everyone who entered. 1st Place: Robert Stevenson, Ingrebourne Marshes 2nd Place: Paul Harold, Clouds over Rainham Marshes 3rd Place: Nick Griffin, Cely Woods
Vacancy – Thames21 River Restoration Project Manager
We are recruiting for the following position: Job Title: River Restoration Project Manager Salary: Band £28,000 -£31,000 per annum, (35 hours per week) Contract length: Fixed term contract – for 1
Drapers’ Maylands Primary School Adds New Feature
Our outdoor learning area has been transformed with a new wildlife pond. With the Community Action Fund, granted by Land of the Fanns, we have been able to create a living science area where our children will learn about habitats and wildlife in their own school field. The Thames Chase
Land of the Fanns Photographic Competition 2018
The Land of the Fanns is an intricate landscape, full of surprises and ‘hidden gems’ which straddles the London – Essex boundary and encompasses significant parts of Havering, Thurrock, Barking & Dagenham and Brentwood. We were looking for photographs which capture the essence of the area, the landscape, heritage and
BioBlitz at Thames Chase
On the 22nd July 2018, we were joined by families and experts to count wildlife at Broadfields, Thames Chase. The day was a great success where we found and identified nearly 100 species of butterflies, bees, beetles, bugs, moths, crickets, flies, dragonflies, spiders and river critters! The BioBlitz was a
Walled Gardens
Walled Gardens originate from the Monastic enclosed courtyards and Cloister gardens of the Middle Ages. Monks were educated and studied Latin and botany, growing herbs and flowers for medicinal and culinary purposes. Evolving over the centuries, the formal Knot gardens and geometrically laid decorative Parterres helped create the evolving productive
Land of the Fanns Spring Update!
As this is my first blog post, and I rarely get a chance to talk about them (at least not in a good light!) I will start with an introduction to the wonderful Land of the Fanns team. Most recently Joanne Dungate has joined the team as the Finance and
We Are Live!
We are live! Thanks for visiting our blog. The Land of the Fanns website and blog are now live! We are a small team of 4 – Benjamin (Benj), Debborah (Debbie), Aisling & Amena. Benj is the Scheme manager, Debbie is the Heritage Engagement Officer, Aisling is the Environment Engagement