Events
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Traditional Woodland Management Course
Langdon Hills, Westley Heights Langdon Hills, Westley Heights, High Road, Basildon, Essex, United KingdomA free 5 day course over October and November 2021 from 9.45 am to 4pm at Langdon Hills Country Park, Westley Heights, the Fairway, Basildon, Essex SS16 6HX Day 1 Friday 22th October An introduction to woodlands, types of woodlands, ancient, semi natural and plantation, looking at their management. Tree
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Bat Box Checking – postponed
Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United KingdomThis event has been postponed The time has come when we can set about checking the batboxes in the Thames Chase Community Forest to see how our bats are faring. The dates proposed to meet up are: Saturday 23rd October at Broadfields Farm meet at 9.30am Sunday 24th October at
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London Rivers Week: Celebrating the River Mardyke at Davy Down
Davy Down Davy Down Riverside Park, Back Lane (off Pilgrims Lane), North Stifford, Essex, United KingdomJoin Thames21 and Land of the Fanns during London Rivers Week 2021* on the celebration of the completion of the Mardyke Valley Habitat Creation and Restoration Project This is an opportunity for the local community, partners and local council members to visit the completed works at Davy Down riverside park
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New times, new audiences, new thinking
Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United KingdomThis training takes place as part of Land of the Fanns Landscape Champions of Tomorrow. Empowering communities to upskill and take ownership of their local heritage and green spaces. If you run a place that people visit, such as a country park, a nature reserve or an historic house, 2020
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Thames Chase Forest Circle Walk – Section 4
Join us for the next Forest Circle Walk! This guided walk goes through green, urban and industrial areas of the borough of Thurrock before joining the Thames path. Points of Interest: River Mardyke North Stifford village Chafford Gorges St. Clements Church and conservation area 3 miles of the Thames Path
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Wildlife Habitats and Biodiversity Course
Wildlife Habitats and Biodiversity Course, Land of the Fanns – 3rd, 10th, 21st, 24th February 2022 Come and learn new skills in the great outdoors! This free course is for adults who would like to learn more about biodiversity, habitats and their management, and includes the following: • The importance of biodiversity
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Thames Chase Guided Walk: Cranham Marsh
Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United KingdomJoin us for a gentle walk exploring Cranham Marsh, following leaflet no.2. This will be a gentle walk through farmland, passing by Cranham church and Cranham Hall, once the home of General Oglethorpe and through Cranham conservation area, now managed by Essex Wildlife Trust. Cranham Marsh is one of the last
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Guided Walk: Purfleet to Rainham
Purfleet StationJoin us for a gentle walk exploring the route of Forest Circle Section 5, Purfleet station to Rainham station. The walk on the 5th March will start at 10.30am from Purfleet station to Rainham station. More information about this walk can be found at the Forest Centre in Forest Circle
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Interpreting historic aerial photography training with Historic England
Zoom , United KingdomWould you like to learn the skills needed to use & interpret historic aerial photography? Join us for an online half day training course that will give you the skills needed to use aerial photography as a tool to help understand and interpret historic sites and landscapes. The training, which
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River Rom Project – Volunteering Event
Grenfell Park Over the River from the YMCA, Rush Green Road, Romford, United KingdomJoin Thames21 and the Land of the Fanns on an event to celebrate the completion of the Wetland Habitat Creation and Restoration Project. The event will provide an opportunity to see and hear about how the project was developed and the main lessons learnt, as well as to look closely