• BioBlitz at Thames Chase 2021

    Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United Kingdom

    Nature fun day for families of all ages, discover the wildlife on your doorstep! Sunday 25 July 2021, 10am-3pm Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster, RM14 3NS Go on a wild minibeast safari, discover the aquatic creatures living in the river, follow the nature trail, learn all about your discoveries in

    Free
  • Online Theory Session – Riverfly Monitoring Training Course

    Please sign up for your ticket to attend an online RMI theory training session here. You only need to attend one session, but must be able to attend in full at the time stated. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and project partners across London are offering training in the Riverfly

  • Riverfly Monitoring practical training – Eastbrookend Discovery Centre

    Eastbrookend Country Park

    Please sign up for your ticket to attend RMI training here. Places are limited so please make sure you can sample your river for at least 6 months (1 sample per month) before registering. The Land of the Faans and Thames21 coordinate a Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI) on the Rivers Beam and

  • Water vole monitoring

    YOU CAN HELP SAVE OUR WATER VOLE ARKive-video-474E7FB2-597A-497F-93E5-B26B14038488 Here he is, a water vole washing his face. His story is not all wind-in-the willows. What have we ever done for him? We cut down the vegetation, his cover and food supply, blocked his streams. And to cap it all kept

  • Thames Chase Forest Circle Walk – Section 3

    Section 3 - West Horndon Station to North Stifford Bridge   Join us for the first Forest Circle Walk! This guided walk begins at West Horndon Station and takes us along the River Mardyke to North Stifford Bridge. 6.5 miles (approx), 3.4 hours (approx) Mardyke River Valley The Mardyke River

  • Traditional Woodland Management Course

    Langdon Hills, Westley Heights Langdon Hills, Westley Heights, High Road, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

    A 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

    Free
  • Bat Box Checking – postponed

    Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United Kingdom

    This 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

  • 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 Kingdom

    Join 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

  • New times, new audiences, new thinking

    Thames Chase Visitor Centre Thames Chase Visitor Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, United Kingdom

    This 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

    £5
  • 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

Thames Chase Trust, Pike Lane
Upminster, Essex RM14 3NS

01708 642970
landofthefanns@thameschase.org.uk

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