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.
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UPCOMING WALKS – advance booking required please.
Contact Jude jmgibson1959@btinternet.com for further details and to book
2025
#WildEssex Walks
JAN 1 – NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT – WIVENHOE
FEB 24 – ‘HUNTING THE ELF’ – COCKAYNES WOOD
MAR 13 – BIRDS OF THE STOUR – MANNINGTREE
APR 25 – WIVENHOE SEAWALL PLANTS
MAY 15 – WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE FOSSILS AND BEACH
JUNE 19 – HARWICH AND FELIXSTOWE
LOTS MORE PLANNED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2025 INCLUDING NIGHTJARS ON THE SUFFOLK COAST, CHARITY PICNIC AND ‘CHASING THE DRAGON’
WIVENHOE BOTANY CLUB – one hour small-group training sessions on how to use our new field guide . No previous experience needed, though you will need the book!. Cost £5 per person, booking essential jmgibson1959@btinternet.com. Also contact Jude for further details of location etc.
March 28 – 11.00 Wivenhoe
May 13 – !8.30 Great Bentley
June 26 – 11.00 Wivenhoe (grasses special!)
July 21 – 11.00 Wivenhoe
NATURETREK walks exploring the Wild Side of Essex
Full day walks in Essex, please book through the Naturetrek website
Summer by the Stour Estuary (Day Trip) – Naturetrek 16 July
The Colne Estuary (Day Trip) – Naturetrek 10 March (other dates likely to be added)
Exploring The Naze and Walton Backwaters (Day Trip) – Naturetrek 19 March (other dates likely to be added)
Heath Fritillaries – Hockley Woods, Essex (Day Trip) – Naturetrek 13 June
Danbury Ridge with Chris Gibson – Naturetrek 9 May, 1 September
A day spent exploring the wildlife of the Colne Valley – Naturetrek 28 April, 22 July
Your springboard to better botany with Chris Gibson – Naturetrek 6 May, 18 June
EVENTS AT BETH CHATTO’S
‘Wildlife Safaris’ will run throughout the summer, planned dates are 16 May, 20 June, 18 July, 1 August, 15 August, 29 August and 19 September, each lasting an hour 1100-1200 and 1200-1300 . Free once you have got into the garden: a booking system is likely to be introduced – watch this space!
‘Moth Mornings’ are also planned in 2025 on 21 June and 19 July (book via the garden website) Courses & Workshops – Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens
GREENWINGS TWO-DAY TRIPS (can be booked as single days: see Greenwings Wildlife Holidays – Expert led worldwide butterfly & botany holidays)
26-27 July – Midsummer on the Suffolk Heaths & Coast
22-23 August – High Summer on the North Essex coast
‘ZUNDAY ZOOM’ PRESENTATIONS 2025 (contact Jude for more details)
5 January – Creatures of the Night
2 February – Woodlands in Essex
WHATSAPP GROUP
Why not sign up for lots of lively chat and details of exclusive/ short notice events? Contact Jude jmgibson1959@btinternet.com for further details.
