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Mammal Morning

Saturday 16th September 7.30am

Grange Farm, Chigwell.

Join Essex Wildlife Trust and Countrycare for a close encounter with some of the small mammals of Roding Valley Meadows.

£6 per person.  Toasted tea-cake and hot drinks included.

Booking is essential - call 01992 564224. In case of bad weather, the event may be cancelled.

 

About Grange Farm

Wind your way along the meandering pathways of Chigwell Meadows, accessible for all, and you will discover  a haven for wildlife including deer, hedgehogs, stouats, bees, great crested newts and foxes together with a variety of birds. The meadows are home to a unique swale running centrally through the reed beds into a pond with its aquatic life.

The Roding Valley Nature Reserve is situated next door and be accessed over the pedestrian footbridge, crossing the M11. Visitors are encouraged to explore the beauty of this ancient landscape recognised by being granted a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and learn of its fascinating history. The Grange Farm Centre is also home for Essex Wildlife Trust who manage and maintain the Roding Valley Nature Reserve.

About Countrycare

Epping Forest Countrycare is Epping Forest District Council’s award winning Countryside Management Service. It is the key resource for advice, information and practical assistance on the countryside, nature conservation and wildlife law. Countrycare undertakes a wide variety of community-based activities and coordinates a regular programme of practical conservation work. From coppicing trees to planting new ones, from dredging ponds to creating new ones, from planting a hedge to laying it, building countryside furniture, path maintenance and habitat creation, Countrycare and its happy band of volunteers gets stuck in. Countrycare enables children to discover the countryside and learn about their environment and holds regular events to help raise awareness and inform the community.