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The first guided walk of the year at Hillhouse Wood takes place on Saturday 29th February when Steve Hallam leads the Winter Bird Walk 2020. Walkers should meet at the Old Church at 10 am (weather permitting), wearing
Continue reading “Winter Bird Walk 2020 – will you see a Waxwing?”
25th AGM of Friends of Hillhouse WoodThe 25th AGM of the Friends of Hillhouse Wood is on Wednesday 11th December 2019. Starting in the Orpen Hall at 7.30 pm, refreshments will be served from 7.00 pm. The Friends will welcome members and non-members alike.
Following the conclusion of formal business, there will be a talk given by John More, Essex Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscapes Co-ordinator.
2019 has seen 4 organised walks; some snippets and links to the full articles are shown below: Continue reading “25th AGM of Friends of Hillhouse Wood”
Autumn Fruits in the RainIt appears in recent years, that the Autumn Fruits Walk tends to act as a magnet to rain. This year was no exception. However, the weather forecast gave plenty of warning and so the 7 participants came prepared.
As for the walk itself, we again saw how the presence, location and abundance of plants vary from year to year. This time there were lots of the Continue reading “Autumn Fruits in the Rain”
Steve Hallam will lead a guided walk to seek out fungi, berries, soft fruits, nuts & seeds. All of these are now out in abundance. To join Steve you should meet him at the Old Church at 2 pm on Saturday 26th October – wear suitable clothing! You should wear strong boots or wellies as we may encounter
Steve Hallam led a small group on the annual Dawn Chorus Walk when they were greeted by waves of song. His account of the walk is shown below…
On the morning of 18th May, the population of West Bergholt could be divided into two groups:
- the eight people who came on this year’s Dawn Chorus walk, and
- those who had made a mistake.
This was one of the best ‘shows’ since I have been leading these walks (and this was nothing to do with me!), as I will explain.
Early Start for Dawn ChorusTo get the best from the Dawn Chorus means an early start but it is well worth it. Steve Hallam will be leading this years’ Dawn Chorus Walk around Hillhouse Wood, offering the chance to see and/or hear nightingales and many other dawn choristers like the Blue Tit having its own early start (see right).
Previous years’ walks have seen and/or heard over Continue reading “Early Start for Dawn Chorus – 18th May”
It Blew the Cobwebs AwayThe Winter Bird Walk at Hillhouse Wood this morning certainly blew the cobwebs away. Steve Hallam’s account reports on an interesting walk.
The 2019 Hillhouse Wood Winter Birds walk probably falls foul of the Trade Descriptions Act on at least two counts. Firstly, Continue reading “It Blew the Cobwebs Away”
The first guided walk of the year at Hillhouse Wood takes place on Sunday 3rd March when Steve Hallam leads the Winter Bird Walk 2019. Walkers should meet at the Old Church at 10 am (weather permitting), wearing
The 24th AGM of the Friends of Hillhouse Wood is on Wednesday 12th December 2018. Starting in the Orpen Hall at 7.30 pm, refreshments will be served from 7.00 pm. The Friends will welcome members and non-members alike. The draft agenda is as follows:
Glorious Weather for Autumn Fruits WalkSteve Hallam reports that this year’s Autumn Fruits walk had two noteworthy characteristics. Firstly, it was blessed with the most glorious weather – wall to wall sunshine and windless. Secondly, this was one of those years in which the title should have been ‘Autumn fruits and flowers’.
