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Countrycare Pond Dipping

Monday 12 August 2024 10:00 - 11:30  for children aged 5 and above

Roding Valley Meadows - Meeting at the car park: Grange Farm Centre, High Rd, Chigwell IG7 6DP 

We will be using nets to catch pond animals, so we can observe and identify them, before releasing them back to the pond.

For ages 5 years and above. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

£2.50 per child

For more information, please contact Damien Weller on 07895 208423

For booking support call: 01992 564226 or online at » Epping Forest District Council (bookinglive.com)

 

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.