News

• 27th February 2023

  Latest Update and Recent Sitings From Marks Hill by Peter Furze

  The work completed this season( September to February) has taken in all of The Mark’s hill area we have cut and cleared the orchid meadow and rough meadow and opened […]

• 28th January 2023

  The old BNHS web site

  The old BNHS web site can now be accessed by the following link but please ignore any contacts and downloadable forms as these are now redundant. https://old.bnhs.net/

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  15th January 2023

  BNHS New Year’s Day Walk Saturday 1st January 2023

  Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. Our New Year’s Day Walk went well with 11 members and one guest (membership details given). We had a pleasant […]

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  11th April 2022

  The Red Squirrels of West Mersea a talk by Dougal Urquhart

  The next indoor meeting on Wednesday 13th April, at the Laindon Methodist Church at 8.pm. Dougal Urquhart will talk on “The Red Squirrels of West Mersea”. Refreshments available. Everyone Welcome.

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  6th April 2022

  Bluebell Walk in Hall Wood and Lincewood 10am Saturday 16th April 2022

  Informal Bluebell walk through Hall Wood and Lincewood on Saturday 16th April. Come and enjoy a gentle walk through some of the most beautiful bluebell woods in the county, there’s […]

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  2nd December 2021

  A Tribute to Langdon: A New Book on the Langdon Ridge

  This autumn will see the publication by the Basildon Natural History Society of former chairman Rodney Cole’s book A Tribute to Langdon.

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  2nd December 2021

  BNHS Coronavirus Update

  Update on BNHS events

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  19th January 2020

  Ivy is Good for Wildlife

  The BNHS volunteers have noticed that ivy is being cut from trees in Marks Hill Wood. Please refrain from doing this, or any other clearing, as Marks Hill is part […]

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  2nd January 2020

  New Year’s Day Walk 2020

  Our annual New Year’s Day walk in Marks Hill Wood was well attended by those craving some fresh air after the seasonal festivities.