Open Air Service at Foxearth Meadows - September 25

We are holding another Open Air Service at Foxearth Meadows, celebrating harvest and creation in Autumn at the reserve.

Our guest speaker is Professor James Pearce-Higgins (Director of Science at the British Trust for Ornithology).

Enjoy being in nature together praising God in his wonderful creation.

There will be refreshments. Bring something to sit on, a sunhat or an umbrella, a reusable cup for tea or coffee afterwards.

This is a free, ecumenical event with plenty of space for all. We ask you to please book your place beforehand so that we have an idea of numbers and to help us with refreshments.

Foxearth Meadows sits on the River Stour floodplain in a quiet corner of Essex on the border with Suffolk. The eleven-acre site has a variety of habitats including the river and riverbank, wetlands and woodland, an ancient field boundary, a series of ponds and marshy flower-rich grassland. Managed especially for dragonflies and damselflies, it is also home to a wealth of wildlife including otter, kingfisher, harvest mouse, common lizard, grass snake and common toad. It has been owned and managed by A Rocha UK since 2015.

How to find Foxearth Meadows:

The reserve is about a mile north of Foxearth village, between the River Stour and the lane north-west of Constable’s Farm and Constables Barn (private dwellings with postcode CO10 7HZ).

From Long Melford travelling west towards Clare (A1092), turn first left after GCB Cocoa (formerly Philips Avent), signposted ‘Pentlow Road’. Then take the next left (signposted ‘Liston’) and the reserve is about 200 metres on the left.

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Grid Ref. TL 8331 4598

For any questions or further information, contact Foxearth Meadows Reserve Manager Sarah Leedham at sarah.leedham@arocha.org or 07810 141234

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