# Event Details - **Event Name**: Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Celebrating 40 years protecting wildlife with guided walks, moth activities and pond dipping sessions.About this EventRoding Valley Meadows is celebrating 40 years as a Local Nature Reserve.As a Local nature reserve it celebrates many important features such as a fen, flood meadows, ponds, hay meadows, veteran trees and hedgerows.It has now spent 40 years protecting this vital habitat and supporting the many species featured such as green-veined white butterflies, meadow browns, grass snakes, buzzards, kingfishers, brown sedge, and devils-bit scabious.Through a variety of management strategies including hay cutting, hedge-laying, cattle grazing and coppicing, the aim is to maintain and support the continued improvement of these vital features and the species they protect.Activities include:Moth morning - 10:00-11:00A chance to see the local moth life, a light box will be set up the night before giving an opportunity to see and learn about our local night wildlife. Suitable for: adults and families (children must be accompanied by an adult).Morning walk - 11:30-12:30A guided walk of the meadows following the historic ‘concrete track’. Featuring a talk about the management, wildlife (such as butterflies, hedgerows and flora) and site history. Walk Distance: 1.5m. Suitable for: adults and families (children must be accompanied by an adult) please enquire about accessibility options.Afternoon walk - 14:00-16:00A guided walk of the meadows showcasing it’s main features such as the meadows, green lane, fen and hedgerows. Featuring a talk about the management, wildlife, fen and site history. Walk Distance: 3.5m. Suitable for: adults and families (children must be accompanied by an adult) please enquire about accessibility options). Not suitable for wheelchairs due to steps.Pond dipping - 16:30Pond dipping at the Chigwell Meadow. Learn about the wildlife found in out local waterways and ponds. Walk Distance: 200 meters. Suitable for: Adults and families (children must be accompanied by an adult)Advance booking essential for all activities.Activities meeting point: Grange Farm Centre car park, High Road, Chigwell, IG7 6DP - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565 - **Event Categories**: meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 7 hours - Location: Grange Farm Centre - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Chigwell - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Grange Farm Centre - **lat**: 51.6305262 - **long**: 0.07798160000000001 - **full address**: Grange Farm Centre, High Road, Chigwell, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3e52f2d48ce007cb28f9e969d84b59b92ffcd97fccda6191712313950031c2f1-rimg-w1200-h1046-dc46602f-gmir.jpg?v=1779262687 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary being held? - **A:** Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary takes place on Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Tue, 30 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Grange Farm Centre, High Road, Chigwell, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary? - **A:** Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary is organized by Essex Wildlife Trust. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Roding Valley Meadows 40th anniversary", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3e52f2d48ce007cb28f9e969d84b59b92ffcd97fccda6191712313950031c2f1-rimg-w1200-h1046-dc46602f-gmir.jpg?v=1779262687", "startDate": "2026-06-30", "endDate": "2026-06-30", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Grange Farm Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "High Road", "postalCode": "IG7 6DP", "addressLocality": "Chigwell", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.6305262", "longitude": "0.07798160000000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Celebrating 40 years protecting wildlife with guided walks, moth activities and pond dipping sessions.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-27", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-30", "validFrom": "2026-08-27", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-27", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565", "price": 0, "name": "Moth morning - 10:00-11:00" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-27", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565", "price": 0, "name": "Morning walk - 11:30-12:30" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-27", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565", "price": 0, "name": "Afternoon walk - 14:00-16:00" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-27", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/chigwell/roding-valley-meadows-40th-anniversary/100001988980950565", "price": 0, "name": "Pond dipping - 16:30" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Essex Wildlife Trust", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/essex-wildlife-trust/22524161", "description": "We are the county’s leading conservation charity, committed  to protecting wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature. 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