# Essex Field Club

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1217515 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1217515)
- Website: https://www.essexfieldclub.org.uk
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest
- Trustees: 15
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/essex-field-club

We study, record and publish Essex natural history by field meetings, exhibitions, AGM, shows, publishing journals and books, teach courses, and our growing website facility, and fund similar groups. Guests and members attend meetings, write for our journals and website. The website has more information every month. We have a centre near Basildon. We act as the Essex local natural record centre

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> (3.)the objects of the Club shall be: to promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment of Essex (defined here as the total of the two watsonian vice-counties of north Essex and south Essex) and to advance public education in its natural history (defined here as including its fauna, flora, geology and lithic archaeology) by such charitable means as the council sees fit, in particular, but not exclusively, by:(3.1)studying and recording natural history;(3.2)encouraging and supporting the maintenance of an up-to-date record of all local sites of natural history; and (3.3)publishing and making the useful results of research, data and other historical material available, where appropriate, for the benefit of the public in furthering the above purposes.

## What it funds

Essex Field Club is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock, Barking and Dagenham and Havering and 3 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Essex Field Club in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (essexfieldclub.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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