Badger webcam
Take a look at our live webcam from our badger sett at our Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve.
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European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Badger stakeout
Essex Wildlife Trust Ambassador, Francesca Chantry, tells us how she fell in love with badgers.
Badger Watching Evenings
Come along to Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve for our Badger watching evening.
Species in the spotlight - The Adder
Adders (Vipera berus) are the UK’s only venomous snake. Usually appearing from hibernation during March, Adders were spotted in Essex as early as February this year, due to the unseasonably warm…
Badger cull: position statement
Essex Wildlife Trust position statement: Bovine TB in Cattle and the Badger Cull
Marine Week Species
Find out more about our six featured Marine Week species.
Adopt a Species
Give a gift to nature – and a loved one. Which animal will you adopt?
Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling
Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population
Protecting insect species in Essex
It was worrying to hear further news of insect decline earlier this year; it is reported that more than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered.
Species in the spotlight - Common seals
The Common seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the harbour seal is one of two seal species that can be found in the UK.
Species in the spotlight - Fly Agaric
One of the most iconic fungi species; the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) is the classic toadstool of fairy tales and a truly magical sight amongst the autumnal leaf litter.