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Learning about local bats
Urban Wildlife Champions have been finding out how to support bats in towns and villages across Essex, at our free workshops funded by Eat Natural.
Think about wildlife this Bonfire Night
Check your bonfire and other tips for a wildlife-friendly 5 November.
Talk by Emma Grove - Wildlife Learning Manager about Deer
Join our Havering local group event with a talk by Emma Grove, Wildlife Learning Manager at Essex Wildlife Trust on deer.
New bug splatter app to reveal more about insect populations
Drivers and passengers asked to count bugs squashed on registration plates after a journey
Little cuttlefish
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 6cm long!
Chaffinch
The colourful and delightful chaffinch is a regular garden visitor across the UK. Look out for it hopping about on the ground under birdtables and hedges.
Daddy longlegs
Flitting about the house in summer, the gangly, brown daddy longlegs is familiar to many of us. They are a valuable food source for many birds.
Sounds of Essex to kickstart ‘30 Days Wild’
Listen up as the UK’s biggest nature-based challenge is about to begin.
Nightingale
The melodious song of the nightingale is the most likely sign of this bird being about. Shy and secretive, it sings from dense scrub and woodland, day and night.