Nature Discovery Centres
We have 11 Nature Discovery Centres, 87 Nature Reserves, 2 Nature Parks and manage 8,400 acres of land.
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Our Nature Discovery Centres
Bring your school to visit one of Essex Wildlife Trust’s outstanding education centres. With 12 sites across Essex, you will be sure to find the perfect trip for your school. Each site offers unique opportunities to learn about and explore the natural environment, with modern classroom facilities and resources.
Langdon Visitor Centre receives funding for a new and improved centre
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Langdon Visitor Centre has received funding to re-build the current centre, which will provide improved community and educational facilities to welcome the increasing number…
Fingringhoe Christmas Craft and Trail
Hunt for the lost Christmas baubles to complete the trail, then create some festive crafts in our cosy centre.
Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park
Fingringhoe Wick was Essex Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve (1961), some years later it was where the Trust opened their first visitor centre. Sixty years on visitors are still coming…
Fingringhoe Nature Tots
Forest School Nature Tots is a weekly parent and toddler group where young children can explore, play and learn through nature.
Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre
Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre is the gateway to the Daws Heath Woodland. The centre provides a space for schools, groups and families to learn about south Essex’s fantastic ancient woodlands in…
Nightingales return to Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park
Listen to the melodic sounds of nightingales as they return to Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park.
Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre
Essex Wildlife Trust's Ingrebourne Valley Nature Discovery Centre is a partnership project between Essex Wildlife Trust and Havering Council. Built in Hornchurch Country Park, the centre…
Thorndon Nature Discovery Centre
The Thorndon Nature Discovery Centre is situated in Thorndon Country Park. There are some fantastic walks through ancient woodland and historic deer parks which lie close alongside recently…
Fingringhoe Christmas Wreath Making
Step into the Christmas spirit with a few festive hours spent weaving a willow wreath and decorating it with natural materials.
Exhibition: A year at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve
Inspired by Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve, the award-winning arts and education charity, Signals, worked with young people aged 11-25 on over 50 creative workshops…