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Opening and Events at Warley Place
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60th Anniversary Events
Glow-worm
The glow-worm is not actually a worm, but a beetle. Males look like typical beetles, but the nightly glow of a female is unmistakeable - lighting up to attract a mate in the darkness of their…
Hanningfield Evening in the Woods
Search for creepy crawlies, craft pongy potions, and enjoy a magical evening in the woods.
Slow worm
Despite appearances, the slow worm is actually a legless lizard, not a worm or a snake! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it favours…
A wild evening with Steve Backshall
A thousand excited visitors joined Essex Wildlife Trust at their Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre in Colchester to welcome the award-winning naturalist broadcaster, Steve Backshall for an evening…
Green-leaf worm
This vibrant green worm is arguably the most attractive worm found on the rocky shore!
Common evening-primrose
An introduced species, Common evening-primrose is now naturalised on waste ground, roadside verges and railway cuttings. It has long been used to produce the herbal remedy, evening-primrose oil.…
Horsehair worm
Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…
Twin fan worm
Worms in the sea are anything but dull and this fan worm, resembling a Catherine wheel, is a perfect example of the intricate beauty these animals possess.