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Brookes Nature Reserve

Step into this wonderful pocket of ancient woodland and meadows, filled with wildflowers in spring and butterflies in summer.

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Local Wildlife Sites

Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land that are especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
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Visit a nature reserve

Essex Wildlife Trust manages over 100 nature reserves in Essex and 10 Nature Discovery Centres throughout Essex.  
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Langdon Nature Reserve

Our largest inland nature reserve, enjoy ancient woodland, orchid meadows, ponds and the old plotlands.

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Wrabness nature reserve

Visit a reserve that is brimming with amazing bird species in every corner in every month of the year, with lovely views over the Stour Estuary

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Pound Wood Nature Reserve

One of the largest remaining areas of ancient woodland in South East Essex, this reserve is one of the few sites in the UK where the Heath Fritillary butterfly is flourishing

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Thameside Nature Reserve

Essex’s great transformation story, enjoy birdwatching and walking trails along the banks of the Thames.

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Warley Place Nature Reserve

Warley Place is open every day during daylight hours. This 25 acre reserve is the site of a house and once famous Edwardian gardens belonging to Ellen Willmott, it is now maintained as a nature…

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John Weston Nature Reserve

Just around the corner from The Naze Nature Discovery Centre, you'll find the John Weston nature reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn.