Animal attraction
Dip into the world of The Wildlife Explorer. podcast. Here are some highlights from our interview with zoologist and author, Jules Howard about the weird and wonderful stories of reproduction in…
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Essex Wildlife Trust to feature on BBC Countryfile!
BBC Countryfile visited Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve in Colchester for their upcoming Essex-focused broadcast.
Creatures of the coast
The 'Blackwater Beast' may have been a hoax, but you'd be a fool to think our waters are empty! Find out what really swims off our shores, creeps along our coastline and dive into…
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.
Nature in Watercolours - Animals
Get to grips with watercolours, focusing on animals.
Ray Island photo wins the public vote!
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2018 winner announced
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
Photography Competition 2018
Our annual Photography Competition is back - with some exciting new categories to enter and prizes to be won. (Note: This competition is NOW CLOSED)
Abberton Ranger Blog – February 2018
February concluded the hedge planting for this season, totalling 6,000 trees planted, and taking the grand total that has been planted on site by rangers and volunteers so far to 76,000. Some…
Abberton Ranger Blog – December 2018
December has been quite wet so far but this has been a good thing for tree planting, and the ranger and volunteers have already planted 1,170 of the 4,050 to plant this winter.
Enchanter's nightshade
Enchanter's nightshade is a hairy plant, with rounded leaves that taper to a fine tip, and clusters of small, pinky-white flowers in summer.
Abberton Ranger Blog – March 2018
Blossom and leaves are just starting to show on the trees on the nature reserve. A sure sign of Spring.