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European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Badger stakeout
Essex Wildlife Trust Ambassador, Francesca Chantry, tells us how she fell in love with badgers.
Badger Watching Evenings
Come along to Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve for our Badger watching evening.
Badger cull: position statement
Essex Wildlife Trust position statement: Bovine TB in Cattle and the Badger Cull
Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling
Largest ever cull authorised this autumn – bringing the total shot to 35% of UK’s badger population
Local Wildlife Sites
Ray Island photo wins the public vote!
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2018 winner announced
Badger, Ratty, Mole and Toad strike out for a wilder future
Stars speak up for wildlife in new film trailer hitting cinemas this weekend
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…