Ray Island photo wins the public vote!
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2018 winner announced
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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.
Nature courses
Get closer to wildlife in Essex with our exciting range of nature courses. Habitats & species, practical conservation and more.
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
Spoonbills nest in Essex for the first time
Rare birds successfully raise chicks at Essex Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Naze Photography Course - 'Know the Basics' with Daniel Bridge
Confused by aperture, shutter speed and ISO? Don’t know your Program Mode from your White Balance?
Trees planted in commemoration of First World War centenary
We were delighted to have been invited to join staff, volunteers and beneficiaries at Chavasse VC House, the Help for Heroes Recovery Centre in Colchester as they welcomed their President, General…
Coastal Warden scheme celebrates first anniversary
This year there will be more than 40 dedicated volunteer Coastal Wardens working to safeguard our coast.
Our first Essex Coastal Challenge begins!
The challenge, as part of Essex Wildlife Trust’s Marine Month, aims to raise money to support local conservation work while taking people on a virtual journey of the coast.
Lapwing
The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.…
House mouse
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
Planning
Essex is blessed with a rich and varied wildlife heritage and the county is famous for its coastline, arguably the longest in England; the coastal wetlands of Essex are renowned for their extensive areas of grazing marsh, lagoons, shingle, mudflats, saltmarsh, fresh water pools and reedbeds. In addition, there are extensive river systems, tracts of ancient woodland, mosaic and grassland, and important brownfield sites, with heaths, wetlands and important wildlife corridors scattered throughout the county within the wider farmed countryside. These beautiful wild places are vulnerable and many are under threat from development.