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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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
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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Brookes Nature Reserve
Step into this wonderful pocket of ancient woodland and meadows, filled with wildflowers in spring and butterflies in summer.
Horndon Meadow Nature Reserve
A small nature reserve where hundreds of wildflowers bloom in spring
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…
John Weston Nature Reserve
Just around the corner from The Naze Centre you'll find John Weston Nature Reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn
Oxley Meadow Nature Reserve
Experience the wonder of up to 75,000 Green-winged Orchids in this small meadow nature reserve
Shotgate Thickets Nature Reserve
A small reserve where the scrub comes alive with birdsong in spring and the ponds are a haven for damselflies
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
Visit a beautifully wild nature reserve with its woodlands, ponds and species rich grasslands, filled with amazing wildlife