Ranger Ramble
Join us for a seasonal Ranger led walk round the reserve. Stop to enjoy the seasonal highlights, ask questions and relax in nature!
Join us for a seasonal Ranger led walk round the reserve. Stop to enjoy the seasonal highlights, ask questions and relax in nature!
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.
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…
My name is Katie and I am the new Assistant Ranger here at Abberton reservoir nature reserve. I love all wildlife, especially Bats! I am currently doing a MSc in Wildlife Conservation and am very…
Happy New Year! 2020 is upon us and I am very excited for all the projects and wildlife excitement we have planned for the coming year! Christmas and New Year was filled with lots of joy and…
We have begun this winter's tree planting! It wasn't the best start. The weather has been extremely dry, and the ground of the area we are working in is particularly stony and hard.
Well, we got some rain! This week we passed the 1,000 tree mark of the 5,500 we are planting this winter in various hedgerows around the reservoir paths.
January has finally turned colder, with some frosty mornings. Tree planting is still going well, and our running total now stands at 2,775, we should be finished in the next 3 to 4 weeks unless…
We have an opportunity for a passionate individual to join us at Essex Wildlife Trust as an Assistant Ranger at our Thameside Nature Discovery Park in Thurrock.
September has been a busy month at Abberton.
October has been another mild month on the whole with lots of nice birds around