Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
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How to make a woodland edge garden for wildlife
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
Wildlife
Find out more about the UK's wildlife and habitats, report a sighting, watch our wildlife live and discover simple things you can do to help wildlife at home.
The woodland drummers
Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section…
Create a habitat pile
Welcome insects into your garden with a habitat pile.
Wildlife Guardians
Protect Essex’s wildlife and habitats by joining Wildlife Guardians, our patron scheme at Essex Wildlife Trust.
Thameside Wildlife Detectives
Take a closer look at wildlife artifacts and bug hunt the woodland!
Dementia friendly walks at Belfairs Woodland Centre
Belfairs Woodland Centre is helping to get people living with dementia outside in nature.
The Wildlife Explorer
Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places of Essex and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live.
Wildlife webcams
Tune in to one of our live webcams to see wildlife up close.