Blog: Wildlife

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Common toad

A toad's transformation

From jelly-encased eggs to aquatic larvae with gills, to fully grown adults with legs and lungs, common toads have quite the transformation when growing up. Read about their fascinating lifecycle…

Coral reef

Diving into National Marine Week

Campaigns Assistant, Gemma, shares some of her most captivating marine encounters from tropical waters and how our local marine life might not be so different...

Common blue butterfly

Bewildering butterflies

Struggling to tell between small and large whites? Can't get your head around holly blues and common blues? Our butterfly guide can help.

River Champions

Invasive Non-Native Species Week

From 15-21 May, the Trust took part in Invasive Non-Native Species Week. Find out more about these species, why they are a problem and what we can do to help.

Flock of Wigeon

A guide to our wonderful winter waddlers

From secret signals hidden in wing feathers to serrated beaks, dive (or dabble) into the wonderful world of winter waddlers with Campaigns Volunteer, Alex.

Badger

Badger stakeout

Essex Wildlife Trust Ambassador, Francesca Chantry, tells us how she fell in love with badgers.

Woodland carpeted in bluebells

Wild Folklore

Essex Wildlife Trust Ambassador, Andrew Millham, takes us on a magical journey exploring Essex's wildlife folklore.

Hedgehog

Helping hibernators

During winter it’s easy to understand why some of the UK’s wildlife decides to hibernate. It’s cold, dark and resources aren’t as plentiful, so sometimes it’s better to hunker down and give the…