Find out about the general processes and features of rivers, key river species, and their relationship with humans.

Alex Acott, highlights some of the wondrous wildflowers you can find in our Big Wild Seed Sow packets.

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…

Seagrass surveys, conservation grazing and how we are mapping reserves to benefit wildlife - read more in this month's blog.

A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.

Discover ten surprising species found in the UK’s seas.

Read our updates on beach-nesting birds this season and find out how the Trust is restoring rare chalk grassland in the south of Essex.

With over 350 miles of sandy, craggy and marshy shore, Essex has one of the longest coastlines in England. Last spring, Ambassador Andrew Millham set out to travel the entirety of it by boat.

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...

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