Oxley Meadow Nature Reserve
Experience the wonder of up to 75,000 Green-winged Orchids in this small meadow nature reserve
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Hitchcock's Meadow Nature Reserve
Found on the rolling hills adjoining Danbury Common, Hitchcock's Meadow is wonderful mix of flower-rich ancient pasture, secondary woodland, scrubland and marsh
Horndon Meadow Nature Reserve
A small nature reserve where hundreds of wildflowers bloom in spring
Nature Reserves
Essex Wildlife Trust is the county's leading conservation charity. We have 11 Nature Discovery Centres, 87 Nature Reserves, 2 Nature Parks and manage 8,400 acres of land.
Dogs on nature reserves
A position statement from Essex Wildlife Trust about dogs on nature reserves.
Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
Volunteering on our nature reserves
Hear from one of our wonderful volunteers to tell you more about volunteering on a nature reserve.
Meadow buttercup
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
Meadow brown
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs
Meadow grasshopper
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
Meadow thistle
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…