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.
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Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
Dogs on nature reserves
A position statement from Essex Wildlife Trust about dogs on nature reserves.
My country
Josh has been lucky to grow up in this beautiful landscape. We’re here to make sure his children can do the same.
Volunteering on our nature reserves
Hear from one of our wonderful volunteers to tell you more about volunteering on a nature reserve.
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs
Top 12 seasonal nature reserves
Our top 12 Essex Wildlife Trust reserves to visit this winter.
Top spring reserves
Top spring reserves
Top summer reserves
Top summer reserves
Top autumn reserves
Top autumn reserves
Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Nature Reserve
A reserve that heralds a large amount of history and is a fantastic place to witness the wonder of bird migration
Shadwell Wood Nature Reserve
An ancient woodland that is fantastic for spring and summer flowers and is one of the best places in the country to see the extremely rare Oxlip