A space for nature to recover on the banks of the River Deben, Martlesham Wilds is at the very beginning of its transformation from an organic farm to a nature reserve.

To visit Bonny Wood is, on some levels, to experience two different worlds.

Sloping down to a tributary of the River Ter, this varied landscape is a great place to see Kingfishers and Dragonflies

The woodland is over 1,000 years old and is home to rare and threatened species, historic features, and a Nature Discovery Centre.

On the lush banks of the River Chelmer you'll find this beautiful mosaic of habitats filled with fantastic plants and animals

One of the largest remaining areas of ancient woodland in South East Essex, this reserve is one of the few sites in the UK where the Heath Fritillary butterfly is flourishing

One of the earliest ancient woods recorded in south-east Essex, this woodland is an important wildlife corridor in the Daws Heath woodland landscape

On the east bank of the River Chelmer, you’ll find Little Waltham Meadows, a beautiful mix of old flood and dry meadows and Alder Carr woodland, bursting with wildlife

A rich mosaic of woodland, meadows and flower-rich acid grassland that forms an important wildlife corridor in an urban area

A small reserve where the scrub comes alive with birdsong in spring and the ponds are a haven for damselflies