The winners of our Wilder Essex awards have been announced. Read about the inspiring winners here.

Empowering people in Essex with the tools and knowledge to protect nature.

We are proud to present the Wilder Essex Award winners of 2023.

New Essex Wildlife Trust initiative supports community members with local wildlife conservation projects.

Drivers and passengers asked to count bugs squashed on registration plates after a journey

Essex Wildlife Trust gives thanks to their loyal, growing team of volunteers this National Volunteers Week.

BBC Countryfile visited Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve in Colchester for their upcoming Essex-focused broadcast.

It was back in the 1950s that Ray Marsh and his wife, Rose, first came across Skippers Island, which sits in the Walton Backwaters, in north-east Essex.

Now is the perfect time of the year to visit Essex’s largest heathland.

The highest numbers of Heath Fritillary have been recorded at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Belfairs Woodland nature reserve for the first time since 2010.