A beautiful mosaic habitat, Cockaynes Wood is situated in an area which was once extensively used for sand and gravel extraction and now supports a whole array of amazing wildlife

Wander through one of the few remaining Thameside grazing marshes; full of flowering plants and visiting migrant birds

This enchanting nature reserve was once a working gravel pit but for the last 50 years has been transformed into a flourishing wildlife haven

Found on the rolling hills adjoining Danbury Common, Hitchcock's Meadow is wonderful mix of flower-rich ancient pasture, secondary woodland, scrubland and marsh

Walk along the seawall around these two remote and wild nature reserves, where wildfowl and waders roost in their hundreds over winter and attractive salt marsh plants line the reserve during…

Take a stroll and admire the butteflies along the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line

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

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

Once a railway stop on the Maldon-South Woodham Ferrers line, the disused remains have been claimed back by nature

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