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Brentwood and Billericay Local Group
The Brentwood and Billericay local group carries out all manner of fundraising activities and events throughout the year.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
Badger stakeout
Essex Wildlife Trust Ambassador, Francesca Chantry, tells us how she fell in love with badgers.
Abberton Ranger Blog – February 2018
February concluded the hedge planting for this season, totalling 6,000 trees planted, and taking the grand total that has been planted on site by rangers and volunteers so far to 76,000. Some…
Badger webcam
Take a look at our live webcam from our badger sett at our Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve.
Abberton Ranger Blog – December 2018
December has been quite wet so far but this has been a good thing for tree planting, and the ranger and volunteers have already planted 1,170 of the 4,050 to plant this winter.
Abberton Ranger Blog – November 2018
November has been a bit wetter than October and the nights are drawing in since the clocks went back.
Abberton Ranger Blog – June 2018
June has so far been a pretty dry month. The warm, sunny weather has brought out the butterflies, including Ringlet, a lovely dark colour butterfly with ring shaped patterns on the underside of…
Abberton Ranger Blog – April 2018
April has been a varied month of some really hot days and also squally rain showers and cool wind. However it has been a great month for the return of many of our migratory bird species
Abberton Ranger Blog – May 2018
Early May has had much warmer weather, with some beautifully sunny days bringing out the leaves on the trees in the woodland and hedges