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Opening and Events at Warley Place
Opening and Events at Warley Place
A summer of butterfly seeking
Birdwatcher and nature enthusiast, Alan Last, added butterfly seeking to his summer agenda this year. Reporting over 1,500 individuals from June to September, Alan tells us about his experience…
60th Anniversary Events
To celebrate the Trust 60th Anniversary we organising a selection of one special events.
How to clean nestboxes and bird feeders
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of…
Essex butterfly distributions have changed dramatically recently
Butterfly Seekers campaign reveals the need for more people to record sightings of butterflies in Essex.
Ingrebourne Bird feeder making
Make various types of bird feeders to take home and feed your local birds! 🕊️
Bird feeder webcam
Take a look at our new bird feeder webcam, live streaming from Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Centre.
A butterfly paradise in north-west Essex
Our Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, has had some unusual fluttery friends visit her garden this year...
Rare butterfly numbers soar in UK
The highest numbers of Heath Fritillary have been recorded at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Belfairs Woodland nature reserve for the first time since 2010.
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…