Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Centre is set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges Nature Discvery Park offers 200 acres of green space for numerous wildlife and…
Restoring rare chalk grassland habitat at Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Park.
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
A lovely pale cream colour to begin with these stout mushrooms begin to turn a buff colour and the cap surface will crack as they age.
As the name suggests, this large shieldbug is often found on gorse bushes.
Windy, open moors covered in bright yellow, spiky common gorse bushes and purple heathers are synonymous with what we call 'wild' landscapes, but it can be seen in many habitats, from…
This summer has seen a surge in the number of Orchids growing at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Chafford Gorges Nature Park. Numbers continue to grow year on year, with over a thousand more Orchids…
Look for the pretty, azure-blue flowers of Wood forget-me-not along woodland rides and hedgerows, and in ancient and wet woodlands. Varieties of this flower for the garden are very popular.
Also known as 'Scorpion-grass' because of the curved 'tail' at the end of its stems, Water forget-me-not is a distinctive plant of damp habitats. Over summer, it produces…
Natural England has declared the Langdon Ridge in Basildon a new Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
