Newland Grove Nature Reserve
On the lush banks of the River Chelmer you'll find this beautiful mosaic of habitats filled with fantastic plants and animals
On the lush banks of the River Chelmer you'll find this beautiful mosaic of habitats filled with fantastic plants and animals
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
The Leyland cypress, or 'Leylandii', is a notorious tree that has been widely planted for its fast-growing nature. It easily can get out of control, shading gardens at the expense of…
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…
Water-logged and thick with reeds and robust tall-herbs or tussocky sedges, fens are evocative reminders of the extensive wet wildlands that once covered far more of the lowlands than they do…
Typical of softly rolling pastoral landscapes, the short, aromatic turf of lowland calcareous grassland is flower-rich and humming with insects in the summer. Its long use by humans lends it an…
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
Wetlands support over 40% of the world's wildlife. Why are these habitats so special and how are we restoring them in Essex?
Gnarled veteran oaks are interspersed with groves of pale, elegant birches, while swathes of bracken and soft tussocks of wavy hair-grass cover ground from which autumn fungi sprout.…
More support needed for landowners to enable beavers’ return, say The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust.