Butterfly Seekers
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Butterfly Seekers
Time to go exploring and find some brilliant bugs and beautiful butterflies!
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…
Langdon Butterfly Seekers
Meet Langdon's beautiful butterflies (and other bugs!)
Wilder Communities: Butterfly Seekers Safari
Learn to survey butterflies at our flower-rich Roding Valley Meadows reserve.
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land that are especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
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…
Butterfly Seeking & Wild Flower Wanders at Abberton Reservior
A gentle stroll, looking at what wildflowers and butterflies are around the reserve.
Rare butterfly thrives due to the long hot summer
The long hot summer has allowed the Heath Fritillary, one of Britain's rarest butterflies, to have a second brood emerge in Belfairs Woods.
Butterfly Seeking & Wild Flower Wanders at Abbotts Hall Farm
A gentle stroll, looking at what wildflowers and butterflies are around the reserve.
Ray Island photo wins the public vote!
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2018 winner announced
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites