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.
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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
Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
A lasting love of nature
Peter and Eileen had an enduring mutual appreciation of the natural world in the 43 years they were together. When Peter passed away in 2021, he kindly left a gift in his Will to Essex Wildlife…
Bedfords Easter Craft
Join us as we paint and decorate our own Easter arts and crafts!
Planning Bill breaks Labour’s nature promises
New evidence shows nature does not block growth
New poll: Voters say Labour’s failing nature
Pull part 3 of the Bill: nature recovery pretence is ‘licence to destroy’
Charities warn: Fix Planning Bill or nature pays the price
In a joint letter, over 30 charity leaders issued a warning to Government calling for urgent repairs to the new planning reforms. The reforms fail to deliver the Government’s promise of a ‘win-win…
Super seashells! Craft session
Create your own colourful sand and shell art to take home! 🐚
UK Government’s land & sea planning policy in chaos
As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to be debated by Parliament next week, Joan Edwards takes stock.
One last push for nature on the Planning & Infrastructure Bill
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is almost law – and without key protections that the House of Lords has just voted to add to the Bill it could be disastrous for wildlife and wild places. We…
Lapwing
The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.…