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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Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
Wildlife
Find out more about the UK's wildlife and habitats, report a sighting, watch our wildlife live and discover simple things you can do to help wildlife at home.
Watch membership
By joining our community of Wildlife Trust family members, you will receive a fantastic “Wildlife Watch” starter pack for children, including:
Sixty years of leading wildlife conservation in Essex
Sixty years of leading wildlife conservation in Essex.
Toad Watch
Help us record where Essex’s toads and toad networks are.
Wildflower watch
Wildflowers are blooming and there are more to see each day. Find out more about the wildflowers near you, and learn how to spot them.
The Wildlife Explorer
Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places of Essex and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live.
Wildlife of Middlewick
Dougal, Chair of Colchester Natural History Society, will describe the rich and endangered wildlife of Middlewick that has been under threat.
Wildlife webcams
Tune in to one of our live webcams to see wildlife up close.
Wildlife Lottery
Help us keep Essex Wild by playing one of our lotteries. You could win cash prizes, up to £25,000 and support the future of wildlife.
Ray Island photo wins the public vote!
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Photography Competition 2018 winner announced