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
Solar powered sea slug
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
Photography Competition 2018
Our annual Photography Competition is back - with some exciting new categories to enter and prizes to be won. (Note: This competition is NOW CLOSED)
Abberton Ranger Blog – February 2018
February concluded the hedge planting for this season, totalling 6,000 trees planted, and taking the grand total that has been planted on site by rangers and volunteers so far to 76,000. Some…
New report says planning reform must make access to nature legal and fair
First anniversary of Wildbelt in PM’s keynote speech – when will it happen?
Abberton Ranger Blog – December 2018
December has been quite wet so far but this has been a good thing for tree planting, and the ranger and volunteers have already planted 1,170 of the 4,050 to plant this winter.
Wading into autumn
For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…
Wilder Communities Webinar: Military History on our Sites
In recognition of VE day and VJ day at 80 and the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Abberton Ranger Blog – January 2018
The new year has begun with lots of nice birds being seen at Abberton, including a Shag out on the water, Smew, Goldeneye, Goosander, Dartford warbler, Little stint, Barn owl, Water rail, Pergrine…
Abberton Ranger Blog – March 2018
Blossom and leaves are just starting to show on the trees on the nature reserve. A sure sign of Spring.