Song thrush
The song thrush is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful and loud song. The broken shells of their blue, spotty eggs can often be found under a hedge in spring.
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Common medium stonefly
As the name suggests, the Common medium stonefly is found in gravelly upland rivers and streams, often on bankside stones and plants. There are 34 species of Stonefly in the UK, which are hard to…
Mistle thrush
The mistle thrush likely got its name from its love of mistletoe - it will defend a berry-laden tree with extreme ferocity! It is larger and paler than the similar song thrush, standing upright…
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.
A wild evening with Steve Backshall
A thousand excited visitors joined Essex Wildlife Trust at their Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre in Colchester to welcome the award-winning naturalist broadcaster, Steve Backshall for an evening…
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
House Sparrow Project - thank you page
Thank you for signing up to the House Sparrow Project.
Vote for your favourite Essex wildlife image
Essex Wildlife Trust would like you to decide the overall winner of their annual photography competition
Public crown macro image the winner of photography competition
Public vote stunning macro shot as the overall winner of the Essex Wildlife Trust photography competition
Soft rush
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.