Plants for pollinators
Plant with pollinators in mind this autumn and winter.
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The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Volunteers plant more than 4,000 trees this winter
Volunteers and staff from Essex Wildlife Trust’s Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre have reached their goal of planting over 4000 trees this winter. This will make the running total of trees…
Planting without plastic
Find out how you can plant trees, plastic-free!
Plastic-free tree planting initiative
Essex Wildlife Trust is working to revolutionise the way we plant trees to eliminate plastic in the tree planting process, and inspire the future generation of plastic-free tree planters.
Trees planted in commemoration of First World War centenary
We were delighted to have been invited to join staff, volunteers and beneficiaries at Chavasse VC House, the Help for Heroes Recovery Centre in Colchester as they welcomed their President, General…
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Common pond skater
The common pond skater can be seen 'skating' over the surface of ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-moving rivers. It is predatory, feeding on small insects by detecting vibrations in the…
London plane
The London plane tree is, as its name suggests, a familiar sight along the roadsides and in the parks of London. An introduced and widely planted species, it is tough enough to put up with city…
Abberton Pond Dipping
Explore our pond at Abberton and discover what creatures live beneath the surface!
Abberton Pond Dipping
Explore our pond at Abberton and discover what creatures live beneath the surface!