John Weston Nature Reserve
Just around the corner from The Naze Nature Discovery Centre, you'll find the John Weston nature reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn.
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Visit a nature reserve
Essex Wildlife Trust manages over 100 nature reserves in Essex and 10 Nature Discovery Centres throughout Essex.
Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
Dogs on nature reserves
A position statement from Essex Wildlife Trust about dogs on nature reserves.
All-terrain scooter lets visitors explore nature reserve
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve now offers a mobility scooter for people with limited mobility to enjoy the reserve.
Volunteering on our nature reserves
Hear from one of our wonderful volunteers to tell you more about volunteering on a nature reserve.
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves
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West Wood Nature Reserve
Wander around this spectacular woodland filled with rare and beautiful flowers such as Oxlips and Greater Butterfly Orchids
Wrabness nature reserve
Visit a reserve that is brimming with amazing bird species in every corner in every month of the year, with lovely views over the Stour Estuary
Langdon Visitor Centre secures funding for upgrade
Essex Wildlife Trust’s Langdon Visitor Centre has received funding to re-build the current centre, which will provide improved community and educational facilities to welcome the increasing number…
Horndon Meadow Nature Reserve
A small nature reserve where hundreds of wildflowers bloom in spring
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
Visit a beautifully wild nature reserve with its woodlands, ponds and species rich grasslands, filled with amazing wildlife