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Essex Wildlife Trust manages over 100 nature reserves in Essex and 10 Nature Discovery Centres throughout Essex.
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Pound Wood Nature Reserve
One of the largest remaining areas of ancient woodland in South East Essex, this reserve is one of the few sites in the UK where the Heath Fritillary butterfly is flourishing
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.
Copperas Wood Nature Reserve
On the edge of the Stour Estuary, you'll find the flourishing Copperas Wood Nature Reserve, filled with blooming wild flowers in the spring
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.
Westhouse Wood Nature Reserve
Wander through the ancient trees, passing by idyllic ponds and woodland flowers that fill this little pocket of nature
Thrift Wood Nature Reserve
Listen out for the drumming of woodpeckers, the singing trills of the nightingale and warblers and even the sounds of wood ant colonies scuttling along.
Cockaynes Wood Nature Reserve
A beautiful mosaic habitat, Cockaynes Wood is situated in an area which was once extensively used for sand and gravel extraction and now supports a whole array of amazing wildlife
Weeleyhall Wood Nature Reserve
Visit this beautiful woodland in spring to be fully immersed in a sea of colour, as the wildflowers that carpet this ancient woodland show off their bright flowers
Tile Wood Nature Reserve
One of the earliest ancient woods recorded in south-east Essex, this woodland is an important wildlife corridor in the Daws Heath woodland landscape