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.
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Thrift
Cushions of clover-like, pink Thrift are a familiar sight of cliffs, shingle beaches and sand dunes around the UK. Also known as 'Cliff Clover', it makes a good garden plant.
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…
Visit a nature reserve
Essex Wildlife Trust manages over 100 nature reserves in Essex and 10 Nature Discovery Centres throughout Essex.
Our Nature Discovery Centres
Bring your school to visit one of Essex Wildlife Trust’s outstanding education centres. With 12 sites across Essex, you will be sure to find the perfect trip for your school. Each site offers unique opportunities to learn about and explore the natural environment, with modern classroom facilities and resources.
Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
Visit a Nature Discovery Centre
We have 10 Nature Discovery Centres across Essex, each a perfect gateway to the natural world.
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.
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
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs