Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve
The only place in Essex where you will find all three Heather species growing together and the largest area of lowland heathland in the county
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Langdon Visitor Centre receives funding for a new and improved centre
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.
Visit a Nature Discovery Centre
We have 10 Nature Discovery Centres across Essex, each a perfect gateway to the natural world.
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.
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
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs
Top 12 seasonal nature reserves
Our top 12 Essex Wildlife Trust reserves to visit this winter.
Volunteer stories - meet visitor guides Paul and Jacqui for our badger evenings
We interviewed Paul and Jacqui about their experiences guiding visitors to catch a glimpse of one of Britain’s most secretive and captivating mammals, the badger. As visitor guides for the popular…
Top autumn reserves
Our top 12 Essex Wildlife Trust nature reserves to visit this autumn.