How to make a seed bomb
Plant wildflower with seed bombs!
Plant wildflower with seed bombs!
We interviewed Andrew Jacobs, Wilder Learning Volunteer about his passion for working with children and young people in nature.
Learn about the movement for river rights in the UK.
Essex Wildlife Trust gives thanks to the dedicated team of volunteers that help conservation happen.
Find out about the general processes and features of rivers, key river species, and their relationship with humans.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.
The streamlined black-throated diver is a superb swimmer and diver, but not so graceful on land! During the summer, the distinctive black patch on its throat appears, heralding the breeding season…
Volunteer with one of our work parties or Nature Discovery Centre teams.
The red-throated diver lives up to its name - the distinctive red patch on its throat heralds the breeding season. In summer, it nests in Scotland, but look out for it around the UK's coast…