Basildon Natural History Society
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The Haven Plotlands House
The Haven is the last of nearly 200 Plotlands homes that occupied the site now owned by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Owned by the Mills family since it was built in the 1930s, it was still standing when the Wildlife Trust took ownership of the reserve in the 1980s.
Monitoring our nature reserves
How does our ecological monitoring programme work?
Bedfords Park Den Building
Can you make the best shelter? Test your den-building skills here!
Belfairs Den Building for Families
Could you make the best shelter? Test your den-building skills here!
Abberton Bat Box Building
Build your own wooden bat box to help these nocturnal creatures!
Hanningfield Bird Box Building
Build a bird box to support our feathered friends for National Nest Box Week.
Abberton Bird Box Building
Build your own wooden bird box to help our feathered friends this National Nest Box Week!
Fingringhoe Bird Box Building
Build your own wooden bird box to help our feathered friends this National Nest Box Week!
Bedfords Easter Den Building for Families
Come and join us for our Easter survival session!
Volunteer Week 2023
Essex Wildlife Trust gives thanks to the dedicated team of volunteers that help conservation happen.
My muse
Mark suffers from Paranoid Schizophrenia, meaning that in bustling areas the voices he can hear become overwhelming. They are his muses, but can get overpowering. When he’s outside in the garden,…