Sergeants Orchard Nature Reserve
With trees covered in apples and grasses full of wildflowers, make sure to visit this little slice of picturesque countryside
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Orchard
A visit to a traditional orchard reveals gnarled old trunks of fruit and nut trees bursting with blossoms and young leaves in springtime, with wildflowers and insects populating summer’s long…
Birthday Parties
We offer birthday parties with a wild twist to encourage adventure and exploration through outdoor activities.
Help wildlife in your local area
Help your local wildlife thrive.
Pochard
The once-common pochard is now under threat because its populations are declining rapidly. The UK is an important winter destination for the pochard, with 48,000 birds visiting our wetlands and…
Volunteer Week 2023
Essex Wildlife Trust gives thanks to the dedicated team of volunteers that help conservation happen.
Volunteer stories - championing inclusion
This Volunteers' Week, we're shinning a spotlight on the incredible story of June Lambert - an inspiring volunteer whose passion, persistence, and positivity have helped make Essex…
Corporate Volunteer Days
Volunteer with one of our work parties or Nature Discovery Centre teams.
Corporate team volunteer days
Our corporate volunteering days provide a fantastic opportunity to get out in nature and to help make our reserves the best possible homes for wildlife.
Thanks to our volunteers for their amazing 2024 work
Read more about how our volunteers have made a huge difference to wildlife this year.
Bee orchid
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
Frog orchid
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.