Birdwatcher and nature enthusiast, Alan Last, added butterfly seeking to his summer agenda this year. Reporting over 1,500 individuals from June to September, Alan tells us about his experience…

The days are growing darker, there’s a chill in the air, and on our nature reserves, conservation work continues for wildlife across Essex. Find out what we’ve been up to this month…

Urban Wildlife Champions share their experiences helping hedgehogs in Great Baddow.

Find out if you have hedgehog visitors by making a hedgehog footprint tunnel.

This month we are celebrating World Rivers Day alongside other conservation news from around the Trust.

Find out about the general processes and features of rivers, key river species, and their relationship with humans.

Alex Acott, highlights some of the wondrous wildflowers you can find in our Big Wild Seed Sow packets.

From jelly-encased eggs to aquatic larvae with gills, to fully grown adults with legs and lungs, common toads have quite the transformation when growing up. Read about their fascinating lifecycle…

Seagrass surveys, conservation grazing and how we are mapping reserves to benefit wildlife - read more in this month's blog.

Read our updates on beach-nesting birds this season and find out how the Trust is restoring rare chalk grassland in the south of Essex.