Hear from one of our wonderful volunteers to tell you more about volunteering on a nature reserve.

Find out what our conservation team and volunteers have been up to in October.

Welcome insects into your garden with a habitat pile.

Can you find these creepy creations from the natural world? Here's what to look for.

Create your own hedgehog out of leaves for autumn.

Where to see passage migrants and overwintering birds in Essex.

Autumn brings with it treasures, wrapped up in a lovely spikey shell. Find out more about conkers.

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…

Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter

Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?