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Living with spiders
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
Policies
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Thousands wade-in to protect UK seas
The Wildlife Trust's Marine Review 2019
Help bring our seas back to life
Essex Wildlife Trust backs new form of protection for the sea and call on Government for ambitious delivery plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas within a year
Essex Police launch Operation Seabird to protect marine wildlife
Essex Polica have launched an operation to protect birds and other wildlife on our shores.
Poly the seal
Great diving beetle
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
How to identify diving ducks
The arrival of thousands more ducks to our wetlands is one of the highlights of winter. Learn about the more widespread species and some of the rarer diving ducks that can be spotted during this…
Surprising sea life
Discover ten surprising species found in the UK’s seas.