Visitor Centres and Nature Reserves

A 700 acre coastal farm and the head office of Essex Wildlife Trust situated on the Blackwater Estuary. Visitors can see the success of the coastal realignment project and enjoy a fantastic,…

Visit a beautifully wild nature reserve with its woodlands, ponds and species rich grasslands, filled with amazing wildlife

Step straight in to a fairy tale with this beautiful ancient woodland, filled with rare and fascinating marsh plants and flowers

A reserve that heralds a large amount of history and is a fantastic place to witness the wonder of bird migration

Essex Wildlife Trust's Ingrebourne Valley Visitor Centre is a partnership project between Essex Wildlife Trust and Havering Council. Built in Hornchurch Country Park, the centre overlooks the…

Set in a stunning nature reserve of 461 acres which comprises woodland, meadows, lakes and former plotland gardens. There are beautiful wildlife gardens and a museum of Plotland Life.

Take a stroll and admire the butteflies along the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line

This atmospheric island surrounded by beautiful and mysterious saltmarsh is not only home to an array of amazing wildlife like Short-eared Owls, it's provided the inspiration and setting to a…

Once a railway stop on the Maldon-South Woodham Ferrers line, the disused remains have been claimed back by nature

A stunning and innovative visitor centre built on a former landfill site, with superb views over Mucking Flats SSSI and the Thames Estuary (SPA). Footpaths and cycle ways in 120 acres of nature…