Listen out for the drumming of woodpeckers, the singing trills of the nightingale and warblers and even the sounds of wood ant colonies scuttling along.

Situated in rolling farmland just above Combs Ford near Stowmarket, this small but botanically rich reserve has roots stretching back to the Domesday book, where it was recorded as “a wood for 16…

Immerse yourself in the best wilderness Essex can offer and witness the true wonder of migration at Blue House Farm

One of Britain's finest ancient woodlands, Bradfield Woods is a unique wood that has been under continuous, traditional coppice management since 1252.

This small wooded valley with its spring-fed stream used to be a source of water for Felixstowe. Together with its small area of marsh, fen and adjacent heathland this reserve is good for…

Witness the unusual habitat in Essex where there is a natural transition from saltmarsh to grassland, bringing with it an interesting array of plant and wildlife species

A space for nature to recover on the banks of the River Deben, Martlesham Wilds is at the very beginning of its transformation from an organic farm to a nature reserve.

Wander around this spectacular woodland filled with rare and beautiful flowers such as Oxlips and Greater Butterfly Orchids

Hutchison's Meadow is an interesting flower-rich grassland that is a mix of spring fed wet grassland and drier grassland associated with sand and gravels.

A wildlife-rich mosaic of woodland, orchard meadow, and rewilded farmland near Woodbridge.