A 700-acre nature reserve and the head office of Essex Wildlife Trust, situated on the Blackwater Estuary. The site demonstrates a successful coastal realignment project and is in the process of…

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

Hornchurch Country Park, in the Ingrebourne Valley, offers wildlife, historic RAF heritage, play areas, trails, and a Nature Discovery Centre.

Our largest inland nature reserve, enjoy ancient woodland, orchid meadows, ponds and the old plotlands.

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

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

Thameside Nature Discovery Centre will be closing at an earlier time of 3pm on Tuesday 6 October due to planned system updates. The nature reserve will remain open.

Essex’s great…

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