The Wildlife Explorer
Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places of Essex and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live.
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Essex wildflowers and the folklore they carry
Ambassador Andrew Millham explores the folkore behind your favourite wildflowers.
The wonderful world of wildflowers
Alex Acott, highlights some of the wondrous wildflowers you can find in our Big Wild Seed Sow packets.
Wildlife workshop thanks to Wildflower Society
Our Urban Wildlife Champions learned about grassland management with Essex Wildlife Trust experts.
Wildflowers and where to find them
Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, takes us on a wildflower hunt as part of The Essex BioBlitz.
100,000 wildflowers recorded in the name of science
Thousands of wildflowers have been recorded by the public for climate change research.
Is climate change impacting wildflowers?
Over 11,000 observations have been made as part of the BioBlitz so far! Each submission is helping us understand more about the impacts of climate change and how we can help.
Millions more wildflowers set to bloom across Essex
The Big Wild Seed Sow, led by Essex Wildlife Trust, aims to help the country’s declining insect populations by planting millions more wildflowers over the coming year.
Wildlife
Find out more about the UK's wildlife and habitats, report a sighting, watch our wildlife live and discover simple things you can do to help wildlife at home.
Wildflower watch
Wildflowers are blooming and there are more to see each day. Find out more about the wildflowers near you, and learn how to spot them.
Wildlife Guardians
Protect Essex’s wildlife and habitats by joining Wildlife Guardians, our patron scheme at Essex Wildlife Trust.
Wildlife webcams
Tune in to one of our live webcams to see wildlife up close.