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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Birds of prey
Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost when it comes to avian (bird) food chains.
Animal attraction
Dip into the world of The Wildlife Explorer. podcast. Here are some highlights from our interview with zoologist and author, Jules Howard about the weird and wonderful stories of reproduction in…
Abberton birds of prey talk and flight evening
Join Essex Wildlife Trust and Barleylands Birds of Prey for a talk about birds of prey on Friday 3 October🦉
Befuddling brown birds
Our guide to identifying the small brown birds in your garden.
Naze Birds of Prey Evening - Owls
Join Faith and her team from Imperial Bird of Prey Academy and find out about their fascinating collection of owls.
Adopt a Species
Give a gift to nature – and a loved one. Which animal will you adopt?
Langdon Bird of Prey Evening
Barleylands return to Langdon Nature Discovery Centre with their exciting show of their epic birds of prey for a special evening 🦉
Marine Week Species
Find out more about our six featured Marine Week species.
Protecting beach-nesting birds
We are raising awareness and protecting birds that nest on Essex beaches.
Species in the spotlight - Goldfinches
Essex isn’t known for its technicolour birds, so it’s always a pleasure to spot an eye-catching Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
Protecting insect species in Essex
It was worrying to hear further news of insect decline earlier this year; it is reported that more than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered.