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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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…
Befuddling brown birds
Our guide to identifying the small brown birds in your garden.
Wading into autumn
For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…
Adopt a Species
Give a gift to nature – and a loved one. Which animal will you adopt?
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.
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.
Species in the spotlight - The Great Crested Newt
Spring is now well underway; birds are singing impressive melodies, more insects are on the wing with beautiful butterflies fluttering and bees busy foraging, whilst baby animals are arriving as…
Species in the spotlight - Common seals
The Common seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the harbour seal is one of two seal species that can be found in the UK.