On the Essex shore of the Thames, this small village, with its fort, church and pub, may not have the ornithological atmosphere of Cley or Titchwell. But on a good day - and there are many, even in an average year - i ...

National Nature Reserves (NNRs) are places where wildlife comes first. They were established to protect the most important areas of wildlife habitat and geological formations in Britain, and as places for scientific r ...

At the Stour Estuary reserve you can enjoy both strolling through a coppiced wood and watching wading birds, ducks and geese on the estuary. In the spring, nightingales and other birds fill the woods with their songs. Th ...

East Anglia is one of the best birding regions in England. With its extensive areas of nationally scarce habitat such as the fens, reedbeds, undisturbed beaches and Breckland heath, it can be the only place to see ...

Full details of Essex Wildlife Trust's reserves and centres in the form of an interactive map.