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Thurrock Thameside Nature Discovery Park

A stunning and innovative visitor centre and Nature Park created on a former landfill site, with…

The Fairhurst Family enjoying The Wild Wood at Markshall Estate

Discover North Essex's best kept secret. Markshall Estate is a beautiful heritage landscape that…

Nature Discovery Centre

Belfairs Woodland Centre introduces visitors to the 1160-acre Living Landscape, a third of which is…

The Naze Nature Discovery Centre

The Centre is open all year round and houses an education room as well as a café and gift shop.…

Wildlife Discovery Centre

The bird hide and discovery room is the perfect spot to get in touch with nature as the seasons…

Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea is a seaside suburb neighbouring Southend-on-Sea with views overlooking the Thames…

Butterfly Maldon wick meadow

This 15 acre reserve consists of 1.5 miles of the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line, most…

Blue House Farm

Blue House Farm was bought by the Essex Wildlife Trust in 1998 with support from the Heritage…

stow maries halt

This 5.5 acre reserve consists of the former Stow Maries Halt on the disused Maldon to South…

Bradwell Shell Bank

Bradwell Cockle Spit on the Dengie Peninsular consists of some 30 acres of shell bank together with…

Bluebells in wood

This 50 acre reserve is just below the crest of the Great Totham Ridge and includes 23 acres of…

Stock Windmill

Stock is a village and civil parish in south Essex and is near Chelmsford. The village features…

Chipping Ongar sign

Listed buildings line Chipping Ongar high street, whilst the church incorporates Roman bricks.…

Coggeshall

Eight miles to the east of Braintree lies Coggeshall a lovely little 'olde worlde' town with a lot…

Mistley

Small riverside town, noted for its swans.

Rayleigh Clock

Rayleigh is an historic market town and is the main centre of population in the Rochford District. …

Street scene in Lower Street

Daring from Saxon times, Stansted Mountfichet is a village in the Uttlesford district and is near…

Bedfords Park Visitor centre

The Nature Discovery Centre is situated in 215 acres of historic parkland. Walk, explore and…

Two Tree Island

An outstanding 634 acre site situated off the Old Leigh coastline with a lagoon at its western tip.

Jaywick beach

Jaywick is a small settlement, tucked in between Clacton on Sea and the marshes and dunes of Colne…

Battlesbridge

Battlesbridge is located in the parish of Rettendon. The village, which has an antiques centre, a…

Sible Hedingham

There are many interesting and historical places to visit in and around Sible Hedingham for the…

Silver Street Houses

Based in Braintree district, Silver End is a model village with work begining in 1926. The village…

Kelvedon

Kelvedon is a vilage in Essex situated near the town of Witham. The village - a fomer Roman…

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