Sand eel
Sand eels are a hugely important part of our marine ecosystem. In fact, the fledgling success of our breeding seabirds entirely depends on them.
Sand eels are a hugely important part of our marine ecosystem. In fact, the fledgling success of our breeding seabirds entirely depends on them.
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
Despite its name, the "common" skate is not so common anymore. In fact, they are Critically Endangered.
Campaigns Assistant, Gemma, shares some of her most captivating marine encounters from tropical waters and how our local marine life might not be so different...
This National Marine Week, we are spotlighting the conservation work our Marine Team does for local habitats and species. Tune in to our live-streamed videos on Instagram to learn all about what…
Essex Wildlife Trust is calling for volunteers to get involved with monthly beach cleans
The eel is famous for both its slippery nature and its mammoth migration from its freshwater home to the Sargasso Sea where it breeds. It has suffered dramatic declines and is a protected species…
Essex Polica have launched an operation to protect birds and other wildlife on our shores.