Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park - EWT

Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park - EWT Welcome to one of Europe’s top wetland sites! Run by Essex Wildlife Trust, this wetland welcomes up to 40,000 ducks, swans and geese each year.

Spot wildlife from bird hides, wander the fun Brambly Hedge trail and enjoy a brew from our welcoming café.

Day 24 of and with this heat nature tots bought the beach to Abberton! Lots of water, sand and as much shade as we cou...
24/06/2026

Day 24 of and with this heat nature tots bought the beach to Abberton! Lots of water, sand and as much shade as we could find!

Day 23 of and it's warm out. Wouldn't it be nice to have a web to hide in like this funnel web spider?
23/06/2026

Day 23 of and it's warm out. Wouldn't it be nice to have a web to hide in like this funnel web spider?

Day 22 of and our volunteers have been doing some moth trapping to survey the species here at Abberton. We have had so...
22/06/2026

Day 22 of and our volunteers have been doing some moth trapping to survey the species here at Abberton. We have had some great catches including elephant hawkmoth, poplar hawkmoth, Buff tip and the aptly named bordered beauty

Day 21 of and we spotted a lone bee orchid tucked away out of sight. What a special little flower
21/06/2026

Day 21 of and we spotted a lone bee orchid tucked away out of sight. What a special little flower

20/06/2026

Day 20 of and the sun is shining and the pollen count is high. Our lesser reedmace is not helping - but it sure is beautiful to watch!

19/06/2026

Day 19 of We continued from yesterday with more birds of prey.

Matt and Faith from Barleylands entertained and educated us this evening with an engaging talk and flying display, sharing fascinating facts about our native birds of prey, the challenges they face, and how we can all play a part in helping to protect these incredible species 🦉

Day 18 of was an exciting one for us! 5 kestrel chicks were ringed under licence from one of our kestrel boxes. Just l...
18/06/2026

Day 18 of was an exciting one for us! 5 kestrel chicks were ringed under licence from one of our kestrel boxes. Just look at those feet!!
These rings aren't just jewellery, they are used to help to identify and track the individual birds throughout their lives- providing important information to help understand their habits and aid conservation - and of course not hurt the birds.

Day 17 of and our nature tots went on a sensory adventure today. We looked for colours, listened to bugs and felt for ...
17/06/2026

Day 17 of and our nature tots went on a sensory adventure today. We looked for colours, listened to bugs and felt for different textures.

Address

Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park, Church Road
Layer De La Haye
CO20EU

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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