The Lesser Celandines are look great around the reserve

Visit us on May 15th for our Spring Garden and Nature Reserve Open Day. The air is thick with the scent of the year's first flowers and the grounds are looking lush. Best of all... there will be cake! Open 12-4pm.

Azure Damselfly on a damp day with ColchesterNatHistSoc at Daws Hall Nature Reserve British Dragonfly Society Essex Field Club

We have a number of activities this Summer Holiday including a day with pond dipping, crafts and minibeast hunts, a day of outdoor cooking, animal tracking and orienteering and an Evening Bat Walk. See our website for more details dawshallnature.co.uk/events

Brimstone on Field Scabious at Daws Hall Nature Reserve last week BC Cambs and Essex Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Essex Wildlife Trust #butterflies #MacroPhotography

In our Home Ed session today we looked at Rivers. We measured the water quality with meters and caught freshwater creatures. We used the findings to see which was cleaner, with the brook being much cleaner! We also had a bonus fly over from a Hobby!

The next episode of the Dragonfly Tour, my project to see all of the GB odonata species in 2022 I see my 1st adult Dragonflies of the years at Daws Hall Nature Reserve Scarce - Broad Bodied Chasers youtu.be/CmodALOqIg0 British Dragonfly Society Royal Entomological Society AES - amentsoc.org @PondRiverStream Insect Week

Mute Swan on an autumnal River Stour River Stour Festival Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust EBwS Bird News Suffolk Bird Group Suffolk BIS

A Common Darter Dragonfly basking in the Autumn sun. This species is often the last to be flying each year, we had one as late as 25th November last year! British Dragonfly Society

The management team were treated to wonderful views of a hunting Hobby over the scrape last week. These falcons hunt dragonflies and small birds, and migrate South to Africa in Winter EBwS Bird News Suffolk BIS Suffolk Bird Group Essex Wildlife Trust SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Did you know, we run Home Education sessions? The next session is on Thurs 15th Dec, and is our Festive Fun event with shelter building, craft and cooking marshmallows over the fire You can find out more here: dawshallnature.co.uk/home-ed

Our popular Snowdrop Open Days will soon be here! This year we have four days 29th January, 5th, 12th and 19th February. 10am - 3pm with hot drinks and homemade cakes on offer.

Our popular Snowdrop Open Days Start this weekend! This year we have four days Sunday 29th January, 5th, 12th and 19th February. 10am - 3pm with hot drinks and homemade cakes on offer.

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Our last 2 Snowdrop Sundays of the year are on the 12th and 19th. Why not pop in and see some of the sights in the video below! Open 10am - 3pm with hot drinks and homemade cakes on offer. Entry by donation (No booking required)

Last Wednesday was our Home Education Session, where we looked at birds and made bird feeders. The highlight of our bird walk was the pair of Red Kites, now a regular sight over the reserve, but this crow was not as happy as us to see them, and tried to to chase them away!

A Chiffchaff singing in the reserve. Join us this Thursday for a walk round the reserve looking for these wonderful birds and other signs of spring on our Spring Wildlife Walk. Book here: buytickets.at/dawshalltrust/…

Early Bumblebee queen on a Fritillary flower. There is a great show of Fritillaries and Primroses in the garden and many signs of spring across the reserve. Why not come visit this Sunday for our Easter Holiday Open Day and come and see for yourself

So for the first #30DaysWild I went to a local nature reserve, Daws Hall Nature Reserve I am very jealous of their wildflower meadow which is full of #yellowrattle. #essexwildlifetrust