Excited to get my Black Bough Poetry / Barddoniaeth Y Gangen Ddu Christmas & Winter Anthology Volume 4 just now ❄️🎄 Looking forward to reading everyone's work including some dear friends. So happy to have a poem in here. It's a thing of beauty Matthew M C Smith #happybookpost

Happy #waderwednesday! The range and scale of wintering waders is a sight to behold! It shows why all our estuaries are SpecialProtectionAreas designated for the birds, and we would like to thank everyone who follows the Coastal Code, gives birds a space and spreads the word!

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Come along tomorrow and meet the Bird Aware Ranger on Two Tree Island in Monty's Lookout #essexcoast #essexwildlifetrust #twotreeisland #HalfTerm

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We have some special treat for those who can't wait for the #EasterHolidays. Our rangers will be guiding a free wildlife walk in #brightlingsea on Friday the 5th. You can get an early booking through the link below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-wildl… We will also be on Thameside on the 8th

If you haven't any plans for this #weekend and happen to a have a neurodivergent child over the age of 5, you might want to check the Essex Wildlife Trust 's Forest Funsession. It will take place in Thorndon Park North between 10AM and 12PM. More details below: essexwt.org.uk/events/2024-03…

Happy #MigrationMonday! The first BTO's radio tagged cuckoo has returned from Africa to almost exactly the same spot as last year! Congratulations Trent, and well done for covering over a thousand miles in a weekend! 🎺🪇🥇🏆🐦‍⬛

Making predator safe cages for beach nesting ringed plovers with the Essex Wildlife Trust. These will be used at Colne Point Nature Reserve 🪹🐣🐦🏖 #Essexcoast #essexbeaches💙🦀🌞 #essexseaside BrightlingseaHarbour Visit Essex Parish Council BBC Essex Maldon Nub News Visit Mersea Island Secret Brightlingsea

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Avocet alert! 🙌 Two Tree Island nature reserve is bursting with life. Look at these adorable avocet chicks with their adults. Our team and volunteers work consistently to ensure this reserve is supporting wildlife, and it's great to see the results! 👏 📷 Alex Gamon

Our coast has a limited number of sites safe enough for birds to try to nest& raise their chicks. Oystercatchers, Ringed Plovers, Terns& Gulls all attempt to hatch eggs while battling the rising sea levels, predators& high footfall from summer visitors. essexwt.org.uk/get-involved/c…