This is a collection of all the wild gems I’ve collected as I wander round Essex (and occasionally beyond).
I add to this page about once a month, so hopefully there will be something new to inspire you.
More details can be found in the relevant blog post.
Viper's-bugloss, RSPB Snettisham
Hawthorn, RSPB Snettisham
Blackthorn, EWT Abberton Reservoir
Eurasian blue tit, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Hazel, EWT Abberton Reservoir
Teasel, EWT Abberton Reservoir
Red deadnettle, River Chelmer
Common comfrey, Oxford Botanic Garden
Japanese Iris, Oxford Botanic Garden
Pheasant, RSPB Snettisham
Egyptian geese, EWT Chigborough
Gorse, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Great mullein, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Great reedmace, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Heron, River Chelmer
Lesser celandine, River Chelmer
Forage comfrey, Oxford Botanic Garden
Spurge, Oxford Botanic Garden
House sparrow, EWT Chigborough Lakes
Dunlins at low tide, Maldon
Curlew fishing for lunch, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Goldeneyes, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Seaweed on the salt marshes, EWT Fingringhoe Wick
Ducks, River Chelmer
Ground ivy, River Chelmer
Pasqueflower, Oxford Botanic Garden
Spotted deadnettle, Oxford Botanic Garden
