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We currently have information on over 649876 species records and 5978 different species available here on this website (see find out more... or species search pages), as well as information on sites of interest, geology in Essex and noteworthy Essex naturalists. As a registered user, you can add to these and edit existing information.

The Kent Wildlife Conference 2011, Saturday, 22 October 2011, 10:00am – 4:00pm The Natural History of North West Kent Pilkington Lecture Theatre, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus. Details and booking

Our digitisation project is now available. It provides easy access and searching of all our publications back to 1880.

Our Exhibition & Social is a major event in the year for Essex naturalists. Don't miss this year's on Saturday 3rd December, see Annual Exhibition and Social.

The Dragonflies of Essex by Ted Benton and John Dobson is a hardback volume of 240 pages published in May 2007 by the Essex Field Club in association with Lopinga Books. It is available for £20 incl. p&p (in UK only) from John Dobson. Please contact him on or 07913 348691 (mobile). It is printed in colour throughout.  The book includes accounts and distribution maps of all resident and migrant species with colour photographs of all species resident in the county.  Also included are chapters on the biology of dragonflies, a review of ‘hot spots’ in the county for observing the different species and details of historical recording from the Victorian era.

The Herpetological Conservation Trust, Add an Adder link Please add your records. The older you are, the more work you will need to do since they are looking for historical records and even memories!!!