visitor center in Mountnessing

Chafford Gorges Nature Park is the site of former chalk quarries. 200 acres of green space and a new Visitor Centre in the heart of Thurrock and the Thurrock Gateway.

Community Forest offering green space for families, dog-walkers and lovers of the outdoors. Visit our Forest Centre for events, kids activities, cafe & shop.

A stunning and innovative visitor centre and Nature Park created on a former landfill site, with superb views over Mucking Flats SSSI and Thames Estuary

Thorndon Countryside Centre is jointly owned and managed by Essex Wildlife Trust & Essex County Council. It has a gift shop, display area and café.

Essex Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity.

Managed in partnership with Essex & Suffolk Water this 100 acre mixed woodland reserve adjoins the 870 acre Hanningfield Reservoir, a SSSI for its nationally important populations of wildfowl.

Stunning nature reserve 461 acres of woodland, meadows, lakes and former plotland gardens. There are beautiful wildlife gardens a museum of Plotland Life.

Community Forest offering green space for families, dog-walkers and lovers of the outdoors. Visit our Forest Centre for events, kids activities, cafe & shop.

Essex Wildlife Trust run Bedfords Park Visitor Centre. It has a café overlooking the park, a great gift shop and fun events for all ages. All profits go to the charity.

Set within Wat Tyler Country Park, this is the perfect place to enjoy a stroll in peaceful surroundings and find out more about gardening for wildlife.