Essex Wildlife Trust

Get a behind-the-scenes look at a busy wildlife hospital with its Operations Manager, Lawrie Brailey. Hear about caring for injured and vulnerable animals across many species and the challenges involved. The two-hour talk is at Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre.

A Community Ranger guides you through how terrestrial mammals and bats survive winter, from hibernation and changing diets to shifts in behaviour and seasonal migration. Join the live online session to explore how wildlife tackles cold, scarce food and harsher conditions.

Sarah Manning leads a morning introduction to fungal biology, evolution and identification, then takes you around the reserve to put what you’ve learned into practice and observe fungi in the wild.