MERSEA WILDLIFE

WELCOME TO MERSEA ISLAND - A GEM OFF THE ESSEX COAST. FAMOUSLY DESCRIBED IN 1880:- "A MORE DESOLATE REGION CAN SCARCE BE CONCEIVED, AND YET IT IS NOT WITHOUT BEAUTY". STILL UNIQUE TODAY, CUT OFF AT HIGH TIDES, SURROUNDED BY MUD AND SALTMARSHES, MERSEA IS RICH IN COASTAL WILDLIFE. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS -

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

DRAGONS AND DAMSELS DISPLAY

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There was a nice display of various dragonflies and damselflies along the borrowdyke at Cudmore Grove on a very hot Tuesday 1st July. Plenty...
Friday, 27 June 2025

BOUNTY OF BUTTERFLIES

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Plenty of butterflies were enjoying the sunshine near Feldy View on Friday 27th, such as this colourful peacock butterfly. Several gatekeep...
Friday, 20 June 2025

HERD OF ELEPHANTS

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A colourful herd of hawkmoths visited the Firs Chase garden on the night of Friday 20th. Fourteen elephant hawkmoths came to the garden mot...
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Dougal Urquhart
Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
I was the ranger at Cudmore Grove Country Park in East Mersea between 1983 and 2018.
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