Skip to main content

Wildlife & nature

Home of some of the UK’s largest catfish and carp, featuring three man-made lakes stocked with catfish, carp, bream, rudd, roach and perch

Escape Animal Sanctuary And Conservation Centre provides care and a safe permanent home to abused, neglected and abandoned horses, donkeys, sheep and goats

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit organisation that cares for and provides a home for life for unwanted and mistreated animals and has been based in Brentwood for over 35 years

Enjoy fishing in a picturesque 3.8 acre lake stocked with carp up to 40lb. You will also find a collection of 9 luxurious glamping pods set in a 6 acre grassy meadow.

Old Macdonald’s Farm & Fun Park offers so much to do indoors & outdoors you will never be stuck for fun activities here

Based around the popular Gruffalo story, this fun family trail will make memories that will last a lifetime

The open parkland at Thorndon South is busy with families enjoying picnics, where you can fly a kite on one of its many hills. 

Warley Place Nature Reserve is a 25 acre site with a house and once famous Edwardian gardens belonging to Ellen Willmott. It is now maintained as a nature reserve by Essex Wildlife Trust. There are some spectacular flowers to be enjoyed throughout the year, especially in the Spring.

Famous for its deer park and Stick Man trail, Weald boasts spectacular views and space, covering over 520 acres of woodland, wildflower meadows and open grassland.