Explore Essex

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Enjoy the incredible Essex Country Parks and unique heritage places on your doorstep.

Plan your ideal day out in Essex with family and furry friends.

Our Explorer Pass will help you save on multiple visits to the Essex Country Parks with free car parking and savings on cafes too.

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Explore country parks and heritage places in Essex

What's on

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Forest School

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Landscape restoration

Discover more about nature recovery and landscape restoration in the Essex Country Parks

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Volunteers play a vital role at Essex Country Parks and places, maintaining, managing and restoring valuable sites and habitats across the county

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Latest blogs

Wildlife Watch

Amazing amphibians and reptiles at Essex Country Parks

Amphibians and reptiles are important for our grassland, wetland and woodlands and we are lucky to have many of the native species at our Essex Country Parks.

Posted on 1st July 2026

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