Wild Water

We are asking you to help use find some of the more unusual and harder to spot wildlife around Colchester. We know we have these animals and plants at different sites, but sometimes we have not seen them for a while, and there are even some we are not sure are still there.

Other plants or animals on our Big Five for the sites are iconic must sees!

So, if you fancy a wildlife challenge see if you can undertake the Big Five safaris on different sites around Colchester.

Download the Big 5 Safari worksheet (PDF, 15.7MB)

Colne Local Nature Reserve 

• Sea Lavender
• Sweet Chestnut
• Common Lizard
• Oyster catcher
• Redshank

If you fancy finding more Big Five – try to find the big five at the Sensory Garden.