Spotters guide: Wetland wonders

With the warmer months coming, now is the perfect time to get out and about to view the local wildlife.

Here we have worked with our Essex Country Park Rangers to bring you a spotters guide of the most common (and more unusual) wetland creatures you are likely to see in your garden, local green spaces and country parks. Wetlands are an important habitat and are teeming with life, both above and below the surface. From spring onwards, larvae and spawn will transform, while water banks will come alive with the chirps and calls of wetland birds.

So, this spring and summer why not embrace the great outdoors, take a trip to the parks and see if you can spot any of these wetland wonders.