It's our 40th birthday!
Click here to read the story so far, from the formation of the Stour Valley 400 million years ago, to the momentous day in 1985 when Daws Hall Nature Reserve opened officially for the first time.
Welcome to Daws Hall Nature Reserve
A 25-acre Nature Reserve on the Essex-Suffolk border, dedicated to environmental education. Catering for Early Years through all the Key Stages into Further Education and Adult Studies.
At Daws Hall we seek to spark a lifelong passion for nature in everyone.
Please note. Daws Hall Nature Reserve is only open to the public on event days, a list of our upcoming events and workshops is here
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Final Open Days of 2025
Autumn Colours
26th October, 2nd November
10:00 - 15:00
Fiery autumn treetops to see across
our stunning 25 acre nature reserve. Also to be seen are the amazing five acre gardens of Daws Hall with many specimen trees chosen for their autumn colours.
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Entry by donation
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Free to Friends of Daws Hall
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No booking required
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Activities for children
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Hot and cold drinks
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Homemade cakes
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Sorry we can’t allow dogs on site
Have you visited us before? Click the bird to help us develop our facilities and events with your feedback.
Wish list!
Support our efforts in conservation and education by buying something on our "Wish List". We'll aim to add things for all budgets. View list on Amazon
Otterly fabulous.
A satisfyingly slinky Otter (Lutra lutra) dives from a monitoring raft and swims off into the dark. Otters are an amazing but elusive predator in freshwater ecology.
Otters are one population in recovery and it is reported that the number of sites with an otter presence increased by 55% between 1994 and 2002 and in the Environment Agency declared in 2011 that every county in the UK once again has otters present.
