Welcome to Daws Hall Nature Reserve
An independent 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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Next Public Opening 2027
Snowdrop Sundays
Sunday 31st January and
7th and 14th of February
10:00 - 15:00
Behold our secret carpet of milk-white Snowdrops, forming a blanket through the clifftop woods.
Also New for 2027. An additional MID WEEK half-term Open Day on Wednesday 17th February.
All of our Open Days are:
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Between 10am - 3pm.
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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.
Take a look at our other upcoming openings on our events page.
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 a population in recovery and it is reported that the number of sites with an otter presence increased by 55% between 1994 and 2002. In 2011 the Environment Agency declared that every county in the UK once again has otters present.
