Suffolk Wildlife Trust
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
We are Suffolk’s nature charity 🌿 protecting wildlife, restoring landscapes, and connecting local people with nature #SuffolkWildlife
Join us online with Dr Simone Bullion, to discover the world of Suffolk's mammals. Learn how to tell these small mammals from one another using simple identification tips alongside their ecology.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-11-25-wildlife-live-webinar-small-mammal-id
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-11-25-wildlife-live-webinar-small-mammal-id
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Join us online with Dr Simone Bullion, to discover the world of Suffolk's mammals. Learn how to tell these small mammals from one another using simple identification tips alongside their ecology.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-11-25-wildlife-live-webinar-small-mammal-id
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-11-25-wildlife-live-webinar-small-mammal-id
200 trees for Trimley Marshes 🌳
A team of volunteers helped our Warden to plant saplings where non-native species had been thinned.
Including rowan, hazel, & hawthorn these trees will provide food and nesting opportunities. Thank you to those who came out to make light work of planting 200 trees!
A team of volunteers helped our Warden to plant saplings where non-native species had been thinned.
Including rowan, hazel, & hawthorn these trees will provide food and nesting opportunities. Thank you to those who came out to make light work of planting 200 trees!
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
200 trees for Trimley Marshes 🌳
A team of volunteers helped our Warden to plant saplings where non-native species had been thinned.
Including rowan, hazel, & hawthorn these trees will provide food and nesting opportunities. Thank you to those who came out to make light work of planting 200 trees!
A team of volunteers helped our Warden to plant saplings where non-native species had been thinned.
Including rowan, hazel, & hawthorn these trees will provide food and nesting opportunities. Thank you to those who came out to make light work of planting 200 trees!
⭐ The winners of our winter jumper competition have been chosen!
The design selected from the family category is "Snowy Kingfisher" by Evan Knott. We love the collage effect.
Take a closer look at Evan's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/kids-snowy-kingfisher-jumper/
The design selected from the family category is "Snowy Kingfisher" by Evan Knott. We love the collage effect.
Take a closer look at Evan's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/kids-snowy-kingfisher-jumper/
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⭐ The winners of our winter jumper competition have been chosen!
The design selected from the family category is "Snowy Kingfisher" by Evan Knott. We love the collage effect.
Take a closer look at Evan's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/kids-snowy-kingfisher-jumper/
The design selected from the family category is "Snowy Kingfisher" by Evan Knott. We love the collage effect.
Take a closer look at Evan's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/kids-snowy-kingfisher-jumper/
The colder weather has started to make an appearance, but so has the winter wildlife!
Despite the darker evenings winter can be an excellent time of year to experience nature and wildlife in Suffolk.
📰 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/winter-suffolk
Despite the darker evenings winter can be an excellent time of year to experience nature and wildlife in Suffolk.
📰 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/winter-suffolk
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The colder weather has started to make an appearance, but so has the winter wildlife!
Despite the darker evenings winter can be an excellent time of year to experience nature and wildlife in Suffolk.
📰 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/winter-suffolk
Despite the darker evenings winter can be an excellent time of year to experience nature and wildlife in Suffolk.
📰 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/winter-suffolk
⭐ The winners have been chosen!
Chosen from the adult category "Time to Rest" by Lydia Woods shows different species overwintering together with an intricate design.
Take a closer look at Lydia's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/womens-oversized-time-to-rest-crewneck/
Chosen from the adult category "Time to Rest" by Lydia Woods shows different species overwintering together with an intricate design.
Take a closer look at Lydia's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/womens-oversized-time-to-rest-crewneck/
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⭐ The winners have been chosen!
Chosen from the adult category "Time to Rest" by Lydia Woods shows different species overwintering together with an intricate design.
Take a closer look at Lydia's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/womens-oversized-time-to-rest-crewneck/
Chosen from the adult category "Time to Rest" by Lydia Woods shows different species overwintering together with an intricate design.
Take a closer look at Lydia's design - https://suffolkwildlifetrust.teemill.com/product/womens-oversized-time-to-rest-crewneck/
📅Woods for Water, Friday 28 November
📍Wickham Market Village Hall
🎫 Free, book your space now.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woods-for-water-recovering-the-deben-from-source-to-sea-tickets-1777466583399?aff=oddtdtcreator
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📍Wickham Market Village Hall
🎫 Free, book your space now.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woods-for-water-recovering-the-deben-from-source-to-sea-tickets-1777466583399?aff=oddtdtcreator
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November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
📅Woods for Water, Friday 28 November
📍Wickham Market Village Hall
🎫 Free, book your space now.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woods-for-water-recovering-the-deben-from-source-to-sea-tickets-1777466583399?aff=oddtdtcreator
See less
📍Wickham Market Village Hall
🎫 Free, book your space now.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woods-for-water-recovering-the-deben-from-source-to-sea-tickets-1777466583399?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Our Lackford Lakes nature reserve is looking beautiful in the autumn light 🍂
Our winter bird numbers are gradually building up on the reserve as winter flocks of duck along with smaller birds such as siskins begin to arrive.
📸Mike Andrews, Visitor Experience Officer at Lackford Lakes
Our winter bird numbers are gradually building up on the reserve as winter flocks of duck along with smaller birds such as siskins begin to arrive.
📸Mike Andrews, Visitor Experience Officer at Lackford Lakes
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our Lackford Lakes nature reserve is looking beautiful in the autumn light 🍂
Our winter bird numbers are gradually building up on the reserve as winter flocks of duck along with smaller birds such as siskins begin to arrive.
📸Mike Andrews, Visitor Experience Officer at Lackford Lakes
Our winter bird numbers are gradually building up on the reserve as winter flocks of duck along with smaller birds such as siskins begin to arrive.
📸Mike Andrews, Visitor Experience Officer at Lackford Lakes
Thinking about seasonal gifts? 🎄
We've got that perfect something for the nature lovers in your life. Plus, all purchases online and at our visitor centres help fund vital conservation work for our county's wildlife.
Browse our online range - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/shop
We've got that perfect something for the nature lovers in your life. Plus, all purchases online and at our visitor centres help fund vital conservation work for our county's wildlife.
Browse our online range - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/shop
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thinking about seasonal gifts? 🎄
We've got that perfect something for the nature lovers in your life. Plus, all purchases online and at our visitor centres help fund vital conservation work for our county's wildlife.
Browse our online range - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/shop
We've got that perfect something for the nature lovers in your life. Plus, all purchases online and at our visitor centres help fund vital conservation work for our county's wildlife.
Browse our online range - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/shop
A new pond for wildlife at our Redgrave and Lopham Fen nature reserve 🌾
This new pond features sloping edges and has transformed this area of fen ready to attract aquatic invertebrates, dragonflies, water voles, fen raft spiders and many more.
📸Debs Crawford, Valley Fens Assistant Warden
This new pond features sloping edges and has transformed this area of fen ready to attract aquatic invertebrates, dragonflies, water voles, fen raft spiders and many more.
📸Debs Crawford, Valley Fens Assistant Warden
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A new pond for wildlife at our Redgrave and Lopham Fen nature reserve 🌾
This new pond features sloping edges and has transformed this area of fen ready to attract aquatic invertebrates, dragonflies, water voles, fen raft spiders and many more.
📸Debs Crawford, Valley Fens Assistant Warden
This new pond features sloping edges and has transformed this area of fen ready to attract aquatic invertebrates, dragonflies, water voles, fen raft spiders and many more.
📸Debs Crawford, Valley Fens Assistant Warden
There's one week to go until entries close! Whether you are a design enthusiast or just starting out, we would love to see your artwork that celebrates winter wildlife in Suffolk.
The winner will be the star of our jumper collection & receive merch with their design 👕
https://ow.ly/ZZZm50XnCPY
The winner will be the star of our jumper collection & receive merch with their design 👕
https://ow.ly/ZZZm50XnCPY
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's one week to go until entries close! Whether you are a design enthusiast or just starting out, we would love to see your artwork that celebrates winter wildlife in Suffolk.
The winner will be the star of our jumper collection & receive merch with their design 👕
https://ow.ly/ZZZm50XnCPY
The winner will be the star of our jumper collection & receive merch with their design 👕
https://ow.ly/ZZZm50XnCPY
Yesterday we attended the launch of Red Fifty Five 📕
A beautiful collection of poetry by Laurel nominated poet Eliza O'Toole. The book features a collection of poems inspired by Eliza's love for the Suffolk landscape and the UK's endangered and vulnerable moths.
A beautiful collection of poetry by Laurel nominated poet Eliza O'Toole. The book features a collection of poems inspired by Eliza's love for the Suffolk landscape and the UK's endangered and vulnerable moths.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Yesterday we attended the launch of Red Fifty Five 📕
A beautiful collection of poetry by Laurel nominated poet Eliza O'Toole. The book features a collection of poems inspired by Eliza's love for the Suffolk landscape and the UK's endangered and vulnerable moths.
A beautiful collection of poetry by Laurel nominated poet Eliza O'Toole. The book features a collection of poems inspired by Eliza's love for the Suffolk landscape and the UK's endangered and vulnerable moths.
'Tis the season for festive jumpers! 🧣
Enter our Winter Jumper Design competition and your artwork could be the star of the show and help raise funds for vital conservation work in Suffolk.
🔗 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/members-winter-jumper-design-competition
Enter our Winter Jumper Design competition and your artwork could be the star of the show and help raise funds for vital conservation work in Suffolk.
🔗 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/members-winter-jumper-design-competition
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
'Tis the season for festive jumpers! 🧣
Enter our Winter Jumper Design competition and your artwork could be the star of the show and help raise funds for vital conservation work in Suffolk.
🔗 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/members-winter-jumper-design-competition
Enter our Winter Jumper Design competition and your artwork could be the star of the show and help raise funds for vital conservation work in Suffolk.
🔗 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/members-winter-jumper-design-competition
From purple swathes of heather to riverside meadows, Knettishall Heath has an extraordinary mix of habitat.
One of Suffolk’s largest surviving areas of Breck heath, it is an ancient place where the past is written into the landscape.
One of Suffolk’s largest surviving areas of Breck heath, it is an ancient place where the past is written into the landscape.
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
From purple swathes of heather to riverside meadows, Knettishall Heath has an extraordinary mix of habitat.
One of Suffolk’s largest surviving areas of Breck heath, it is an ancient place where the past is written into the landscape.
One of Suffolk’s largest surviving areas of Breck heath, it is an ancient place where the past is written into the landscape.
Our October Wild News Round-Up is here!
This months highlights include a big beach clean, a dormouse survey , and rare birds making guest appearances, along with much more.
Read the full round-up here -
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wild-news-round-october-2025
This months highlights include a big beach clean, a dormouse survey , and rare birds making guest appearances, along with much more.
Read the full round-up here -
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wild-news-round-october-2025
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our October Wild News Round-Up is here!
This months highlights include a big beach clean, a dormouse survey , and rare birds making guest appearances, along with much more.
Read the full round-up here -
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wild-news-round-october-2025
This months highlights include a big beach clean, a dormouse survey , and rare birds making guest appearances, along with much more.
Read the full round-up here -
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wild-news-round-october-2025
Autumn is in full swing and it's the perfect time to step outside and explore nature 🍂
Discover nature on your doorstep and embrace the changing of the seasons with our Autumn in Suffolk Guide - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/explore-suffolk-autumn-0
Discover nature on your doorstep and embrace the changing of the seasons with our Autumn in Suffolk Guide - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/explore-suffolk-autumn-0
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Autumn is in full swing and it's the perfect time to step outside and explore nature 🍂
Discover nature on your doorstep and embrace the changing of the seasons with our Autumn in Suffolk Guide - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/explore-suffolk-autumn-0
Discover nature on your doorstep and embrace the changing of the seasons with our Autumn in Suffolk Guide - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/blog/suffolk-wildlife-trust/explore-suffolk-autumn-0
We've launched our first ever winter jumper design competition!
Exclusively for our members, as thank you for their ongoing support, entrants can enter to have their artwork on a jumper available on our online apparel store.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/winter-jumper-design-competition
Exclusively for our members, as thank you for their ongoing support, entrants can enter to have their artwork on a jumper available on our online apparel store.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/winter-jumper-design-competition
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We've launched our first ever winter jumper design competition!
Exclusively for our members, as thank you for their ongoing support, entrants can enter to have their artwork on a jumper available on our online apparel store.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/winter-jumper-design-competition
Exclusively for our members, as thank you for their ongoing support, entrants can enter to have their artwork on a jumper available on our online apparel store.
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/winter-jumper-design-competition
A moment of calm with six spoonbills at our Dingle Marshes nature reserve 🌾
Containing Britain's biggest fresh water reedbed and located in a prime coastal condition Dingle Marshes is a haven for wading birds, and an excellent stopping-off point for many migrators.
📹Jamie Smith, Warden
Containing Britain's biggest fresh water reedbed and located in a prime coastal condition Dingle Marshes is a haven for wading birds, and an excellent stopping-off point for many migrators.
📹Jamie Smith, Warden
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A moment of calm with six spoonbills at our Dingle Marshes nature reserve 🌾
Containing Britain's biggest fresh water reedbed and located in a prime coastal condition Dingle Marshes is a haven for wading birds, and an excellent stopping-off point for many migrators.
📹Jamie Smith, Warden
Containing Britain's biggest fresh water reedbed and located in a prime coastal condition Dingle Marshes is a haven for wading birds, and an excellent stopping-off point for many migrators.
📹Jamie Smith, Warden
What's coming up at our Youth Action for Nature Day?
A range of workshops & inspiring talks from amazing youth-led groups including BTO Youth Ambassadors, UK Youth 4 Nature, Kids Against Plastics and Youngwilders!
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-10-18-youth-action-nature
A range of workshops & inspiring talks from amazing youth-led groups including BTO Youth Ambassadors, UK Youth 4 Nature, Kids Against Plastics and Youngwilders!
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-10-18-youth-action-nature
October 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
What's coming up at our Youth Action for Nature Day?
A range of workshops & inspiring talks from amazing youth-led groups including BTO Youth Ambassadors, UK Youth 4 Nature, Kids Against Plastics and Youngwilders!
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-10-18-youth-action-nature
A range of workshops & inspiring talks from amazing youth-led groups including BTO Youth Ambassadors, UK Youth 4 Nature, Kids Against Plastics and Youngwilders!
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-10-18-youth-action-nature
Not long to go until our first ever Youth Action for Nature Day!
Hosted by our Youth Board members they are connecting 16-25 year olds throughout the county who care for nature and climate.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...
Hosted by our Youth Board members they are connecting 16-25 year olds throughout the county who care for nature and climate.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Not long to go until our first ever Youth Action for Nature Day!
Hosted by our Youth Board members they are connecting 16-25 year olds throughout the county who care for nature and climate.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...
Hosted by our Youth Board members they are connecting 16-25 year olds throughout the county who care for nature and climate.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...
Wilder Ecology, our ecological consultancy, has successfully achieved three accredited certificates from British Assessment Bureau.
Highlighting the teams dedication and excellence to health and safety, quality and environmental management standards.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wilder-...
Highlighting the teams dedication and excellence to health and safety, quality and environmental management standards.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wilder-...
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Wilder Ecology, our ecological consultancy, has successfully achieved three accredited certificates from British Assessment Bureau.
Highlighting the teams dedication and excellence to health and safety, quality and environmental management standards.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wilder-...
Highlighting the teams dedication and excellence to health and safety, quality and environmental management standards.
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wilder-...
Martlesham Wilds wouldn’t have been possible without a legacy from Pam and George Ford, who in 2022 left a gift in their will to help purchase the land.
Martlesham Wilds is one of newest nature reserves located on the River Deben is a truly special place for nature.
Martlesham Wilds is one of newest nature reserves located on the River Deben is a truly special place for nature.
September 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Martlesham Wilds wouldn’t have been possible without a legacy from Pam and George Ford, who in 2022 left a gift in their will to help purchase the land.
Martlesham Wilds is one of newest nature reserves located on the River Deben is a truly special place for nature.
Martlesham Wilds is one of newest nature reserves located on the River Deben is a truly special place for nature.
It's Remember a Charity Week 💡
Making a gift in your will to Suffolk Wildlife Trust is one of the most effective ways you can support nature local to you.
Find out more on our website - www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/support-us
Making a gift in your will to Suffolk Wildlife Trust is one of the most effective ways you can support nature local to you.
Find out more on our website - www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/support-us
September 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It's Remember a Charity Week 💡
Making a gift in your will to Suffolk Wildlife Trust is one of the most effective ways you can support nature local to you.
Find out more on our website - www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/support-us
Making a gift in your will to Suffolk Wildlife Trust is one of the most effective ways you can support nature local to you.
Find out more on our website - www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/support-us
Our Farm Advice team have recently come to the end of our busy pond survey season. Here’s a four spotted chaser snapped by Helen from the team.
Farmland ponds are vital resources in the landscape - often the best source of clean water 💦
#districtlevellicensing
Farmland ponds are vital resources in the landscape - often the best source of clean water 💦
#districtlevellicensing
August 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our Farm Advice team have recently come to the end of our busy pond survey season. Here’s a four spotted chaser snapped by Helen from the team.
Farmland ponds are vital resources in the landscape - often the best source of clean water 💦
#districtlevellicensing
Farmland ponds are vital resources in the landscape - often the best source of clean water 💦
#districtlevellicensing
Our latest Wild News Round-Up is now live on the website.
Discover what the busy month on July had in store for our teams across Suffolk, including butterfly surveying, farm visits, and training new volunteers 🙌
🗞️Read it here: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/.../wild-new....
Discover what the busy month on July had in store for our teams across Suffolk, including butterfly surveying, farm visits, and training new volunteers 🙌
🗞️Read it here: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/.../wild-new....
August 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Our latest Wild News Round-Up is now live on the website.
Discover what the busy month on July had in store for our teams across Suffolk, including butterfly surveying, farm visits, and training new volunteers 🙌
🗞️Read it here: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/.../wild-new....
Discover what the busy month on July had in store for our teams across Suffolk, including butterfly surveying, farm visits, and training new volunteers 🙌
🗞️Read it here: www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/.../wild-new....
We've teamed up with Institute of Fisheries Management and River Deben Association for this work and are steadily building an important citizen science database for the Deben estuary 🐟
July 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We've teamed up with Institute of Fisheries Management and River Deben Association for this work and are steadily building an important citizen science database for the Deben estuary 🐟