The Suffolk Show is this week and we can't wait to welcome you to our mini nature reserve area!🦔 Discover our programme of events across the two days https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/suffolkshow

Happy World Bee Day!🐝 Read more about about pollinator friendly plants for your garden https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/beesandwasps 📸Penn Frith

May is a good time to grow out your hedges!🍃 Hedges allow wildlife to move about between gardens and other spaces, and provide feeding and breeding opportunities. Find out more about how hedges can make homes for wildlife https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/actions/how-make-hedge-wildlife

We're looking for three Assistant Wardens to join our Wildlife Conservation team, helping to manage the land and habitats of our nature reserves to keep them to top ecological condition for nature. Visit our website for full details and to apply 👇 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/jobs

Listen back to our Stour & Orwell Estuary warden Joe Underwood talk about nightingales! 🪶Nightingale, famous for its beautiful song, is a migrant bird that overwinters in West Africa, arriving in Suffolk in April and barely spends three months in the county https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nlr83x

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and suitably-qualified Supporter Development Assistant to join our Membership & Supporter Development team at Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Deadline is 9am on Wednesday 03 June 2026 https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/jobs/supporter-development-assistant

Applications close at the end of this month for the Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition, there is still time to submit! Submissions close Sunday 31st May https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/photography-competition

We love these photos of a barn owl taken over @swtcarltonmarshes by @fran.wildlens🦉

We had a great time at the Margins and Meadows event organised by our Farm Advice team, and hosted at Hulver Farm last week 🌾 If you are a Suffolk-based farmer, we have some fantastic events coming up this summer. Follow the @swtfarmadvice page on Instagram to find out more.

A very happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎉 Thank you for showing us just how wonderful nature is, and for inspiring millions of us across Suffolk, Britain and beyond to care about our wildlife and wild places. To all of us at Suffolk Wildlife Trust, you're our hero.

Read our latest blog about how the Connecting Constable & Gainsborough Country project is uncovering the rich wildlife of south Suffolk, using bioacoustics to map species across 17,700 hectares https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/bioacoustic-research-reveals-bat-strongholds-southern-suffolk

May is here and with a new month, there is plenty of amazing wildlife to spot and listen out for!☀️ What are you hoping to see this month? Tell us in the comments 👇

Next week, our fantastic Farm Landscape Advice team are hosting their Margins and meadows event 🌿 Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/margins-and-meadows-making-these-work-together-for-farming-and-nature-tickets-1984562160846?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

We are excited to launch a county-wide programme of events across the autumn. The festival looks to inspire more people to support wildlife, to take meaningful action to protect nature and to care for our local environment. https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/festivalofnature

There is just one day left to have your donations doubled! Help us: 💚Care for delicate habitats across Suffolk 💚Advocate for nature where it needs a voice 💚Inspire future generations to care for a value Suffolk's wildlife 💚Bring back species from the brink Donate - https://bit.ly/4sWNLW7

Our Farm Advice team are hosting a walk around the beautiful Hulver Farm to explore their margins & meadows on Tuesday 5 May. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/margins-and-meadows-making-these-work-together-for-farming-and-nature-tickets-1984562160846?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=trueMargins

We have just seven days to raise £30,000 for nature’s recovery in Suffolk! Between now and Wednesday 29th April any donation made via the Big Give website will be doubled. Help make a nature-abundant Suffolk a reality. Donate now – https://bit.ly/4sWNLW7

Katie's Garden - Spring clean Your Shed is in full swing. They are taking donations of garden hand tools and pots, which they are reselling to raised funds for us. Please do show your support by visiting and donating/purchasing. Last year raising £900, they would love to exceed this, this year.

Fen flora out in bloom spotted at Redgrave and Lopham Fen 🌱This photos feature cuckoo flower, marsh marigold, a young marsh lousewort and bog bean! 📸Thank you to Debs Crawford for sharing these photos

We are hiring a Community Fundraising Officer!📣 It is a role that combines relationship-building, creativity and practical organisation, while giving the successful person the chance to make a direct contribution to helping bring nature back to Suffolk. Appy now: https://lnkd.in/eUMR6eFi

Nature can bring us joy! A quiet moment watching wildlife in the garden brings Ricky delight, and helps him stay present. What's a moment in nature that has made you smile? 💌Tell us - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

April is a fantastic time to get outdoors and enjoy the lighter, longer days ahead! Keep an eye out for birds such as chiffchafs and swallows, bluebells beginning to appear in woodlands and maybe even a hedgehog sighting in your garden! 🦔

Looking for recommendations on where to visit for your next spring adventure? Sign up to our e-mail list to receive ideas on the perfect spring spots and facts about our nature reserves and much more! 💌 Sign up here - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/form/receive-our-e-newsletter

It's the first day of the Hedgehog Walk! Will you and your family be venturing out to help hedgehogs like Apricot? There's still time to sign up and get your digital activity pack. Find out more here - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/hedgehog-walk-26

Our Wilder Training team are hosting Wild Skills days and training courses in your workplace. These offer a fantastic opportunity to build on your wild skill set, brilliant for Forest School practitioners🌿 Find out more and book your place: https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/wildertraining

We've teamed up with Brie Harrison to bring some playful nature to your wardrobe 👕 Printed on 100% organic cotton and to order, to reduce waste, each purchase supports our mission to bring back nature in Suffolk. Browse the range - https://suffolkwildlifetrustshop.com/collection/brie-harrison/

Nature is vital in our lives 💚 Whether it supports our livelihoods or feeds our free time, we need Suffolk's nature and it needs us. What does nature mean to you? - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Our ecological consultancy, Wilder Ecology, is looking for a Business Support Officer to support the day-to-day administrative running of the consultancy. Could this be the perfect job for you? - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/jobs/business-support-officer-wilder-ecology-consultancy

Nature means freedom from stress 🌳 Escaping outdoors to come back feeling refreshed, nature helps Tanya shake off stress and find balance in her life. How does nature help you - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Nature means sharing the joys of seasonal sightings with our families 💚 For Linda, their parents shared their love and knowledge of the wild world with her creating key memories during childhood and beyond. What does nature mean to you? Tell us - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/

Spending time in nature can help our relationships. For Agnes, walks outdoors are a way to connect with friends and be open in communication. How has nature helped you - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Looking for something social to do in March? Join our wonderful fundraiser Dagne who is supporting Suffolk Wildlife Trust with her returning chess tournament: 📅 Sunday the 22nd March, Martlesham- open to all levels 🎫 £15 for adults, £10 juniors. Contact Dagne on - [email protected]

Did you grow up with nature or is it something you've discovered a love for later in life? Tell us - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Noticing the shifting of the seasons and being in touch with nature can have brilliant benefits for mental health. How does nature boost your mood? Tell us here - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

During National Bird Box Week, Lound Lake nature reserve volunteers Dudley and Roy made two tawny owl boxes. These will be put up so they can weather over the year and ready for next year's breeding season. We can't wait to see who might visit them! 🪶

Happy World Wildlife Day! 🌸 There is plenty of wildlife to look out for this month, including the arrival of spring flowers and the March Hare. Find out the ways we do this: https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/our-work

These vivid colours 😍🦋 The first butterfly records are being made this year at our Lound Lakes nature reserve. This peacock was spotted last week at the nature reserve. Have you started to spot them flying around in this warmer weather? 📸by Andy Hickinbotham

We are hosting a photography workshop with award winning photographer Kevin Sawford for our Spring in the City: Wildlife Photography sessions. Book your place: https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-03-15-spring-city-wildlife-photography-christchurch-park

Nature can help us combat stress and improve our mental health. Providing a quiet space to think and decompress or join in community activities, nature helps people keep going. How has nature benefitted you? Tell us - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Will you be joining us on the Hedgehog Walk? Take part with your little ones in this exciting fundraising challenge. Walk 3km, explore the outdoors and help nature thrive 🦔 Find out more and get walking here - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/hedgehog-walk-26

Sometimes it's those simple moments in nature that raise our spirits 🍃 What does nature mean to you? https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Learn about the work going on behind the scenes to protect and restore nature across Suffolk! Hear from the Trust’s Landscape Recovery team at this webinar https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-03-25-wildlife-live-webinar-wilder-landscapes-action

Could you be part of our team? 📣 We're looking for a Wilder Rivers Adviser to join our team on a fixed term contract. Find out more and apply here - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/careers

Join one of our local Wildlife Groups and support nature's recovery in your local area. Our local Wildlife Groups are groups of volunteers running fundraising activities and learning events in communities across the county. https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/volunteer/local-wildlife-groups

We would all be lost without nature 🌳 When you're outside what do you notice? The bird song, the sound of the wind through the leaves, new buds bursting through the ground? Has nature given you a new outlook on life? https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Our latest Wild News is now live on the website, so grab a cuppa and have a read! ☕ Read our blog: https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/news/wild-news-round-winter-2026-edition

Your words for nature: Thank you to Emma for sharing their thoughts on nature and how it is something to cherish, not take for granted. How has nature impacted your life? Tell us - https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/postcards-nature

Valentines special wildlife spot💕The graceful great crested grebe can be spotted on lakes and reservoirs (Lackford Lakes is a great place to spot them at this time of year in Suffolk).

Learn about the conservation efforts to protect Suffolk's ancient woodlands and discover the work of the Ancient Woodland Inventory. 🎟️Tuesday 24 February at 7pm, tickets start at £3. https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-02-24-wildlife-live-webinar-ancient-woodland-suffolk

Save the last minute run to the shop for Valentines 💌 If you haven't got your loved ones a Valentine's Day card don't worry! Our digital cards are here to save the day. Send your love letter - https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/suffolk-wildlife-trust