Focus on waders

Anne Walton

When Rowley Grove, a pocket of ancient woodland adjoining Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale nature reserve came up for sale this spring we needed to act quickly to secure its future as part of the nature reserve. Thanks to Anne Walton and others who remembered Suffolk Wildlife Trust in their Will, we were able to do just that.

Anne was a distinguished chemist, university teacher and researcher. As a student she had taken zoology alongside her chemistry and this remained a lifelong interest. On moving to Suffolk, she walked miles with her Labrador dogs, enjoying the plants and wildlife. It was then that she did her best thinking, she said. Anne had a deepseated feather phobia, which she carried into adulthood. It took time, but thanks to the sparrows in her hedge, the call of the geese over her roof, the sight of an owl hunting, sitting in a bird hide with friends, she gradually overcame her phobia. Rowley Grove is a beautiful tribute to her, and to our many members and supporters who have also generously contributed to securing its future.

To find out how a gift in your Will could help Suffolk's wildlife, please contact Amy Rushton 01473 890089