WHAT’S
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Go Wild
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to January 2022
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Wild stuff to do for all ages!
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WHAT’S
ON 1
What’s On To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
What's On
with Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Wild Tots Wild Kids Wild Teens Page 4
From page 5
From page 10
For children aged 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying adult.
Activities for families and children. See listings for ages.
Activities, courses and regular Young Wardens sessions for young people aged between 11 and 16.
Our Wild! activi
Lackford Lakes
KNETTISHALL HEATH REDGRAVE & LOPHAM FEN
Visitor centre & café open 10am to 5pm every day
LACKFORD LAKES Ixworth
Newmarket
Bury St Edmunds
BRADFIELD WOODS Stowmarket
WHAT’S
ON 2
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Brooke House, Ashbocking Ipswich IP6 9JY info@suffolkwildlifetrust.org 01473 890089 Registered charity number 262777 suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Haverhill Sudbury
Hadleigh
ARGER FEN & SPOUSE’S VALE
ALAMY
Ten minutes from Bury St Edmunds IP28 6HX 01284 728706
Facebook @suffolkwildlife Twitter @suffolkwildlife Instagram @suffolkwildlifetrust FRONT COVER: CARLTON MARSHES VISITOR CENTRE: JOHN FERGUSON
For Adults
RESERVE MAP
From page 12
From page 22
Activities, courses, talks and walks for adults led by local experts.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserves. All free for everyone to enjoy.
ty venues
Can you get involved and step up to the Team Wilder challenge?
Together, we are #TeamWilder
Carlton Marshes
LOUND LAKES Lowestoft
CARLTON MARSHES
What’s On
Wilder
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Team
Visitor centre & café open 10am to 5pm every day
Diss Southwold
Saxmundham
FOXBURROW FARM RENDLESHAM FOREST IPSWICH
Burnt Hill Lane Carlton Colville Lowestoft NR33 8HU 01502 359480
Aldeburgh
Woodbridge
JOHN FERGUSON
Ipswich
Felixstowe
Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale CO8 5BN 01449 737996 Bradfield Woods IP30 0AQ 01449 737996
Carlton Marshes NR33 8HU 01502 359480 Foxburrow Farm IP12 1NA 01394 380113
Ipswich parks & green spaces 01473 890089 Knettishall Heath IP22 2TQ 07717 156601
Lackford Lakes IP28 6HX 01284 728706 Lound Lakes NR31 9AU 01502 564250
Redgrave & Lopham Fen IP22 2HX 01379 688333 Rendlesham Forest IP12 3NF 01473 890089 On the coast 01473 890089
WHAT’S
ON 3
Wild Tots
Wild Babies & Wild Tots
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
WILD BABIES
Outdoor play, exploration & adventure for babies aged 3 months to 18 months with an accompanying adult.
Bradfield Woods Mondays 1pm-2.15pm
Carlton Marshes
Tuesdays 1.30pm-2.45pm
Pleas e book
Knettishall Heath
Tuesdays 12.45pm-2pm
Lackford Lakes
Wednesdays & Thursdays 1pm-2.15pm
Redgrave & Lopham Fen Mondays & Fridays alternately 1pm-2.15pm
Outdoor play, exploration & adventure
WILD TOTS
Forest School style activities and Wild Play for children aged 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying adult led by experienced leaders.
Bradfield Woods
Mondays 10am-11.30am
Carlton Marshes
Tuesdays 10.30am-12noon
Foxburrow Farm
Wednesdays 10.30am-12noon
Ipswich
Tuesdays & Fridays 10am-11.30am
Knettishall Heath
Tuesdays 10.30am-12noon
Lackford Lakes
Wednesdays 10am-11.30am
Redgrave & Lopham Fen Mondays & Fridays 10.30am-12noon
ALL YEA ROU R ND
suffolkwildlifetrust.org
WHAT’S
ON 4
JOHN FERGUSON
Weekly sessions from £4.50 per session. Please book online
KEY Please book
Accompanied Unaccompanied
We aim for all our activities to be accessible for everyone. Sometimes the terrain and seasons make this harder, so please call us to discuss your needs before you book.
TUE 5 Oct u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 11-16 year olds Cost £10
SUN 10 Oct u 10am-12noon Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SUN 10 Oct u time tbc Apple Day
Apple themed crafts, games & guided walks. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Family Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SAT 16 Oct u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
Immerse yourself in the woodland with den building, fire skills & woodland crafts. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 19 Oct u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 26 Oct u 9am-3.30pm
Wild Kids
Activities for families and children. See listings for ages.
Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
Wild woods holiday club
Make a rope swing & a zip line & have lunch cooked over the fire. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £20 includes lunch over the fire
TUE 26 Oct u 9am-3.30pm Autumn fun holiday club
A whole day of autumn nature activities with lunch cooked over the fire. Location: Lackford Lakes Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £20 includes lunch over the fire
TUE 26 Oct u 10am-12noon Room on the Broom
Brooms, wands, potions & mud monsters. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 26 Oct u 10am-2pm
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Wild Kids
SAT 23 Oct u 2pm-4pm
Awesome autumn
Wildlife activities, games & crafts. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £8
WED 27 Oct u 9am-3.30pm Wild woods holiday club
Den building & zip wire challenge. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £20 includes lunch over the fire
WED 27 Oct u 10am-11.30am Wild Tots Halloween special
Is there room on the broom? Location: Lackford Lakes Age: 18 months-5 years Cost: £7 includes a hot drink
WHAT’S
ON 5
For Wild Adults Kids To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
WED 27 Oct u 10am-12noon
FRI 29 Oct u 5.30pm-8pm
Wild families
Halloween on the heath after dark!
Which creepy critters call the heath home? Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 5+ year olds Cost: £5 combined ticket
WED 27 Oct u 10.30am-12.30pm Awesome autumn
Wildlife activities, games & art. Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
WED 27 Oct u 5pm-7pm Family night walk & lantern making Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
WED 27 Oct u 6pm-8pm Night safari
Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
THU 28 Oct u 10.30am-12.30pm Room on the Broom
Brooms, wands, potions & mud monsters. Location: Arger Fen Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
THU 28 Oct u 10.30am-2.30pm Creatures of the night
Discover our spooky night creatures. Location: Carlton Marshes Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £8
THU 28 Oct u 2pm-4pm Bats & moths family event
With trails, games & crafts. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
THU 28-SAT 30 Oct u 6pm onwards WHAT’S
ON 6
Trick or treat spooky stories
Join us for a spooky adventure! Timed slots. Location: Lackford Lakes Age: 6+ year olds Cost: £6 child, £4 adult
Our evening of Halloween themed familyfriendly fun returns this year for another night of spooky surprises! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 5+ year olds Cost: £15 family ticket (up to 4 people) Timed slots.
FRI 29 Oct u 6.30pm-8.30pm Twilight night
An evening event for all the family, night guided walks, campfires & hot chocolate. Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SAT 30 Oct u 2pm-4pm Drop in activity: Lantern making
Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families Cost: £2 child
SAT 30 Oct u 5.30pm-8pm Halloween on the heath after dark!
Our evening of Halloween themed familyfriendly fun returns this year for another night of spooky surprises! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 5+ year olds Cost: £15 family ticket (up to 4 people) Timed slots.
SUN 31 Oct u 2pm-4pm Drop in activity: Lantern making
Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families Cost: £2 child
TUE 2 Nov u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £10
SUN 7 Nov u 10am-12noon Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
SAT 20 Nov u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
Immerse yourself in the woodland with den building, fire skills & woodland crafts. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child / £2.50 adult
TUE 23 Nov u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Activity day for home-educated children. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
SAT 27 Nov u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
WEEKEND WILDLIFE CLUBS Carlton Marshes
2nd Saturday of the month 10.30am-12.30pm
Wild Kids
Go wild in the week
Haverhill
1st Sunday of the month 10am-12noon
Ipswich
2nd Saturday of the month 10am-12noon
Knettishall Heath
1st Sunday of the month 10am-12noon
Lackford Lakes
1st Sunday of the month 10am-12noon
Redgrave & Lopham Fen 2nd Saturday of the month 10.30am-12.30pm
SUN 5 Dec u 10am-12noon Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
£4 p er child
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
TUE 16 Nov u 10am-2pm
For year 6-11 Par olds welc ents ome!
Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 7 Dec u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £10
SAT 11 u 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm Santa’s Grotto
A special visit from Father Christmas! Lanterns, carols & mince pies at the centre at 4pm. Location: Lackford Lakes Age: Families 0-11 year olds Cost: £10pp includes a gift and materials to make a lantern
From £5. Please book at:
suffolkwildlifetrust.org
WHAT’S
ON 7
Wild Kids
SUN 12 Dec u 10.30am-2.30pm
MON 20 Dec u 1pm-3pm
Elves on the heath!
Festive family afternoon
Find out what our mischievous elves are getting up to on the nature reserve! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 5+ year olds Cost: £10 per child includes a gift Timed slots.
SUN 12 Dec u 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Santa’s Grotto
A special visit from Father Christmas! Lanterns, carols & mince pies at the centre at 4pm. Location: Lackford Lakes Age: Families 0-11 year olds Cost: £10pp includes a gift and materials to make a lantern
SAT 18 Dec u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
Immerse yourself in the woodland with den building, fire skills & woodland crafts Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SAT 18 Dec u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SUN 19 Dec u 10.30am-2.30pm Elves on the heath!
Find out what our mischievous elves are getting up to on the nature reserve! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 5+ year olds Cost: £10 per child includes a gift. Timed slots.
MON 20 Dec u 10am-12noon Christmas workshop
WHAT’S
ON 8
Get into the festive spirit with Christmas crafts & a merry morning on the nature reserve! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £5 combined ticket
Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 21 Dec u 10am-12noon Christmas workshop
Get into the festive spirit with Christmas crafts & a merry morning on the nature reserve! Location: Knettishall Heath Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £5 combined ticket
TUE 21 Dec u 10.30am-12.30pm Stickman’s Christmas adventure
Trail, activities & toasting marshmallows. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 2+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 21 Dec u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
TUE 21 Dec u 4pm-5.30pm Solstice lantern walk
Lantern-making, trail & fire. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
WED 22 Dec u 9am-3.30pm Wild woods holiday club
Winter fun & campfire lunch. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £20 including lunch over the fire
SUN 7 Jan u 10am-12noon Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Bradfield Woods Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £10
SAT 15 Jan u 10am-2pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School
Immerse yourself in the woodland with den building, fire skills & woodland crafts. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: Families Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
TUE 18 Jan u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Forest School for home-educated children. Location: Foxburrow Farm Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
SAT 22 Jan u 2pm-4pm Wild Weekends: Family Forest School Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families 3+ year olds Cost: £4.50 child, £2.50 adult
SUN 23 Jan u 2pm-4pm Drop in activity: Make a bird feeder Location: Carlton Marshes Age: Families Cost: £2 child
TUE 25 Jan u 10am-2pm Go wild in the week
Activity day for home-educated children. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 6-11 year olds Cost: £10
WILD BIRTHDAY PARTIES! Are you looking for a birthday party with a difference?
Give your child and their friends a really Wild time with a Suffolk Wildlife Trust birthday party at one of our learning centres across the county. With a range of fun-packed themes and activities to choose from, we have something for everyone.
Wild Kids
Go wild in the week
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
TUE 11 Jan u 2pm-4pm
18 mo nths to 11 yrs
Wild Birthday Parties are available at weekends all year round and on weekday evenings from April to October.
suffolkwildlifetrust
.org
WHAT’S
ON 9
Wild Teens To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Fo 11-16 r y olds r
Young Wardens
Make a difference for nature and meet new friends. Learn practical conservation skills and surveying techniques.
Arger Fen
4th Sunday of the month 10am-2pm
Bradfield Woods
Monthly dates vary Ð see website 1pm-3pm
Carlton Marshes
4th Saturday of the month 10.30am-12.30pm
Foxburrow Farm
3rd Saturday of the month 10am-12noon
Ipswich
2nd Saturday of the month 1.30pm-3.30pm
Knettishall Heath
1st Sunday of the month 1pm-3pm
Lackford Lakes
Monthly dates vary Ð see website 10.30am-2.30pm
Wild Teens
Activities, courses and regular Young Wardens sessions for young people aged between 11 & 16. KEY BOOK
Please book
Accompanied Unaccompanied
We aim for all our activities to be accessible for everyone. Sometimes the terrain and seasons make this harder, so please call us to discuss your needs before you book.
SAT 9 Oct u 1.30pm-3.30pm Young Naturalists
Seasonal wildlife ID skills. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
FRI 29 Oct u 9.30am-12noon COURSE Spoon carving Make teaspoons. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: 10+ year olds with an adult Cost: £32 adult and child, £12 per additional child (max 1)
FRI 29 Oct u 1pm-3.30pm COURSE Spoon carving With Fay Jones. Location: Bradfield Woods Age: 10+ year olds with an adult Cost: £32 adult and child, £12 per additional child (max 1)
FRI 5 Nov u 4.30pm-6.30pm After dark: Fire lighting and campfire tea
Learn to light a fire and cook tea over it! Location: Lackford Lakes Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
WHAT’S
ON 10
From £5. Please book at:
suffolkwildlifetrust.org
SAT 13 Nov u 1.30pm-3.30pm Young Naturalists
Seasonal wildlife ID skills. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
Wild Teens
NEXT GEN
Teen careers fair
JOHN FERGUSON
HELENA DOLBY
Drop-in & find out more about a career in the environmental sector from staff & volunteers working in the field. Location: See website Age: Year 9 to year 13
A practical conservation group for the next generation of wardens! Meet at Lackford Lakes every month. £7 per session. See website for details.
Fo 16-18 r y olds r
EVENTS IN IPSWICH
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
SAT 13 Nov u 11am-3pm
FRI 19 Nov u 4.30pm-6.30pm After dark: Capture the flag
Join us for an exciting torchlit capture the flag adventure! Location: Lackford Lakes Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
SAT 11 Dec u 1.30pm-3.30pm Young Naturalists
SAT 8 Jan u 1.30pm-3.30pm Young Naturalists
Seasonal wildlife ID skills. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
We are adding events to our website all the time. Visit suffolkwildlifetrust.org for events and activities in Ipswich and around the county.
JOHN FERGUSON
Seasonal wildlife ID skills. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Age: 11-16 year olds Cost: £5
WHAT’S
ON 11
For Adults
For Adults
Events, activities and courses for adults to enjoy. KEY
Book Children allowed with adults
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
We aim for all our activities to be accessible for everyone. Sometimes the terrain and seasons make this harder, so please call us to discuss your needs before you book.
SAT 2 Oct u 10am-3pm COURSE Seasonal sketchbook workshop
Create your own field sketchbook focusing on autumnal shades with Ruth Wharrier. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £32
SAT 2 Oct u 7pm Folk evening
Folk at the Lakes with the Bury Folk Collective. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £12.50 Contact: West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
MON 4 Oct u 10am-3pm COURSE Seasonal sketchbook workshop
Create your own field sketchbook focusing on autumnal shades with Ruth Wharrier. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £32
MON 4 Oct u 5.30pm-7pm
Virtual walks WHAT’S
ON 12
Virtual guided wild walks with our wardens. Just scan the QR code!
Mindful on the marshes
Mindfulness & nature connection. Location: Carlton Marshes Age: 16+ Cost: £10
TUE 5 & WED 6 Octu9.30am-4.30pm COURSE Level 1 Award in Forest School ethos and principles Two day course. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £200
Forest School Assistants Four day course. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £400
FRI 8 Oct u 10am-2pm Wild & well
Forest bathing, connecting with nature, lunch over the fire, spend the afternoon crafting. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £20
For Adults
COURSE Level 2 Award for
BOTANICAL DRAWING & PAINTING COURSE Starting January 2022 A unique opportunity to study a botanical illustration Level 4 Course with Ruth Warrier PGCE, BA (Hons), EGS. The course will run every Monday 10am-3pm for 3 terms at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve.
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
TUE 5–FRI 15 Oct u 9.30am-4.30pm
MON 11 Oct u 9.30am-3.30pm COURSE Delivering the EYFS curriculum outdoors
With the Science Learning Partnership. Location: Foxburrow Farm Cost: £185+vat Book: tinyurl.com/buktn3za
WED 13 Oct u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird ID
Discover our autumn birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
WED 13 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: Cuckoos & curious naturalists
With professor Nick Davies FRS from University of Cambridge. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5 suggested donation, includes tea/coffee Contact: West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
For further information and to book visit suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2022
WED 13 Oct u 7.45pm With Will Akast of the Environment Agency. Location: East Town Park CB9 7UR Cost: £2.50 Contact: Haverhill Wildlife Group jillmike7@yahoo.co.uk
THU 14 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: The River Blyth Project
With Alice Wickman. Location: Southwold Arts Centre IP18 6JP Cost: £3 includes refreshments Contact: Blyth Valley & Southwold Wildlife Group swtblythvalley@gmail.com
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RUTH WARRIER
Talk: Local water – topics & problems
WHAT’S
ON 13
For Adults
VOLUNTEER WITH OUR WILD LEARNING TEAM Join our team of Wild Learning Volunteers and share your love of nature with the county’s children. Arger Fen/Bradfield Woods
Jo Atkins 01449 737996 bradfield.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Carlton Marshes To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Jo Shackleton 01502 359480 carlton.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Foxburrow Farm
Emma Keeble 01394 380113 foxburrow.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Ipswich
Lucy Shepherd 01473 890089 ipswich.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Knettishall Heath
Lauren Mack 07887 625572 lauren.mack@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
SAT 16 Oct u 10am-12noon Walk: Exploration of Oulton Marshes
With Broads Warden, Ellen Shailes. Location: Oulton Marshes Cost: £4 Contact: Waveney Valley Wildlife Group waveneyvalleygroup.swt@gmail.com
SAT 16 Oct u 10.30am-12.30pm Talk & walk: Fungi identification
With fungi expert, Jonathan Revett. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £10 incl. tea/coffee Contact: West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
SUN 17 Oct u 10am-3pm COURSE Basket weaving Make a Bradfield basket using willow & wild material. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £75
Lackford Lakes
WED 20 Oct u 10am- 3pm
Redgrave & Lopham Fen
Location: Foxburrow Farm Cost: £50
Sophie Mayes 01284 728706 lackford.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org Deborah Key 01379 688333 redgrave.learning@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
Rendlesham Forest
Charlie Zakss 07766 245548 rendlesham@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
On the coast
Kirsty Wilmot 07902 271882 kirsty.wilmot@suffolkwildlifetrust.org
COURSE Forest School skills: Rope swings & bridges
WED 20 Oct u 10am-5pm COURSE Weave a willow basket trug
With Karen Lawrence. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £35 plus £10 materials
THU 21 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: Birds & wildlife in the Horn of Africa & Arabia
With James Firebrace. Location: Woodbridge Community Hall IP12 4AU Cost: tbc Contact: Woodbridge Wildlife Group swtwoodbridge@outlook.com
WHAT’S
ON 14
MATTHEW ROBERTS JOHN FERGUSON
SAT 23 Oct u 10am-4pm COURSE Hedges for wildlife Learn the importance of hedging with Simon Hooton. Location Foxburrow Farm Cost: £32
SAT 6 Nov u 10am-3pm
COURSE Needle felted
COURSE Autumn colour photography
With local needle felter, Sarah Brown. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £35, includes materials
MON 25 Oct u 10am-12noon Walk: Redgrave & Lopham Fen
A social stroll around the nature reserve. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £4
TUE 26 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: Cool conifers
With Fay Jones. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £3 inc refreshments Contact: Valley Fens Wildlife Group 01379 60831
WED 27 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: Wonderful world of stinging nettles
With Fay Jones. Location: Museum Street Methodist Church IP1 2EF Cost: £2.50 donation Contact: Ipswich Wildlife Group candwseadrake@timetalk.co.uk
WED 27 Oct u 7.30pm Talk: Eels
With Jez Wood, Environment Agency. Location: Capel St Mary Methodist Church IP9 2EF Cost: £3, children free Contact: South Suffolk Wildlife Group swtsswildlifegroup@gmail.com
SAT 30 Oct u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird & song ID
Discover our autumn birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
FRI 5 Nov u 10am-2pm Wild & well
Forest bathing, connecting with nature, lunch over the fire, spend the afternoon crafting. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £20
Learn or improve your photography skills with Kevin Sawford Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £48
TUE 9 Nov u 10am- 3pm COURSE Forest School skills: Green woodworking Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £50
WED 10 Nov u 10am-3pm COURSE Spoon carving Learn about native trees & their wood & hand carve your own spoons & spatulas with Fay Jones. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £55
WED 10 Nov u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird ID
Discover our autumn birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
WED 10 Nov u 7.45pm Talk: Goshawks
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
brown hare
ForGo Adults Wild
SAT 23 Oct u 10am-1.30pm
With Conor Jameson of the RSPB. Location: East Town Park CB9 7UR Cost: £2.50 Contact: Haverhill Wildlife Group jillmike7@yahoo.co.uk
THU 11 Nov u 7.30pm Talk: Hares
With Sue Alderman. Location: Southwold Arts Centre IP18 6JP Cost: £3 includes refreshments Contact: Blyth Valley & Southwold Wildlife Group swtblythvalley@gmail.com
SAT 13 Nov u 11am-3pm Teen careers fair
Drop-in & find out more about a career in the environmental sector from staff & volunteers working in the field. Location: See website Age: Year 9 to year 13
WHAT’S
ON 15
For Adults
GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE GROUP Led by Suffolk Wildlife Trust members, our local Wildlife Groups organise walks, talks and wildlife activities across Suffolk. Their fundraising events help the Trust to safeguard our wild and beautiful county. Alde Valley
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
07763 983278 deborah.dann9555@btinternet.com Blyth Valley & Southwold 01502 724129 swtblythvalley@gmail.com Felixstowe 01394 210535 Dave Langlois Haverhill 01440 786253 jillmike7@yahoo.co.uk Ipswich 01473 259674 browncandw@gmail.com South Suffolk 01473 463272 swtsswildlifegroup@gmail.com Stowmarket 01449 676471 swtstowmarket@gmail.com Valley Fens 01379 608313 mikegrogutt274@btinternet.com Waveney Valley waveneyvalleygroup.swt@gmail.com West Suffolk swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com Woodbridge 01473 625630 swtwoodbridge@outlook.com
SUN 14 Nov u 10am-4pm COURSE Kuksa carving Learn to make a simple Kuksa bowl, similar to those made by the Sámi nomads in Finland with Nick Gosman. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £95
TUE 16 Nov u 10am-3.30pm COURSE Natural dyeing with trees Learn how to create beautiful dyes from bark, leaves & twigs with Fay Jones. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £55
WED 17 Nov u 7.30pm Talk: Monitoring native amphibians & reptiles
With Dr John Baker. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5 suggested donation, includes tea/coffee Contact: West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
THU 18 NOV u 7pm Quiz evening with wine & nibbles
Wildlife, general knowledge & Suffolk. Location: Woodbridge Community Hall IP12 4AU Cost: tbc Contact: Woodbridge Wildlife Group swtwoodbridge@outlook.com
SAT 20 Nov u 10am-1pm COURSE Needle felted sleeping fox With local needle felter, Sarah Brown. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £32, includes materials
SUN 21 Nov u 10am-3pm COURSE Spoon carving Learn about native trees & their wood & hand carve your own spoons & spatulas with Fay Jones. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £55
MON 22 Nov u 10am-12noon
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Walk: Redgrave & Lopham Fen JOHN FERGUSON
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A social stroll around the nature reserve. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £4
For Adults To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Wild play at Carlton Marshes
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The wild playscape provides a safe, fun and exciting area for families to explore. The Visitor Centre provides everything you might need, from a cup of good coffee and a slice of cake, to a nest box to take home.
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For Adults
TUE 23 Nov u 7pm
FRI 3 Dec u 10am-2pm
Talk: Protecting our little terns
Wild & well
With RSPB Little Tern Project Officer in North Suffolk. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £4 includes refreshments Contact: Waveney Valley Wildlife Group waveneyvalleygroup.swt@gmail.com
WED 24 Nov u 7.30pm
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Talk: A walk around Suffolk
With Pam Evans. Location: Capel St Mary Methodist Church IP9 2EF Cost: £3, children free Contact: South Suffolk Wildlife Group swtsswildlifegroup@gmail.com
WED 24 Nov u 7.30pm Quiz night & Christmas cards
Come as individuals or pre-book as a team. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5 donation includes glass of wine Contact: South West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
SAT 27 Nov u 10am-1pm COURSE Seasonal basketry Weave willow to create festive decorations with Karen Lawrence. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £38 including willow
SAT 27 Nov u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird & song ID
Discover our winter birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
TUE 30 Nov u 10am-3pm COURSE Forest School skills:
Ladders & tree platforms Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £50
TUE 30 NOV u 7.30pm Talk: Local birds & butterflies WHAT’S
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With David Tomlinson. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £3 includes refreshments Contact: Valley Fens Wildlife Group 01379 60831
Forest bathing, connecting with nature, lunch over the fire, spend the afternoon crafting. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £20
SAT 4 Dec u 10am-3pm COURSE Beginners’ photography Learn photography techniques & have your own photos critiqued with Kevin Sawford. Location: Delivered via Zoom Cost: £48
SAT 4 Dec u 10am-3pm COURSE Seasonal sketchbook workshop
Learn how to create your own field sketchbook focusing on winter subjects on the marsh with Ruth Wharrier. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £32
SUN 5 Dec u 10am-4pm COURSE Winter tree ID With Jonny Stone. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £32
MON 6 Dec u 10am-3pm COURSE Seasonal sketchbook workshop
Learn how to create your own field sketchbook focusing on winter subjects on the marsh with Ruth Wharrier. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £32
WED 8 Dec u 7.30pm Talk: British wildlife near & far
With wildlife photographer Liz Cutting. Location: Museum Street Methodist Church IP1 2EF Cost: £2.50 donation Contact: Ipswich Wildlife Group browncandw@gmail.com
SUN 12 Dec u 10am-3pm COURSE Bowl carving Learn to make a simple bowl using an axe, gouge & knife with Nick Gosman. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £95
For Adults
SUN 12 Dec u 10am-4pm COURSE Bird ID With Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £20 / £17 concessions
SUN 12 Dec u 2pm-4pm Walk: Successes of 2021 & Christmas social
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
Winter-warming refreshments & raffle. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: £4 suggested donation Contact: Waveney Valley Wildlife Group waveneyvalleygroup.swt@gmail.com
WED 15 Dec u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird ID
Discover our winter birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
THU 16 Dec u 7.30pm Talk: Tips & tricks of wildlife photography
With local wildlife photographer, Russell Savory. Location: Woodbridge Community Hall, IP12 4AU Cost: tbc Contact: Woodbridge Wildlife Group swtwoodbridge@outlook.com
SAT 1 Jan u 10am-4pm New Year’s Day bird list
Help us kick start our bird list for 2022. Location: Carlton Marshes Cost: Free
SAT 1 Jan u 10.30am & 1.30pm Walk: New Year's Day
Kick start 2022 at Lackford Lakes. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5 drop-in – limited places
FRI 7 Jan u 10am-12noon Wild & well
Forest bathing, connecting with nature, hot chocolate round the fire. Location: Bradfield Woods Cost: £10
Wildlife Live Webinars Join us online for a Wildlife Wild Webinar! This is a series of online events for adults held via Zoom, on a range of wildlife topics.
Please see our website for details. When you book you will recieve instructions on how to join the event from the comfort of your own home!
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For Adults To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
WED 12 Jan u 11am-1pm
SAT 22 Jan u 10am-4pm
Walk: Bird ID
COURSE Winter tree ID With Jonny Stone. Location: Foxburrow Farm Cost: £32
Discover our winter birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
WED 12 Jan u 7.45pm Talk: Confessions of a gravedigger With Ben Pumfrey. Location: East Town Park CB9 7UR Cost: £2.50 Contact: Haverhill Wildlife Group jillmike7@yahoo.co.uk
THU 13 Jan u 7.30pm Talk: Local reserve roundup
With Jamie Smith. Location: Southwold Arts Centre IP18 6JP Cost: £3 includes refreshments Contact: Blyth Valley & Southwold Wildlife Group swtblythvalley@gmail.com
SAT 15 Jan u 10am-12.30pm COURSE Needle felted sleeping
mouse
With local needle felter, Sarah Brown. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £32, includes materials
SAT 15 Jan u 2pm onwards Bedtime at Lackford Lakes
Experience a unique time at Lackford Lakes alongside our wildlife guides. Drop in. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: Donations
SUN 16 Jan u 10am-4pm COURSE Bird ID With Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £20 / £17 concessions
THU 20 Jan u 7.30pm Talk: A walk around Suffolk
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Illustrated talk with Pam Evans. Location: Woodbridge Community Hall, IP12 4AU Cost: tbc Contact: Woodbridge Wildlife Group swtwoodbridge@outlook.com
SAT 22 Jan u 11am-sunset COURSE Winter bird photography Discover new & build existing photography skills with Kevin Sawford. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £48
MON 24 Jan u 10am-12noon Walk: Redgrave & Lopham Fen
A social stroll around the nature reserve. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £4
WED 26 Jan u 7.30pm Talk: Weird & wonderful wildlife in Ipswich
With Learning Officer, Lucy Shepherd. Location: Museum Street Methodist Church IP1 2EF Cost: £2.50 donation Contact: Ipswich Wildlife Group browncandw@gmail.com
WED 26 Jan u 7.30pm Talk: Looking for the goshawk – the lost raptor
With Conor Jamieson from Bird Life. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5 suggested donation, includes tea/coffee Contact: West Suffolk Wildlife Group swtwestsuffolk@gmail.com
SAT 29 Jan u 11am-1pm Walk: Bird & song ID
Discover our winter birds with Paul Holness. Location: Lackford Lakes Cost: £5
SAT 29 & SUN 30 Jan u 10am-4pm COURSE Mosaic hare weekend Create your own beautiful mosaic hare to take home with you with Joy Holden. Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen Cost: £90 including materials
Our nature reserves are there for you to enjoy as often as you wish.
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
You can choose to help care for them by joining Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
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Reserve map To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
NATURE RESERVES Wangford Warren
A1065
Norah Hanbury-Kelk
A11
THE BRECKS
A134
Lackford Lakes
Knettishall Heath Hopton Fen Redgrave & Lopham Fen Diss Market Weston Thelnetham Roydon Fen Fen Fen Mellis Common A143
Newmarket
A140
Mickle Mere
Old Broom A14
Black Bourn Valley
Bury St Edmunds
Bradfield Woods Bull’s Wood
Mickfield Framlingham Meadow Mere Fox Fritillary Meadow
A14
Stowmarket
Comb’s Wood
A134
Martin’s Meadows
Needham Market Bonny Wood
Foxburrow Hutchison’s Meadow
Woodbridge
Haverhill Groton Wood
Hadleigh
Sudbury Cornard Mere
DEDHAM VALE AONB
Bromeswell Green Newbo Spri Levington Lagoon
Ipswich
A12
Arger Fen & Spouses’s Vale
Trimley Marshes
Felixstowe
VOLUNTEER WITH OUR RESERVES TEAMS NE Suffolk Matt Gooch Sites Manager 01502 359480 l Carlton Marshes l Oulton Marshes l Castle Marshes l Gunton Meadow l Gunton Warren WHAT’S
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SE Suffolk Jamie Smith Suffolk Coast Warden 01502 478788 l Church Farm Marshes l Dingle Marshes l Hen Reedbeds l Darsham Marshes l Reydon Wood l Winks Meadow Andrew Hickinbotham Lound Lakes Warden 07964 120621 l Lound Lakes
Andrew Excell Sites Manager 01394 411019 l Captain’s Wood l Framlingham Mere l Hazlewood Marshes l Newbourne Springs l Suffolk Showground
Charlie McMurray Warden 01394 411019 l Levington Lagoon l Snape Marshes l Trimley Marshes Carl Ansell Sizewell Belts Warden 07980 911882 l Sizewell Belts
Reserve map
Gunton Warren
Gunton Meadow Oulton Marshes Lowestoft Castle Marshes
Carlton Marshes
A146
Winks Meadow Reydon Wood Church Farm Marshes
Hen Reedbeds
Southwold
A12
Dingle Marshes Darsham Marshes Sizewell Belts
Snape Marshes Hazlewood Blaxhall Marshes Common Aldeburgh Farm Alde Mudflats Captain’s Wood SUFFOLK COAST & HEATHS AONB
Our nature reserves are all free for you to enjoy. Take your pick to enjoy a wild day out!
Sandlings Heaths & Forests Simpson’s Saltings ourne ings
Google maps & trail guides
To book: go to suffolkwildlifetrust.org or phone 01473 890089
BROADS NATIONAL PARK
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Lound Lakes
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West Suffolk Ben Calvesbert Meadows & Heaths Warden 07789 042831 l Blaxhall Common l Bromeswell Green l Foxburrow Farm l Fox Fritillary Meadow l Hutchison’s Meadow l Martins’ Meadows l Mickfield Meadow
William Cranstoun Sites Manager 01284 728541 l Cornard Mere l Black Bourn Valley l Lackford Lakes Joe Bell-Tye West Suffolk Warden 07557 200321 l Mickle Mere l Norah Hanbury-Kelk l Old Broom l Wangford Warren
Richard Young Valley Fens Warden 01379 687618 l Hopton Fen l Market Weston Fen l Mellis Common l Redgrave & Lopham Fen l Roydon Fen l Thelnetham Fen Sam Norris Knettishall Heath Warden 07717 156601 l Knettishall Heath
Alex Lack Woodlands Warden 07788 337220 l Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale l Bonny Wood l Bradfield Woods l Bull’s Wood l Combs Wood l Groton Wood
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r e d l i W a Teama lou der voice for n tu re Can you do more for Suffolk’s wildlife? Will you help us step up to the challenge to get one in four people on nature’s side? Inspire and recruit your friends, neighbours and colleagues, and share on social media. We need help to address the biodiversity crisis with the urgency it needs. Be part of our movement for nature’s recovery.
Together, we are #TeamWilder Team
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