Visitor centres
Our visitor centres are open 7 days a week and have hot and cold food and drink for sale, and a wildlife themed shop.
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Church Farm Marshes Nature Reserve
Church Farm Marshes was kindly left to Suffolk Wildlife Trust as a reserve by Philip Elsey, who farmed here for more than forty years.
Legacy stories: Church Farm Marshes
Philip Elsey gifted Church Farm to Suffolk Wildlife Trust in his Will in 2004. He owned Church Farm for over 40 years and thanks to his stewardship, it is a wildlife haven with the wonderful variety typical of a traditional Suffolk farm.
Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre
1,000 acres of wilderness in the Broads National Park, with floodplain marsh and lowland fen home to some of the largest populations of wading birds in the East of England.
Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre
A wildlife oasis of lakes, reedbed, meadow and woodland near Bury St Edmunds. Experience nature all year-round from iridescent kingfisher and dazzling dragonflies, to colourful ducks and precious…
There's plenty to do at the new Carlton Marshes visitor centre!
Volunteers are working hard preparing the new centre for its opening to visitors later this autumn. The reserve is also being prepared for wild visitors, as our migratory birds and wintering…
Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre receives building awards
We're delighted that Carlton Marshes was recognised at the East Suffolk Quality of Place Awards with a 'Green Commendation' and 'Highly Commended' in the Community…
Fundraising success of the Folk Event at St Laurence's Church, Lackford
A big thank you to the West Suffolk Wildlife Group who raised over £1,000 for Suffolk Wildlife Trust at their Folk Event on Saturday 23rd July 2022!
Winter visitors
Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert is dreaming of a twite Christmas
Places to visit
Suffolk Wildlife Trust look after 50 nature reserves, with fantastic visitor centres at Carlton Marshes and Lackford Lakes.
Dogs on nature reserves
Where dogs are allowed on Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserves, they must be kept on leads in order to protect wildlife and habitats as well as to ensure that all visitors can see and enjoy wildlife.
We work hard to make our reserves exceptional places for wildlife and by keeping dogs on leads and walking on paths, disturbance to wildlife is kept to a minimum.
We work hard to make our reserves exceptional places for wildlife and by keeping dogs on leads and walking on paths, disturbance to wildlife is kept to a minimum.
Weekly wild news from our reserves - 26 February
This week the Reserve Wardens have been busy hedge laying and reed cutting, creating new wetland scrapes, and admiring fabulous fungi and badger footprints.