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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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…
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.
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…
Sobering news for the plight of our mammals
Our Head of Conservation, Ben McFarland, examines the plight of UK mammals and how we’re working to support species under threat in Suffolk
Weekly wild news from our reserves – 10 March 2023
We have two weeks’ worth of news in today’s round-up, and there’s been a lot happening in our nature reserves across Suffolk. Have you ever seen a flat-backed millipede? Read on...
Places to visit
Suffolk Wildlife Trust look after 50 nature reserves, with fantastic visitor centres at Carlton Marshes and Lackford Lakes.
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.
Winter visitors
Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert is dreaming of a twite Christmas
Farming with wildlife - a vision for the future
As Suffolk Wildlife Trust approaches its 60th anniversary in June, John Pawsey describes the transformation of his farm into an organic wildlife haven, and shares his vision for the future of…
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.