At Suffolk Wildlife Trust, we’re a friendly team of nearly 100 people working across the county to bring nature back to Suffolk. Established in 1961, we’re one of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the UK and the only one focused solely on safeguarding Suffolk’s wildlife & wild spaces. We manage over 7,700 acres across 60 nature reserves, from Lowestoft to Bury St Edmunds, helping local habitats recover & thrive.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust does not allow fishing on their nature reserves. This is to prevent disturbance to river wildlife and habitats.

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Across Suffolk hundreds of private landowners are managing a network of land for wildlife. Owners of Private Nature Reserves can request a free visit from our Conservation Adviser.

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.

Volunteering opportunities with Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

Many of our nature reserves are maintained by conservation grazing livestock. Depending on the habitat type and time of year, you may see cattle, ponies, sheep or goats when visiting our reserves. As tempting as it might be to approach the livestock that graze our reserves, please respect the vital work they are doing for wildlife by keeping your distance and remember these animals are not tame.