Red-legged partridge
A plump gamebird, the red-legged partridge is an introduced species that seems to have settled here with little problem. It can be spotted in its favoured open scrub and farmland habitats.
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White-legged snake millipede
Found in compost heaps and under stones in gardens, the white-legged snake millipede is a common minibeast. Despite its name, it has about 100 legs. It is an important recycler of nutrients,…
12 Days of a (wildlife) Christmas - Eight wasps a -silking
Traditionally for the eighth day of Christmas we would be receiving eight maids a -milking but instead we’ve changed it to eight wasps a -silking instead.
12 days a (wildlife) Christmas - Eight moths a-silking
Christmas is in the air and here in Ipswich we’re starting to feel festive. Join our Wild Learning Officer in the run up to Christmas by celebrating some of the town’s wild spaces and species as…
A year in the life: grey herons
Watch the triumphs and tribulations of a pair of remarkably committed grey heron parents as they attempt to raise young at Hen Reedbeds. This touching film was recorded via trail cameras over the…
Grey heron
Spot these tall, prehistoric looking birds standing like a statue on the edge of ponds and lakes, contemplating their next meal.
Upland spring, flush and fen
These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
Upland calcareous grassland
Limited in distribution, this sweetly-scented, short-cropped, springy grassland is famed for its abundance of rare and scarce species.
Talk: Raptors in Suffolk
A talk on 50 years of rehabilitating raptors in Suffolk, with Pete Merchant
Wild news from our reserves – 7 June 2023
Catch up on the latest news from our nature reserves. This week’s highlights were orchids, fledged marsh harriers, a gravid lizard and amazing insects including a beewolf, southern hawker, thick…
Talk: Wild about Suffolk
An enjoyable illustrated talk with Paul Taylor
Upland acid grassland and rush pasture
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.