Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
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Grassland management for wildflowers
Grasslands swaying with wildflowers are part and parcel of Suffolk's image as a green county, made up of hedged fields, meadows and pastures. But without sensitive management, these grasslands soon become invaded by more vigorous weeds that can overwhelm and replace what is a vital habitat for birds, invertebrates and animals.
Woodland creation
Woodlands are one of the most important habitats for wildlife in the UK and Suffolk Wildlife Trust is working hard to ensure that the region's ancient woodlands are protected and sensitively managed. In addition the Trust is supporting landowners and farmers to create new sites that have the potential to sustain a wide range of birds, mammals, invertebrates, reptiles and plant life.
Woodland management
Many of our woods have been in existence since the last ice-age and provide the richest places for wildlife. Most of them have been managed in a careful and sustainable way over the centuries to provide woodland products and fuel. Woods often show signs of traditional management which provided an excellent mixture of trees, shrubs and ground plants for wildlife.
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Woodland by natural regeneration
Natural regeneration is the best way of creating a new woodland for wildlife and expanding ancient semi natural woodland. Not only is it less expensive than planting up sites, but trees established by regeneration are more likely to be better adapted to local conditions and will result in a more natural composition suited to a variety of wildlife.
Designing a woodland for wildlife
Maddie Lord, Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Farmland Wildlife Adviser, explores some of the questions that are helpful to bear in mind when considering creating a woodland that’s brilliant for wildlife…
Hidden kingdom: a beginner’s guide to fungi
Mycologist Ellen Winter from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust shares her fungi tips for beginners – and some surprising fungi facts you’ll never forget!
Beginners guide to wildlife gardening
Creating a Living Garden is about making a space that is good for plants and animals but also good for you
Ancient Woodland under threat
Hintlesham Woods ancient woodland in Suffolk is under threat from a National Grid energy infrastructure project.
Bee-flies, sunshine and roadside wildflowers...
Appreciating the wild Suffolk around us in our gardens, hedgerows and roadside wildflower meadows. Read on for wildlife news from across the Suffolk Broads, Carlton Marshes habitat creation…
SEND Woodland Play at Knettishall Heath
Lauren Mack, our Wild Learning Officer at Knettishall Heath, had a lovely afternoon in the woods on Sunday 13th November, with local neurodiverse families attending our first SEND (special…