Cornard Mere Nature Reserve
Lying near the banks of the River Stour, this reserve is special for its mix of open water, fen and wet scrub.
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Legacy stories: Mickle Mere
In 2002, a legacy gift from William (Bill) Payn, helped us to secure a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to purchase Mickle Mere and so create a fabulous new nature reserve.
Red gurnard
This brightly coloured and easily recognizable fish is one of three gurnard species found in UK seas. Collectively, gurnards are known as sea robins.
Booking a Wild Birthday Party
Booking a Wild Birthday Party
Mickle Mere Nature Reserve
Sitting in Mickle Mere's single wooden hide, whether alone or with other birdwatchers, it's hard not to feel a quiet sense of anticipation.
My dinner party
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
Information for your Wild Birthday Party
Information for your Wild Birthday Party
Work experience
In 2025, Suffolk Wildlife Trust will be offering a maximum of eight work experience placements over two (separate) weeks to young people with an interest in working for an environmental charity.
Our work
Discover everything Suffolk Wildlife Trust is doing to protect local wildlife and restore Suffolk's natural environment.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
A wild week of work experience
Iduna Offord tells us all about her exciting and varied work experience week with Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
Work Experience at Lackford Lakes
A blog by work experience student Robyn about her time spent with us at Lackford Lakes.