Wildlife of August at Lackford
August is a time of butterflies, dragonflies and birds.
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Honey buzzard
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
Honey bee
Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
Duck blog part 2
During the winter months at Lackford Lakes nature reserve, visitors will see thousands of ducks on the lakes. They arrive during the autumn from northern Europe to spend the winter. At this time…
Wild News Round-up - August 2025
The latest news and updates from our teams across Suffolk including wildlife sightings, our nature reserves, landscape projects, and community engagement.
Winter Duck blog part 1
During the winter months at Lackford Lakes nature reserve, visitors will see thousands of ducks on the lakes. They arrive during the autumn from northern Europe to spend the winter. At this time…
Wild news from our reserves – 4 August 2023
Catch up on the latest news from our reserves. This week’s highlights included a spoonbill, mating common blue butterflies, and a hornet mimic hoverfly.
Wild News from our teams - August 2024
The latest news and updates from our teams across Suffolk including wildlife sightings, our nature reserves, landscape projects, and community engagement.
Work Experience Blog - learning about different jobs at Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Our Work Experience student, Poppy, tells us about everything she got up to during her work experience week in August.
Suffolk Coastal Reserves Blog - February 2020
Find out what's been happening across our coastal nature reserves with Warden Dan Doughty's blog.
Weekly wild news from our reserves, 7 August 2020
This week we are pleased to share the good news that marsh harriers have successfully bred and chicks have fledged at three of our reserves this year! Our Reserve Wardens have also spotted some…
Weekly wild news from our reserves, 21 August
This week, BBC Countryfile is exploring Carlton Marshes, our new ponies are settling in at Hen Reedbeds, and our bovines take a “bath”...