Meet the team - Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale
Get to know the team behind Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale Nature Reserve and learn more about the history of this nature reserve and the wildlife which relies on it.
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Legacy stories: Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale
At Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale we are indebted to local sisters Frances and Edith Vale. In 1991, they bought a small bluebell wood near their home and gifted it to Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Frances added the wet meadows in 1997.
Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale Nature Reserve
A fascinating mosaic of ancient woodland and naturally-regenerating woodland alongside wet meadow and fen - creating a unique, wildlife-rich landscape.
Upcoming events at Arger Fen
Upcoming events at Arger Fen
Virtual guided walk - Arger Fen
Listen to our staff team bringing the nature trail to life.
The 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas – 11 pipers (vale) piping
For day 11 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ll be heading to pipers vale to see what wintery wildlife we can find.
Helping our hogs in the Dedham Vale
Cathy Smith, our Community Wildlife Adviser, was delighted to attend the Hedgehog Friendly Village Project Walk & Talk event in East Bergholt on Saturday 5th March and deliver a presentation…
Exciting New Partnership for Wildlife in the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Essex Wildlife Trust, RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden, and the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Stour Valley have joined together to create an…
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Thank you for your help to buy Rowley Grove
Rowley Grove is a precious ancient woodland situated on the southern border of Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale nature reserve near the villages of Bures, Nayland and…
Rowley Grove woodland purchase – thank you!
A huge thank you to everyone who has so generously supported the purchase of Rowley Grove, a precious ancient woodland situated on the southern border of Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Arger Fen &…
Fen raft spider
Brought back from the brink of extinction through a project of captive breeding and translocation, the fen raft spider is now thriving at both Castle Marshes and Carlton & Oulton Marshes.