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.
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My wild job
Hi! I’m Gemma and I am the Campaigns Assistant for Essex Wildlife Trust. In my job, I try to share my passion for nature with others, while encouraging people to love, care and take action for…
Jobs
We are always looking for passionate people to join our team. If you have an interest in nature conservation, we would love to hear from you. Browse our current job opportunities.
Dormouse Monitoring in Suffolk
It’s Dormouse Week and Ecologist Alison Looser explains how we’re contributing to understanding how dormice are faring in Suffolk.
Farmland ponds update - November 2021
Jenny Rawson, our Senior Farmland Wildlife Adviser, gives an update on Natural England's District Level Licensing scheme for great crested newts.
My vocation
Always fascinated by wildlife, Sophie has pursued a career in nature conservation through formal education and traineeships.
She now works as an ecologist, working to conserve Herefordshire’…
Farmland Wildlife Advice Midsummer meetup
On Friday 23rd June 2023, Suffolk Wildlife Trust has organised a brand new event for farmers, landowners and advisers this summer - our first ever Midsummer Meetup! Jenny Rawson, our Senior Farm…
Webinar climate change
The 2022 Annual East Anglian Planning and Biodiversity Seminar: organised by the East Anglian Planning and Biodiversity Group, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service, Place Services Essex County Council and Suffolk Wildlife Trust, in collaboration with the Association of Local Government Ecologists.
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!
Willow emerald damselfly
A recent colonist to South East England, the metallic-green Willow emerald damselfly spends much of its time in the willow and alder trees that overhang ponds, lakes and canals.
My rock gig
Peter is fanning the flames of his love for geology, as he burns the bramble they have cleared to reveal rock formations on Portway Hill. He is a geologist, with the Black Country Geological…
Gudgeon
The gudgeon is a bottom-dwelling fish, similar to the stone loach, but with only two whisker-like barbels near its mouth. These sensory organs help it to find its prey in the sand and gravel of…