Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre
1,000 acres of wilderness in the Broads National Park, with floodplain marsh and lowland fen home to some of the largest populations of…
We manage over 2,900 hectares (7,100 acres) of land on 49 nature reserves across Suffolk. Our reserves are wild landscapes dedicated to protecting wildlife, restoring habitats, and providing space for nature to recover and thrive.
All of our nature reserves are precious havens that are carefully for wildlife. To help minimise the impact of your visit, please make sure to stick to the paths, keep dogs on leads, and follow any on-site notices.
We are proud to keep our our reserves FREE for visitors, which is made possible thanks to generous donations we recieve and the incredible support of our members. Become a member from £4 a month and you too can help us to protect our nature reserves and continue our work to make Suffolk wilder.
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Gunton Meadow is part of a small network of wildlife-rich habitats in north Lowestoft. The meadows are important for a variety of grassland species while the ponds support a large population of…
Gunton Warren is one of the Lowestoft 'gems', another fragment of wonderful wildlife habitat right on the doorstep of the town. It is a fascinating and diverse place renowned amongst the…
If there is a landscape that encapsulates dynamic and dramatic change, it is here on the edgelands of the Suffolk coast.
Hen Reedbeds is a blend of reedbeds, fens, dykes and pools created in 1999 to provide new breeding habitat for bittern and other wildlife.
This is a gem of a site for the fen enthusiast. The waterlogged peat allows unique plants and animals to flourish.
Hutchison's Meadow is an interesting flower-rich grassland that is a mix of spring fed wet grassland and drier grassland associated with sand and gravels.
Knettishall Heath is an ancient landscape of lowland heath, grassland and woodland that has changed little since the Anglo-Saxon age. The unique mosaic of habitats is home to some of the UK's…
A wildlife oasis of lakes, reedbed, meadow and woodland near Bury St Edmunds. Experience nature all year-round from iridescent kingfisher and dazzling dragonflies, to colourful ducks and precious…
This brackish lagoon by the River Orwell was formed as a result of a breach in the sea wall during the notorious 1953 floods, which affected much of the east coast of England.
Lound Lakes is a wonderfully wildlife rich site containing a mosaic of habitats, including woodland, acid and lowland grassland, open water, rush pasture and fen meadow.
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