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 50 nature reserves across Suffolk. Our reserves are wild landscapes dedicated to protecting wildlife, restoring habitats, and providing space for nature to recover and thrive.
However, nature reserves alone cannot provide the space needed for wildlife to recover. That is why we are increasing our landscape recovery work with farmers, landowners and communities across the county to achieve our collective goal to restore 30% of land and sea in Suffolk for nature.
Please remember that all of our nature reserves are precious havens carefully managed 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.
Our reserves are FREE for visitors, which is made possible thanks to 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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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.
The open space, small lakes and pine forest of East Wretham make this large heathland a fantastic place to visit all year round.
Among the largest and most varied of important wildlife sites in Breckland.
Cranberry Rough is a wild, wet fenland sitting on a thick layer of peat, built up over centuries in the basin of a former lake called Hockham Mere.
Formerly known as Grove Farm, we're rewilding Black Bourn Valley...
Mickfield Meadow is a stunning flower-rich hay meadow that has never been sprayed or fertilised.
A designated National Nature Reserve, Thetford Heath is an excellent example of the vast grassland heath that once covered the Brecklands.
A truly incredible and unique place. Thompson Common is famous for its ‘pingo’ ponds – a network of around 400 small pools created during the last Ice Age. It’s also home to the UK’s rarest…
A rich mosaic of habitats ranging from damp low-lying grassland studded with small pools to fen, scrub and woodland
One of Norfolk
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