Our work

We're working every day to protect and restore Suffolk's wildlife and natural environment, and to inspire local people to take action for nature.

For over 60 years, Suffolk Wildlife Trust has led wildlife conservation, landscape recovery, and nature education across the county. We protect over 7,100 acres of space across 50 nature reserves and work with farmers and landowners to improve a further 5,800 acres for wildlife. We also empower schools and communities to take action for nature - building a growing movement of nature-friendly villages, neighbourhoods, and towns.

To amplify our impact, we're part of The Wildlife Trusts: a federation of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK. Together, we achieve even more for nature, the environment, and local communities with a united voice.

Wildlife conservation & recovery

Goal 1 - Nature is recovering at scale, in wildlife-rich landscapes and seas

Bringing back nature and building resilience to climate change requires landscape-scale ambition. We need more land protected for nature, with larger sites, richer buffer zones, and better-connected habitats. At the UN Biodiversity Summit in 2022 (COP 15), 200 nations - including the UK - committed to protecting 30% of the world's land and sea for nature by 3030, known as the 30-by-30 target.

As Suffolk's nature charity, we're championing this goal locally - managing our reserves for nature's recovery, working with local farmers and landowners create more space for wildlife, and protecting Suffolk's most precious and unique wildlife.

A panoramic view over Lackford Lakes in Suffolk, with trees relfected in the water and wildfowl on the lake's surface.

WILDLIFE HAVENS

Our nature reserves

We manage 50 natures reserve in Suffolk, with a total of 7,100 acres of space for nature to recover and for willdlife to thrive.

Aerial view of Carlton Marshes by John Lord

Landscape Recovery

Suffolk Wildlife Trust supports and enables nature recovery at scale by collaborating with farmers, landowners and communities to create…

Maddie and Jenny - Credit: John Ferguson

Farm Wildlife Advice

Farmland is a vitally important habitat for many species and there are huge opportunities in Suffolk to help make the countys farm rich…

Flagship species in Suffolk

Targeted action for some of Suffolk's most vulnerable wildlife is helping turn around their fortunes in the county.

Defend Nature

Suffolk Wildlife Trust engages with developers, councils, and decision-makers to promote and advocate for better policies and nature-…

Wilder Ecology

Our Wilder Ecology ecological consultancy team provide professional ecology, conservation and BNG surveying for clients.

Communities & learning

Goal 2 - People in every community are taking meaningful action for nature & climate.

To put nature on a path to recovery at the scale and pace needed, we all have a role to play. If just 1 in 4 people in Suffolk took action for nature at home, at school, at work, or in their local community, we could create a societal shift that truly tips the scales in nature's favour.

That's why we're supporting schools and communities across the county - helping people to understand Suffolk's wildlife and environment, and empowering them to take meaningful action for nature and climate.