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…
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Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
Ponds
Ponds support about two thirds of all freshwater species, while also providing non-aquatic animals such as mammals and reptiles with food and water.
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 &…
Suffolk Ponds Group
Suffolk Ponds Group is a collaborative group of conservation, farming and educational organisations and individuals working together to reverse the decline of farmland ponds in Suffolk and ensure that ponds form a key part of a Nature Recovery Network for the County.
Ghost Ponds - bringing life back to the landscape
Organic farmer John Pawsey rediscovers and reinstates 'ghost' ponds at Shimpling Park Farm.
Ponds and rivers
Advice on managing and creating pond and river habitats.
Suffolk Ponds Group: working together to reverse the decline of farmland ponds
Sam Hanks, our Farmland Wildlife Advisor, explains how Suffolk’s farmland ponds are lifelines for wildlife in a productive landscape, creating links and stepping stones for a wide range of species…
Fish, ponds and wildlife
Analysis of Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s pond survey data has re-inforced the message that fish – even small numbers of tiny stickleback – can significantly reduce the wildlife value of a pond.
Garden ponds for wildlife
A pond can attract a greater variety of wildlife than perhaps any other single feature in the garden. It provides a breeding space for frogs, toads, newts and dragonflies as well as a habitat for a host of other creatures from pond skaters to water snails. A pond that is shallow at one end will also provide bathing areas for birds and a watering hole for hedgehogs.
Ducks, ponds and wildlife
Analysis of Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s pond survey data and surveyors’ observations has reinforced the message that duck in any numbers can significantly reduce the wildlife value of a pond, especially for priority species such as great crested newt.
Coping with algae in ponds
Whilst unattractive and potentially harmful, algae are very important members of a healthy, well-balanced pond ecosystem, providing food for species at the lower end of the food-chain. To deal with algae effectively is not to eradicate it, but to prevent, or control, its excessive growth.