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    Tawny owl by Beverley Carpenter

    Suffolk Wildlife Trust is Suffolk’s nature charity – the only organisation dedicated to safeguarding Suffolk’s wildlife and countryside.

    We make a difference for Suffolk by managing nature reserves - securing a bigger, better and more connected landscape for wildlife and by inspiring the next generation through hands-on experiences with nature.

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    Signs to hides at Lackford Lakes

    John Ferguson

    We care for 50 nature reserves across Suffolk, with visitor centres at Carlton Marshes near Lowestoft and Lackford Lakes near Bury St Edmunds. 

     

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    We have something for everyone! Events for tots through to teens, wildlife courses for adults, practical conservation volunteering, wildlife walks and talks.

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    Volunteers tree planting - Sarah Groves

    Volunteers tree planting - Sarah Groves

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UK Species Explorer

Chalkhill blue female © Tom Hibbert

Trees and shrubs

Waxwing feeding on Cotoneaster berries in supermarket car park

Cotoneaster

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Field elm

Bilberry

Bilberry

Gorse

Common gorse

Sitka Spruce

Sitka spruce

Common Beech

Common beech

Common Laburnum

Common laburnum

European Larch

European larch

Broom

Broom

Scots Pine

Scots pine

Sweet chestnut

Sweet chestnut

Holly

Holly

Dog-rose

Dog-rose

Aspen

Aspen

Sessile Oak

Sessile oak

Field Maple

Field maple

Sea-buckthorn

Sea-buckthorn

Black Poplar

Black poplar

English Oak

English oak

Sycamore

Sycamore

Red Admiral on Buddleia

Buddleia

Hybrid Black Poplar

Hybrid black poplar

Holm Oak

Holm oak

Conker (horse chestnut)

Horse chestnut

Wild Privet

Wild privet

White Willow

White willow

Wych Elm

Wych elm

Purging Buckthorn

Purging buckthorn

Lilac

Lilac

Crack Willow

Crack willow

English Elm

English elm

Alder Buckthorn

Alder buckthorn

Elderflower (c) Alexandrumagurean

Elder

Goat Willow

Goat willow

London Plane

London plane

Large-leaved Lime

Large-leaved lime

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