Habitat & species advice
Advice on how to manage Suffolk's habitats and species.
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Flagship species in Suffolk
Targeted action for some of Suffolk's most vulnerable wildlife is helping turn around their fortunes in the county.
Endangered species wildlife conservation
Suffolk Wildlife Trust helps endangered species by protecting habitat for wildlife. Learn how you can support nature conservation in Suffolk
Developing a Species Conservation Strategy for water vole
Suffolk Wildlife Trust are working as part of a partnership of organisations, with Natural England to develop a species conservation strategy for water vole in the East Anglian region.
New species of fly discovered at Lackford Lakes
It's not every day that a new species is discovered, so it's extremely exciting that a new stem-boring fly has been found by Graham Moates, a volunteer at Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve,…
Golden-ringed dragonfly
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Controlling mink to preserve water voles and other native species
Jamie Smith, our Coastal Warden, explains how we’re working with Suffolk Coasts & Heaths & Dedham Vale AONB to help water voles and other native species avoid predation by American mink.…
Emperor dragonfly
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
Talk: Suffolk Wildlife Trust engagement with energy infrastructure projects
Illustrated talk by Rupert Masefield, Planning and Advocacy Manager at Suffolk Wildlife Trust about the Trust’s engagement with energy infrastructure projects including Sizewell C.
Hairy dragonfly
The UK's smallest hawker, the Hairy dragonfly is mostly black in colour, but has a distinctively hairy thorax. It can be found in grazing marshes and flooded gravel pits, and along canals…
Suffolk Bat Group
Suffolk Bat Group was formed in 1983 as a specialist group within Suffolk Wildlife Trust and is the county's main point of contact for all bat conservation related issues.
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.