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…
Our nature reserves
Our reserves are wild landscapes dedicated to protecting wildlife, restoring habitats, and providing space for nature to thrive.
We manage over 2,900 hectares (7,100 acres) of land on 50 nature reserves across the county of Suffolk. 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 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 regular donations from our members. If you love visiting our reserves, please consider becoming a member from £4 a month to help us continue our work for a wilder Suffolk.
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Gunton Meadow Nature Reserve
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Gunton Meadow is part of a small network of wildlife-rich habitats in north Lowestoft. The meadows are important for a variety of grassland species while the ponds support a large population of…
Gunton Warren Nature Reserve
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Gunton Warren is one of the Lowestoft 'gems', another fragment of wonderful wildlife habitat right on the doorstep of the town. It is a fascinating and diverse place renowned amongst the…
Hazlewood Marshes Nature Reserve
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
If there is a landscape that encapsulates dynamic and dramatic change, it is here on the edgelands of the Suffolk coast.
Hen Reedbeds Nature Reserve
Southwold, Suffolk
Hen Reedbeds is a blend of reedbeds, fens, dykes and pools created in 1999 to provide new breeding habitat for bittern and other wildlife.
Hopton Fen Nature Reserve
Diss, Suffolk
This is a gem of a site for the fen enthusiast. The waterlogged peat allows unique plants and animals to flourish.
Hutchison's Meadow Nature Reserve
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Hutchison's Meadow is an interesting flower-rich grassland that is a mix of spring fed wet grassland and drier grassland associated with sand and gravels.
Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve
Thetford, Suffolk
Knettishall Heath is an ancient landscape of lowland heath, grassland and woodland that has changed little since the Anglo-Saxon age. The unique mosaic of habitats is home to some of the UK's…
Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre
Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk
A wildlife oasis of lakes, reedbed, meadow and woodland near Bury St Edmunds. Experience nature all year-round from iridescent kingfisher and dazzling dragonflies, to colourful ducks and precious…
Levington Lagoon Nature Reserve
Felixstowe, Suffolk
This brackish lagoon by the River Orwell was formed as a result of a breach in the sea wall during the notorious 1953 floods, which affected much of the east coast of England.
Lound Lakes Nature Reserve
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Lound Lakes is a wonderfully wildlife rich site containing a mosaic of habitats, including woodland, acid and lowland grassland, open water, rush pasture and fen meadow.