Spring arrivals: Swallows, Sand Martins and diggers
Swallows, Sand Martins and House Martins have arrived at the reserve, as well as Blackcaps and Sedge Warblers starting to sing. Read on for wildlife news from across the Suffolk Broads, Carlton…
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Spring wildlife
Wildlife to look out for and nature reserves to visit for sign of spring.
Wildlife where you live
Suffolk Wildlife Trust works with thousands of people all over the county who are making a real difference for wildlife where they live. From barn owl boxes to community woodlands, your efforts are linking up vital habitat for wildlife.
Wildlife Live Webinar - House Martins
Discover the wonderful world of house martins, their ecology, nests and how we can support them, with Martin Tickler
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins
Learn how to identify swifts, swallows and martins. These birds are all summer visitors to the UK. Here's how you can find the difference between a swift and a swallow or work out what kind of martin you could have spotted!
Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
Welcome to Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Suffolk Wildlife Trust is the county's leading nature charity.
Spring has sprung at Lackford
Things are starting to stir on the reserve and the wildlife is beginning to think about breeding- wherever you look you can see signs of courtship, mating and nest-building.
Where have all the eels gone?
“Where have the eels gone?” is a Galloper Wind Farm and AONB funded project run by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
See you soon at the Suffolk Show!
We’re delighted to be back in the wildlife area at this year’s Suffolk Show, 31 May - 1 June. We will be encouraging you to take action for local wildlife through our 30 Days Wild Campaign when a…
The movements of Ipswich hedgehogs - where do they go?
For the past two years our spring field seasons have been jam packed with night time street patrols, hedgehog health checks, radio-tracking, daytime nest searches and camera installations abound…
Spring has sprung; the hogs are out!
Spring has sprung which means one thing; hedgehogs will be emerging from their sleepy slumbers and will be on the lookout for food!