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Suffolk’s first breeding colony of grey seals recorded at Orford Ness
National Trust rangers at Orford Ness National Nature Reserve in Suffolk are celebrating the birth of over 130 grey seal pups this winter; the third, consecutive year of successful breeding at the coastal site, which is now thought to be home to Suffolk’s first grey seal colony. Matt Wilson, Countryside Manager for the National Trust’s…
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Research into flooding in Aldeburgh
A research project at Durham University is investigating how residents of Aldeburgh, in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, perceive their risk to coastal flooding, and how this may impact upon flood risk management in the town of Aldeburgh. To take part in the research and to find out more, please complete the survey.
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Nature recovery update – January 2024
Nature recovery is a key part of our ongoing work to conserve and enhance the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape. Our Nature Network Officer, Alex Moore da Luz, provides a round-up from all of our nature recovery projects and volunteer work parties for Janaury 2024. Bawdsey In partnership with Bawdsey Parish Council, the…
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Swift pints at The Eels Foot Inn thanks to National Landscape grants
Drinkers at a Suffolk pub will soon be able to enjoy a ‘swift pint’….literally! For it is believed to be the only one in Britain to have its very own Swift Tower in the beer garden. The eight-metre high construction, built from a felled cedar tree, in the garden of the Eels Foot pub, bordering…
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More than £80,000 of grant funding now available across Essex and Suffolk
An annual grants scheme that sees over £80,000 awarded to community projects across Essex and Suffolk has opened for applications. Every year, the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape hands out more than £80,000 in grants to individuals, organisations such as schools and wildlife conservationists, and community groups to fund projects that help…