The historic St Mary's Church in East Bergholt standing impressively in the landscape ⛪ The church dates roughly from 1350-1550 📸 Gregg Brown

National Landscape volunteers were working out at Hall Farm in Stratford St Mary last week 💪 Together we made a stag beetle stumpery and mulched some hedges 💚

Join the Suffolk Wildlife Trust for a willow weaving course to create a Stag beetle sculpture in the woods Willow weaver Jo Hammond will be leading five sessions with a small group of people, to create a Stag beetle sculpture in the woods 👉 suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/weaving…

Young nature-lovers in Suffolk unite! Suffolk Wildlife Trust is hosting an open event for 16-25yrs and youth organisations to meet and share ideas about protecting and restoring nature in Suffolk Find out more 👉 suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-10…

Wonderful, timeless Dedham Vale scenery 😍 📸 Gregg Brown

Have you seen one of our Landscape Lens fixed-point photo posts? 📸 There are 10 posts spread across the Dedham Vale National Landscape. Your photos will help us track changes to the landscape through the seasons! Find out more 👉 buff.ly/K0qK6ZY

In 2020 a series of dykes in Bures were dug out & re-connected to the River Stour The National Landscape project was in partnership with the Environment Agency and a local landowner Previously they held no water, now they are brimming with dragonflies, kingfishers & water vole

The East Anglian Black Poplar Project is working to re-establish native black poplar trees and have upcoming events: 14th October, 1-4pm Flatford Mill, East Bergholt trybooking.com/uk/FERC 15th October, 2-5pm Suffolk Punch Trust Cafe, Hollesley trybooking.com/uk/FERT

Nature recovery involves creating and restoring habitats for wildlife on a landscape scale 🌳 In the Dedham Vale National Landscape, our flagship species is the hazel dormouse 🐁 Find out more 👉 buff.ly/3TTZPXU

Beautiful Clare, the smallest town in Suffolk 📍 📸 Gregg Brown

We've created fun fact sheets perfect for children and schools as part of our Wilder Together in the Stour Valley project 🎨 They are free to download/print and explain lots of features of nature, from bugs to hedgehogs, plus birds, ponds & more! 👉 dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/wildertogether…

As part of our nature recovery work to support wildlife & habitats in the National Landscape, we have several priority species and landscapes 💚 Check out our fun guide to help you identify them! 🎨

Download the free Discover Suffolk app today! 📱 🗺️ Free Ordnance Survey mapping 📍 100+ walking, cycling and riding routes 💬 Discover points of interest 📲 Works offline without phone signal Find out more & download 👉 buff.ly/3Jc4gsh

We are delighted to announce PACE Manningtree as the 2025 winners of the Robert Erith National Landscape Award 🏆 The award recognises the outstanding work of PACE and its volunteers in monitoring water quality of the River Stour over a 3-year period 👉 dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/2025/09/29/loc…

Join the Suffolk Wildlife Trust for a willow weaving course to create a Stag beetle sculpture in the woods Willow weaver Jo Hammond will be leading five sessions over the Autumn & Winter to create a stag beetle sculpture in the woods 👉 suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/weaving…

We are looking for landowners/land managers to help us deliver ambitious targets for nature, including: 🌳 Increasing tree canopy & woodland cover 🌱 Planting hedgerows 🌊 Creating ponds and wetlands Find out more 👉 buff.ly/RShMC1f

PACE Manningtree have been named the 2025 winners of the Robert Erith National Landscape Award 🏆 The award recognises the outstanding work of PACE and its volunteers in monitoring water quality of the River Stour over a 3-year period 👉 dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/2025/09/29/loc…

Watching birds can be both a relaxing and rewarding experience, but where do you start? 🦅 The Essex Wildlife Trust has put together this great guide to start your bird watching journey 🐥 👉 essexwt.org.uk/blog/essex-wil…

Volunteers from the local community & National Landscape raked up cut grass at beautiful Polstead church 💪 Raking up cut grass ensures the fertility of the soil remains poor, which is good for the wildflower rich grassland This haymaking event will take place annually

There are several accessible routes in the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley that are suitable for wheelchair users and buggies, some purpose-built 👨🦽 We've pulled together a handy guide 📝 Find out more 👉 buff.ly/3V87lAg