Delighted to find this Hairy Dragonfly on my Belstead Brook Park patch walk this morning, my earliest ever here by 11 days. Record already entered into iRecord. British Dragonfly Society

The start of improvements to a footpath in Tuddenham St Martin, for Suffolk CC Resurfacing with crushed stone to follow next week. Many thanks to the volunteers working in the heat and dust! East Suffolk Council IpswichGov #volunteers #pathwork

The finished fencing and pond dipping platform at The Dales Local Nature Reserve in north-west Ipswich. Thanks to funding from Suffolk CC . A newly surfaced pathway has also helped to improve access around this wonderful hidden gem. IpswichGov #volunteers

Footpath resurfacing completed today in Tuddenham St Martin for Suffolk CC . Many thanks to the regular volunteers for the hard work barrowing crushed stone! Thanks also to the Tuddenham Fountain for letting us use their car park! East Suffolk Council IpswichGov #pathwork #volunteers

More new boardwalk completed today in Belstead Brook Park (Ashground Plantation, Bobbits Lane) - all made from our own local oak & sweet chestnut timber. Thanks as usual to our wonderful volunteers! IpswichGov Babergh District Council #volunteers #localtimber

Two great days at the Suffolk Show thanks to SuffolkWildlifeTrust . With Ipswich Wildlife Group, almost 300 bug homes made with children & families, to take home. Lots of wildlife conversations too. Many thanks to our volunteers for helping. IpswichGov East Suffolk Council Babergh District Council

When you poison animals deemed 'pests', you also poison the wildlife people love most, just like this barn owl who fell victim to secondary poisoning 💔 Rodenticide poison can have serious welfare implications. Find out how you can deter rodents humanely: bit.ly/43QffkZ

Beautiful Marbled White butterflies now appearing in good numbers in rough grassland at Landseer Park, Ipswich, and mostly attracted to Knapweed flowers there (12th June 2025) BC Suffolk Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋

SWT Farm Wildlife Advice (in my view) have the best farm advice team going. You can now be a part of that 👇

🚨STINKY BUTTS!🚨 These are just some of the #cigarettebutts I’ve collected as part of my ongoing #1millionbutts campaign. 🚬Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter on the planet but go unnoticed by many.

A great opportunity to join Ipswich Borough Council's Countryside and Wildlife Team as a Tree Inspector - details via the link below share.google/vvr3YpkrEc2jHH…

Planning your next visit? Please make sure you: 🐶 Keep dogs under control 🗑️ Take your rubbish home 💚 Respect the landscape 👣 Stick to marked footpaths ☔ Always be prepared for the elements Find more advice 👉 coastandheaths-nl.org.uk/exploring/

No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree. youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU

#urbansafari Plenty going on in Ipswich this afternoon when the rain cleared. Anthidium manicatum, Cerceris rybyensis in cop, Bombus pascuorum, Comm Blue, Br Argus, Gatekeeper and Philanthus from 'new' estate drainage reedbed and 'greenspace'.

A new bench installed (and tested!) in Quilter Drive open space (Belstead Brook Park), yesterday. Made from our own local oak timber by our volunteers, on behalf of Babergh District Council IpswichGov #volunteers #localtimber #seat #oak

Great to have our volunteers working with IpswichGov Wildlife Team today at Orwell Country Park, raking at Pond Hall Carr Meadow and pulling bracken on Piper's Vale. Heather looking wonderful! #volunteers #heathland #urbanwildlife

Two fallen trees cleared from paths at Martlesham Common Local Nature Reserve earlier this week. Sometimes in the summer, the weight of leaves and/or fruit can just be too much! Thanks as ever to our volunteers for helping out. Martlesham UK East Suffolk Council IpswichGov #volunteers

Saturday's monthly session at Alderman Canal Local Nature Reserve. Many thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who helped to mow & rake areas of wildflower grassland, remove litter and trim paths. IpswichGov #volunteers #urbanconservation #localnaturereserve