Farm visit in North Suffolk this afternoon, a real Friday treat , incredible effort for swifts and house martins with box provision alongside natural nests, plus mud puddle created for martins & swallows!
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thanks to an inspirational bunch of farmers for taking the time to see what we are up to at the farm!

Joint Blyth Valley Cluster & #WoolTowns cluster visit to RSPB Hope Farm , inspiring discussions around agroforestry, hedge management, SFI and turtle dove plots. Thank you Georgie !

Pond survey season is underway! This morning the team surveyed three ponds in North Suffolk, including this ghost pond (left), with abundant aquatic plants and a creation (right).

We were also treated to a purring turtle dove in a nearby hedge. Operation Turtle Dove

Sooo delighted to see a #TurtleDove fly right past me in the garden on this #MayDay morning especially as we had none last year! ☹️Too quick for a photo so here’s one from an earlier year. Blyth Valley Cluster SWT Farm Wildlife Advice Mike Porter 🚜 Nature Friendly Farming Network RSPB Minsmere 🌍 Operation Turtle Dove

Our blog with DEFRA, including some more aerial shots and context behind the projects aims to benefit farmers, the environment and the local community :
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Had a most interesting afternoon with Blyth Valley Cluster and a visit looking at veteran and no so old trees #johnchambers Graham Denny Megan Megan Lock Waveney Farming Cluster ArableEmily #formerlyknownasweeds

It’s been exciting to work with Little Haugh Farm, Norton on a number of recent projects including this beaver release ! Thanks to National Highways #N4N grant for funding the fencing. The Wildlife Trusts

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Discussing shades of green as part of grassland training for SWT Farm Wildlife Advice this morning. Tiny Twayblade orchid & adders tongue fern, always worth a close up look 💚 #speciesrichgrassland

Team water vole survey morning at Darsham Marshes, great to see lots of feeding signs and distinctive 'tic tac' droppings! Lots of blackcap, whitethroat, chiffchaff and cetti's song.
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The highlight of my farmland bird survey this morning was finding a freshly fledged brood of three TAWNY OWLS. Also, 2 Barn Owls, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and decent numbers of Sky Larks, Yellowhammers and Linnets. #WoolTownsFarmCluster

Two nice farm ponds from Long Melford in Suffolk. Both of these ponds appear on the first edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1884 and both are still providing great wildlife habitats in an arable landscape. #pond

Farm visit last week on the Upper Gipping catchment, discussing potential natural flood management opportunities, clusters, hedgerow management and pond restoration.

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We maintain and expand our #scrub on this farm and this is our prize! Three singing #nightingales along this thick hedgeline. My favourite time of year! ⁦Nature Friendly Farming Network⁩ ⁦RSPB Minsmere 🌍⁩ ⁦SWT Farm Wildlife Advice⁩ ⁦Blyth Valley Cluster⁩ ⁦RSPB⁩

Suffolk Bird Group are launching a House Martin project. Free surveys & advice are available; how to help them, also to mitigate if any inconvenience is being caused. We have a talk this Thursday in Hintlesham, all will be revealed! Suffolk Bird Group House Martin Conservation UK & Ireland Jenny Rawson