Suffolk Wildlife Trust
The Suffolk Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the English county of Suffolk. The trust is a charitable organisation whuch manages more than 50 nature reserves in the county. Their head office is at Brooke House in Ashbocking. As of March 2014, the Chief Executive is Julian Roughton.[1]
History
The trust, which was founded in 1961, is a membership organisation and are supported by more than 26,000 members with over 1,000 volunteers playing an active role in their activities.[2] Environmental education is a major part of their work and the trust works with children in both school based activities and family events held at their reserves. Conservation advisors work with farmers and local communities to encourage the development of a range of wildlife habitats across the county.[2] The trust was formerly known as the "Suffolk Trust for Nature Conservation."
Reserves
As of March 2014, Suffolk Wildlife Trust manages 52 reserves covering habitats ranging from open fen and marshland, traditional grazing meadows and marshland to ancient broadleaf woodland.[2][3] Some of the reserves are managed jointly with other organisations such as the RSPB or Natural England.
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- Alde Mudflats
- Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale, part of Arger Fen SSSI
- Blaxhall Common
- Bonny Wood, part of Barking Woods SSSI
- Bradfield Woods
- Bromeswell Green
- Brooke House, the Trust's headquarters
- Bull's Wood
- Captain's Wood
- Carlton Marshes
- Castle Marshes, part of Barnby Broad and Marshes SSSI
- Church Farm
- Combs Wood
- Cornard Mere
- Darsham Marshes
- Dingle Marshes
- Dunwich Forest
- Fox Fritillary Meadow
- Foxburrow Farm
- Framlingham Mere
- Groton Wood
- Grove Farm
- Gunton Meadow
- Hazlewood Marshes
- Hen Reedbeds
- Hopton Fen
- Hutchison's Meadow
- Knettishall Heath
- Lackford Lakes
- Levington Lagoon
- Lound Lakes
- Market Weston Fen
- Martins' Meadows
- Mellis Common
- Mickfield Meadow
- Micklemere
- Newbourne Springs
- Norah Hanbury-Kelk Meadows
- North Cove, part of Barnby Broad and Marshes SSSI
- Oulton Marshes
- Redgrave & Lopham Fen
- Reydon Wood
- Roydon Fen
- Simpson's Saltings
- Sizewell Belts
- Snape Marshes
- Sutton & Hollesley Commons
- Thelnetham Fen
- Trimley Marshes
- Wangford Warren
- Winks Meadow
- Wortham Ling
See also
References
- ↑ Contact us, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 About us, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ Nature Reserves, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
