Community groups, schools, businesses, and organisations across two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in Suffolk and Essex are invited to apply for significant grant funding to fund projects that benefit the area. The Sustainable Development is an annual grants scheme that awards more than £70,000 to community projects in both the Dedham Vale and […]
Not only is climate change having an impact on humans and how we live our lives, but wildlife too. Adam Rowlands, RSPB Suffolk Area Manager, explains the impact climate change is having on birds in the area. The impacts of climate change are having mixed fortunes on birds, particularly in Suffolk. Erosion has brought change […]
It’s no secret that we need to do more to tackle the climate and ecological emergencies that we find ourselves in. Whilst the worst of global emissions can be reduced at government level, the actions of individuals have a vital role to play if we are to alleviate the worst that climate change can throw at […]
The Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project Area is a magnificent landscape fully of beauty and hidden treasures. Planning a visit? Here is some inspiration for your next trip! Find out more information, including visitor guides, podcasts, and videos to help you plan your visit, go to www.dedhamvalestourvalley.org/visiting. 1. Arger Fen & Spouse’s Vale 110 hectares of ancient […]
The Stour Valley Farmer Cluster is a group of thirty-four farmers managing around 8,500ha of land in and around the Dedham Vale AONB; the group started in a small way around 2017 before coming together more formally in 2019. Most of the farms are mixed with arable land producing cereals for the brewing and baking […]
The Water Environment Grant Funded Essex and Suffolk Stour Valley Ten Rivers Project is now complete and will bring multiple landscape scale benefits to the River Stour catchment and wildlife in the area. A grant of £65,000 helped to implement a multi-faceted project that included planting thousands of trees, habitat creation, and improving water quality, […]
The magnificent black poplar trees have become increasingly rare in the landscape over time due to several factors. Helen Bynum from the Suffolk Tree Wardens Network explains more about these magnificent trees, why their numbers dwindled, and the exciting new interventions that are being carried out to conserve and restore Suffolk’s cotton-trees. Suffolk’s black poplars […]
Hot off the press! Our brand new, free AONB newspaper is now available to read online, or pick up a copy from 100s of locations around the area.This year our theme is climate change. Find out the impacts of climate change on wildlife, nature and the landscape in our special area, and what you can […]
Adrian Silvertown has been named the winner of the Robert Erith National Landscape Award in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Stour Valley Project area for 2021-22. The Robert Erith National Landscape Award celebrates and recognises the achievements of individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the […]
The Farming in Protected Landscapes programme provides funding for farm projects meeting several specific objectives under the four themes. The programme has just finished its first year in operation, with more than £90,000 awarded to farmers and land managers in Suffolk and Essex since the scheme began in summer 2021. Around £30,000 in Coast & […]
