The Creating the Greenest County Awards are back for another year! This is the thirteenth time the Awards have been held to celebrate environmental excellence in every aspect of life across the county. The awards recognise achievements by businesses, individuals, communities, organisations and schools, in areas such as reducing carbon emissions, being more sustainable and […]
The Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley team are working in partnership with the Suffolk Tree Warden Network and Essex Forest Initiative to repopulate the Suffolk and Essex landscapes with native black poplar trees, one of Britain’s rarest timber tree. Cuttings were taken from trees last February from our native black poplar clone bank and […]
The Forestry Commission have launched their latest campaign: Woodland Management Matters! If you own a woodland or are thinking about creating one, and would like to understand more about the management of your woodland, take a look at gov.uk/manage-woodland. The site will continue to be updated with resources to help you discover more about managing […]
For National Inclusion Week, the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team took a small group of women from Suffolk Refugee Support to Flatford, as part of our ongoing Landscapes for All initiatives. The group of women had an amazing day trying to identify everything in this special landscape, from flora and fauna, to […]
Children, young people, and underrepresented communities in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are set to reap the benefits from more than £25,000 worth of grant funding for a range of exciting community projects. The annual Sustainable Development Fund awards individuals, organisations, and community groups grants up to £5,000 for projects that will […]
The Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team worked with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, local landowners, Alan and Sarah Hewin at Thompsons Farm in Leavenheath, and our volunteers on a green hay project. Every autumn we do an annual cut at various County Wildlife Sites (CWS) in the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley and […]
Tree packs are back! The Woodland Trust is urging landowners to tackle tree loss in East Anglia’s Claylands by planting tree packs on their land. Landowners within the Claylands (see map) can receive up to two fully subsidised tree packs this winter. Each pack contains 50 saplings, including species carefully selected to best replace trees […]
Suffolk County Council celebrated the launch of ‘Ambling African Women’ a new partnership with PHOEBE, the Ipswich-based charity advocating for black and ethnic minority women and children aiming to increase access to Suffolk’s countryside. The new partnership aims to support PHOEBE members to access the countryside for its health and well-being benefits and is part […]
The Dedham Vale and Coast & Heaths National Landscapes (formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beautys) are renowned for their tranquil landscapes. The dark skies of these National Landscapes are just one of their defining characteristics. There are already two Dark Sky Discovery sites in the Coast and Heaths National Landscape. The Dedham Vale Society, with […]
The Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team is looking for an Admin Support Volunteer to help out in our Ipswich office. Would you like to: Work in an office environment supporting a small but busy conservation team? Help with data inputting, mail outs, and other general admin tasks? Help monitor varied and interesting […]
