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  • Exciting New Partnership for Wildlife in the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley

    Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Essex Wildlife Trust, RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden, and the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Stour Valley have joined together to create an exciting partnership project called Wilder Together in the Stour Valley. The partnership has been established to support parish and town councils so they can work with…

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  • Wilder Together in the Stour Valley webinar

    As part of the Wilder Together in the Stour Valley project, the partnership of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Stour Valley, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Essex Wildlife Trust and RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden are running a webinar for parish and town councils. The theme Connecting to your community for wildlife the webinar will take place on Wednesday 5th…

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  • Free opportunities for young people to get involved with nature

    Young people in Suffolk and Essex aged between 13-18 are encouraged to take part in hands-on conservation work as part of a popular volunteering scheme. The Coast & Vale Youth Rangers is a free volunteer group for young people aged 13-18 who are interested in gaining hands-on skills and experience in conservation and environmental work.…

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  • The Suffolk Walking Festival 2023

    This year’s Suffolk Walking Festival’s 16-day programme offers over 70 delightful walks over 350 miles across Suffolk’s beautiful landscapes.  Walk with an archaeologist in the Valley of the Kings at very heart of an Anglo-Saxon Kingdom.  Explore the heart of The Brecks in a unique landscape of gorse-covered sandy chalk soils characterised by purple heathland,…

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  • Extension given to environmental farming grant scheme in Suffolk and Essex

    Farmers and land managers in the Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) will be able to benefit from a key funding stream for a further two years, following today’s announcement and publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan by Defra. The Farming in Protected Landscapes grant programme, which funds projects on…

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