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More than £110,000 of grant funding now available across two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Essex and Suffolk
An annual grants scheme that sees over £110,000 given to community projects across Essex and Suffolk has opened for applications. Communities are invited to apply for grants that are available across two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) six different grant funds in total – in the Coast & Heaths AONB and the Dedham Vale…
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Suffolk Walking Festival 2022
The 14th Suffolk Walking Festival launches on 14 May 2022 with over 70 guided walks over two weeks over some wild countryside, outstanding landscapes, rolling hills, forests, and coastal beauty spots. With lots of weekend, evening and family walks, the programme has accessible, short, medium, long distance walks, and challenging walks. There is something for…
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Stour Valley Path temporary closure
There is a temporary closure on the Stour Valley Path in Great/Little Thurlow due to an unsafe footbridge. See map for alternative route through Great Thurlow. It is likely this will remain closed until June 2022. Find out more information about visiting the Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project Area.
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Stars up, lights down!
The Dark Skies Committee is determined to involve local schools in their campaign to preserve the night skies. In November 2021 Mike Barrett, the astronomer, contributed to a practical with telescopes at Stoke by Nayland C of E Primary School. He noted how knowledgeable and enthusiastic the children were and sent them all home with one of…
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk and Essex react to Government response to landscape review
The Dedham Vale and Suffolk Coast & Heaths Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) have today commented on the Government’s formal response to the review of protected landscapes. The chairs of the two AONBs, nationally significant landscapes that cover large parts of Suffolk and Essex, welcome the Government’s recent response to the Designated Landscapes Review…