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2021-22 Stour Valley Volunteers Work Party Programme
In the Dedham Vale AONB we hold regular conservation work days from October through to April for Stour Valley Volunteers. We have now published our programme activities for the coming months! The Stour Valley Volunteers play a valuable role undertaking practical conservation tasks every other Wednesday. These volunteers do practical conservation tasks throughout the Dedham Vale…
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Apply now for funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme
Farming in Protected Landscapes is a new grant programme for the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, along with all of the National Parks and other AONBs in England. Through the programme, farmers and land managers can be supported to carry out projects that Support nature recovery, Mitigate the impacts of climate change, Provide…
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Join the fun at Flatford Nature Day!
This half term, visit Flatford and take part in some fun, nature-based activities and crafts at the Flatford Nature Day! Taking place on Tuesday 26th October between 11am-4pm, among activities available, you can try: Pond Dipping & Autumn craft Hedgehog crafts & spoon making Kitchen Garden trail & jam making Bat trail The event is…
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Showcasing Suffolk’s environmental achievements as the UK hosts COP26
Creating the Greenest County is now more important and more relevant than ever – going green, reducing carbon and protecting biodiversity are choices we must all be making. The United Nations COP26 event in November will rightly focus on the international agreements that need to be in place, and the 2021 Creating the Greenest County…
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£16,000 of funding available across two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Essex and Suffolk
Communities in two of the country’s most significant and cherished designated landscapes are set to benefit thanks to funding opportunities now available. The Coast & Heaths AONB stretches from Kessingland in north Suffolk to the Stour Estuary in north Essex, including much of Suffolk’s iconic coastline, whilst the Dedham Vale AONB covers rolling countryside in…