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Free wildlife-friendly gardening online talk and Q&A
Would you like to learn more about wildlife-friendly gardening? Have you always wanted your garden to be a haven for wildlife? Join us for a FREE online talk on Thursday 14th July at 6pm. If you’re new to gardening, find out how you can support nature and wildlife. You will find out all of the…
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Lord Benyon visits the Dedham Vale
It was great for members of the AONB team to meet Lord Benyon, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibilities for AONBs in the Dedham Vale today. Useful discussion on Designated Landscapes Review, Farming, Aspiration for boundary variation and local issues. The Dedham Vale AONB welcomes the recent announcement on uplift in funding for AONBs…
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Hedgehog Friendly Village Project update
The East Bergholt Futures Group are taking over the Hedgehog Friendly Village Project in East Bergholt from the Dedham Vale AONB who will continue to support the group as and when they need it. They had their first event at the East Bergholt plant sale. They spoke to many residents about the initiative and discussed…
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Join our team! Seasonal Ranger Vacancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Seasonal Ranger across multiple sites in the Dedham Vale and Suffolk Coast and Heaths Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Do you have recent experience of public engagement in a countryside setting? Would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role in some of the nation’s finest…
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Free homes for hedgehogs to increase population and boost biodiversity
A new initiative in Suffolk and Essex has been launched to increase the numbers of hedgehogs in our designated landscapes by providing free hedgehog homes and signs to residents. The hedgehog is a priority species in the Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) Nature Recovery Plans. In the past…