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Welcome to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Welcome to National Landscapes – the new name for the UK’s designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape stretches from Kessingland in North Suffolk, down to the Stour Estuary in North Essex.
The Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape was designated in 1970 and is cared for by a Partnership, a team, and the thousands of people who live in, work in and visit it.
It is a diverse and ever changing landscape. You can enjoy a low-lying coast of shingle and sand, ancient woodland, forest, lowland heaths, farmland, valley meadowlands, estuaries, marshes, and historic towns and villages.
What does it mean to live and work in an National Landscape? We've put together some useful information to provide an introduction and everything you need to know!
Natural Environment Improvement Fund
The £10m Natural Environment Improvement Fund is open for applications, launched to support environmental enhancement projects that address the landscape and visual impacts of the Sizewell C Project.
Applications can be accepted from the following:
- Registered charities
- Landowners in the vicinity of the Sizewell C Project
- Community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises & public bodies
- Individuals or businesses where the project shows a clear benefit to the wider community
Free Visitor Guides
We have 14 free visitor guides available for popular locations in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape.
Each guide is packed full of highlights, history, useful information, and suggested walking routes with maps.
You can view the guides online and download them for free. Alternatively, if you would like to be sent free hard copies, please email [email protected].