The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has some of the most appealing landscapes for walking all year round. This winter, wrap up warm and get out and explore the area at your own pace! 1. Aldeburgh and Thorpeness Two of the AONB’s most well-known destinations, Aldeburgh and Thorpeness are renowned for their beaches, […]
As COP26 came to a close, Suffolk celebrated the people and organisations making the biggest environmental difference in the county. An innovative food recycling company, a nature reserve and the county’s Tree Warden Network were among those collecting awards at The Hold in Ipswich on Friday 12th November. Attendees were also treated to a keynote […]
There is a great opportunity to join the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) team hosted by Suffolk County Council as a Natural Heritage Officer! Are you an enthusiastic project manager with a creative flair who can bring the landscapes of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths and Dedham Vale AONBs to life? Does the idea of […]
Farming in Protected Landscapes is a new grant programme for the Coast & Heaths 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, […]
Staff and volunteers at the National Trust’s Orford Ness are celebrating their first ever entirely sold-out season. Having remained closed throughout 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, the site on the Suffolk coast reopened on Good Friday 2021 and has been sold out every day it’s been open, until the end of season on Saturday […]
In the Coast & Heaths AONB we hold regular conservation work days from October through to April. We have now published our programme activities for the coming months! The volunteers regularly undertake practical conservation work. If you would like to work outdoors in the beautiful Coast & Heaths, help your local environment and meet some new […]
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 […]
The skyline of a historic Suffolk village has been transformed by the removal of overhead power lines as part of a £600,000 project. UK Power Networks has completed its work at Orford which has seen more than 5,000 metres of both 33,000-volt and 11,000-volt overhead lines replaced by new underground cabling to continue the safe […]
As part of the Great British Beach Clean our beach clean event took place on Friday 24th September at Shingle Street. Every September thousands of people take to the beach all over the UK as part of the Great British Beach Clean, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)’s annual week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of […]
Bailey Bridge, which connects Southwold and Walberswick, will reopen on Monday 27th September 2021. The bridge will be reopened on Monday 27 September 2021. Minor works will be taking place under the bridge, however with minimal impact to members of public. Refurbishment work has been taking place to Bailey Bridge that crosses the River Blyth and […]
The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is inviting all those joining The Great British Beach Clean in Suffolk to report ‘extraordinary litter’! Every September thousands of people take to the beach all over the UK as part of the Great British Beach Clean, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)’s annual week-long citizen […]
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 […]
