Landscape Lens is a fixed-point photography project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to encourage residents and visitors to connect with the landscape. How will it all work? There will be 15 photography locations across the Coast & Heaths AONB and Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project area. Each will have a post, […]

Over the last year we have all been exploring our local area more, engaging with the countryside and discovering new walk and hopefully you will have noticed how truly special the AONB is. It showcases such an amazing variety of landscapes, from heathland, ancient woodlands, untamed beaches to wildlife populated estuaries.  To refine our locations […]

Last year was the 50th anniversary of Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale both being designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).  As part of this celebration, we were awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for £129,000, to run a series of initiatives to celebrate this milestone. Throughout last year we […]

The first winner of the National Landscape Award in the Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has been announced. The new David Wood National Landscape Award celebrates and recognises the achievements of individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation and enhancement or raising awareness of the […]

The Sustainable Development Fund opens to applications for projects that benefit the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The Sustainable Development Fund is available to a variety of community and conservation organisations (or individuals) to support projects for the conservation and enhancement of the […]

Would you like to help redshank and other birds around the coast and estuaries of the AONB? The redshank bird is the flagship species in the Coast & Heaths AONB. We are looking to recruit new volunteers who can help redshank and lots of other wildlife. We can fit the type of volunteering activity that […]

Each year the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is proud to open several grants schemes that fund local community projects.  Two grants are now open for applications!  The AONB is seeking applications from community projects that are innovative, socially inclusive, sustainable, that benefit the public and involve partnership working.  Whether you […]

Farmers, growers and land managers are custodians of the English landscape, and for generations they have helped shape and look after it as they feed the nation. There is a big positive change ahead: the Environmental Land Management Scheme (E.L.M.), which will be rolled out in 2024, will provide financial support as you continue to […]

A brand new award has been launched in 2021 to celebrate and recognise the achievements of individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to conserving and enhancing the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The David Wood National Landscape Award will recognise the hard work and amazing contributions that people […]

The results are in from this year’s Great British Beach Clean! In the 27th year of the Marine Conservation Society’s annual nationwide initiative, the Great British Beach Clean ran for a week, rather than the usual weekend. Across Suffolk, 13 different beach clean events took place with the help of 85 fantastic volunteers, including the […]