The Forestry Commission have launched their latest campaign: Woodland Management Matters! If you own a woodland or are thinking about creating one, and would like to understand more about the management of your woodland, take a look at gov.uk/manage-woodland. The site will continue to be updated with resources to help you discover more about managing […]
For National Inclusion Week, the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team took a small group of women from Suffolk Refugee Support to Flatford, as part of our ongoing Landscapes for All initiatives. The group of women had an amazing day trying to identify everything in this special landscape, from flora and fauna, […]
Suffolk County Council’s Workforce Development Team recently spent a day helping the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) improve Church Common at Snape as a key feature and biodiversity hotspot in this Protected Landscape. Workforce Development Team members joined Neil Lister, AONB Countryside Projects Officer, and colleague Greg Chester-Parsons, AONB New to […]
The 2023 Great British Beach Clean 2023 is now complete! The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team organised three surveys/cleans – two for registered volunteers at Kessingland and Havergate Island, and a corporate survey/clean at Bawdsey Point for UK Power Networks and Royal Society of Chemistry members. Across the three events, 48 […]
A host of exciting projects in Suffolk have received significant funding to engage local communities of all ages with nature to improve health, access, and connection to their surroundings. The annual Sustainable Development Fund awards grants up to £5,000 for community projects that will help to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Coast […]
Every September thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in the Great British Beach Clean, a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. Our second Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Beach Clean event is taking place on […]
Tree packs are back! The Woodland Trust is urging landowners to tackle tree loss in East Anglia’s Claylands by planting tree packs on their land. Landowners within the Claylands (see map) can receive up to two fully subsidised tree packs this winter. Each pack contains 50 saplings, including species carefully selected to best replace trees […]
Every September thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in the Great British Beach Clean, a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) team organises events throughout the year for […]
Suffolk County Council celebrated the launch of ‘Ambling African Women’ a new partnership with PHOEBE, the Ipswich-based charity advocating for black and ethnic minority women and children aiming to increase access to Suffolk’s countryside. The new partnership aims to support PHOEBE members to access the countryside for its health and well-being benefits and is part […]
An annual grants scheme has reopened for funding with over £20,000 available to support community projects in East Suffolk. The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Amenity and Accessibility Fund was set up with construction of a Dry Fuel Store at Sizewell B power station in 2012. Over the past 11 years the […]
The Dedham Vale and Coast & Heaths National Landscapes (formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beautys) are renowned for their tranquil landscapes. The dark skies of these National Landscapes are just one of their defining characteristics. There are already two Dark Sky Discovery sites in the Coast and Heaths National Landscape. The Dedham Vale Society, with […]
Last week saw the final beachcombing event in a series funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, taking place in the Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The most recent event was with the Home Instead group. They work in Ipswich, Felixstowe and Woodbridge to support clients in the local community with Companionship, […]
