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New volunteering opportunities on offer for nature lovers
A range of exciting volunteering opportunities are now available for people with a passion for nature, the environment, and getting stuck in in their local area. The Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is looking for volunteers to help with practical conservation work on Tuesdays and Friday from October 2023 – March 2024.…
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Guided walk to Rendlesham Forest a big success
This week saw the first of several Sustainable Development Funded events take place, with a guided walk to Rendlesham Forest in partnership with East Suffolk Lines Community Rail Partnership. This funded event provided access for all members of the group to Rendlesham Forest and utilised existing public transport links, to promote sustainable visiting and accessibility.…
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Woodland Management Matters!
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…
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Suffolk Refugee Support group visit to Flatford
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,…
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Landscape and life!
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…