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Redshank volunteering opportunities
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…
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Grants open for applications
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…
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Agri-environment schemes and the future: How to get the best for your business
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…
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New award launched to celebrate and recognise outstanding contributions to the Coast & Heaths AONB
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…
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Great British Beach Clean results
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…