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Call for articles

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Newsletter time is coming around again!
The next issue of our newsletter will be published in November, and we’d love to share your stories.

We welcome articles that showcase local biodiversity projects, or share environment, ecology and wildlife news, training and funding opportunities (with photos where possible). Previous articles have included the work of community groups, charities, statutory bodies, AONB partnerships, businesses, local authorities, and more. To see previous issues, please click here.

The newsletter is seen by over 450 people from the private, corporate, statutory, and charitable sectors, as well as individual subscribers, and is widely shared online.

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To send us your story use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page, the deadline for the next issue is 25 October

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Emma Aldous, Communications Officer, 
Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service




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Norfolk & Suffolk Community Online Webinar

Mon 14 Oct, 19:00 – 20:00 • Wed 16 Oct, 14:00 – 15:00

As we create the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, we aim to enhance the positive effects of nature on community wellbeing, contributing to improved mental and physical health through direct and indirect benefits. Our spatial strategy has the potential to unlock opportunities for communities to deliver key measures and embed nature recovery locally.

Therefore, the Norfolk and Suffolk Nature Recovery Partnership invite you to attend an online webinar, where we aim to update you on the current progress of the strategy, share our shortlisted priorities and demonstrate the mapping tools developed to identify where action for nature will have the most impact. This will enable you to signpost and highlight potential for your local area to deliver key measures and embed nature recovery in your community.

Please follow this link to register your interest.




Westleton meeting poster

Suffolk Naturalists' autumn meeting

21 September 2024
Westleton Village Hall, IP17 3AD 1.30pm – 6pm

Programme – timings are approximate!
After refreshments and a look at the exhibits there will be 2 talks and then outside for two activities one on the Common – invertebrate surveying and identification and the second at Westleton pit for Suffolk Geology. The SNS gazebo will be at the Common as a base to examine what has been found and for the swap over between 2 activities. These will be interactive sessions with guidance on techniques and identification. If you have collecting equipment please bring it along.
1.30 doors open
Refreshments, bookstall, exhibits including: Hawk Honey, Hymenoptera; Joan Hardingham, woodlice; Gavin Deans, Compost Critters under the microscope.
2.20 Talks
Simon Jackson (Ipswich Museum) – “the Maidenhall Mammoth” discovered in Ipswich in 1975.
John Bebbington (Westleton Parish Council) – Introduction to the history and management of the Common.
2.55 Introduction to activities out on the Heath and at Westleton Pit
Howard Mottram – Geology of East Suffolk with reference to Westleton Pit.
Peter Vincent and Ross Piper- How to survey for invertebrates and basic identification.
3.15 To the Heath a 5-10min walk up Bakers Lane or parking is available off the lane to the left where the SNS
gazebo will be located.
3.25 Activities
Either How to survey for invertebrates and basic identification with Peter Vincent and Ross Piper.
Or Geology of East Suffolk with reference to Westleton Pit with Howard Mottram.
4.20 Return to the gazebo to swap over activities (if you wish).
5.10 Return to hall refreshments and exhibits.
6.00 Finish

Directions: What Three Words ///snips.hatter.airbrush.
North of Yoxford, off the A12 take signs to Dunwich. Turning left in the village the hall is on the left.
Parking: The car park outside the hall is limited to 6 cars plus disabled parking. There is plenty of parking on the roads either side of the Hall. Please do not park opposite the hall car park entrance.
Contacts: For information please email [email protected], if you provide your email we can send updates.
On the day – Joan Hardingham: 07848 007807




Events

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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wild Kids: Forest weekday fun 11-16yrs December

Child with bones

Forest School for home educated children aged 11-16 years.
Foxburrow Nature Reserve,
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Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management: Winter Tree ID: extending the season in ecological surveys

In-person Training • Level: Beginner - Intermediate

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Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Gorse Clearance

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Westleton Common
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wild Tots at Lackford Lakes

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Wild play activities for children aged 18 months to 5 years.
Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre,
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Bat Conservation Trust: Halloween, Christmas, and Bats

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Join us to celebrate Halloween, Christmas, and Bats! A FREE talk exploring the link between bats and our favourite winter holidays. Book your space to find out why we associate bats with Halloween, what bats have to do with Christmas treats and how UK bats will be spending the winter months! Spend an hour learning fun facts and interesting connections to share with your friends and family over the festive period, spreading the joy of bats whilst they're busy hibernating for the winter.
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Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Woodland Planting

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Stoke by Nayland
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Late Night Shopping at Carlton Marshes

Carlton Marshes Shop

Enjoy a festive evening of crafts, festive treats and late night shopping!
Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve & Visitor Centre
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Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management: Ecological Report Writing

Online Training • Level: Beginner

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Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: tbc

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Tiger Hill
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Mammal Society: Tracks and Signs Online Workshop

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Bat Conservation Trust: Wild Life Drawing Online: Bats (Live)

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Join this exciting online class in which we will be connecting with two wonderful bat carers who will be introducing us to some native rescued bats that, for reasons we will explore, aren’t able to be released back into the wild. We will get some amazing close-up views of a common pipistrelle, a brown long-eared, and some more species too. We will also be joined by Charley Bird, who is a Senior Bat Advisor at Bat Conservation Trust and will be on hand to answer any questions. Artist and nature lover Jennie Webber will be leading the session, beginning with an introduction to drawing moving models, and a drawing demonstration. The class is open to all abilities so whether you haven’t drawn since school or you draw on the daily, you’ll get loads out of the session. The basic materials you need to take part are some paper, a pencil, a sharpener and a rubber, but if you’d like to experiment with other materials please free to get creative! We will be drawing from reference images which will be emailed to you (along with instructions and the Zoom link) 48 hours before the event is due to start, or in good time if you book your ticket closer to the session. As with all our online sessions, we will send out a recording of the class afterwards so that you can watch it back as many times as you like. 50% of profits will go to The Bat Conservation Trust to support their amazing work caring for native bat populations.
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Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Hedge Planting

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Glemsford
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Royal Entomological Society: Online Talk – Medical and Veterinary Entomology

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Join us for the last online talk of 2024, with Amoret Whitaker and Molly Mactaggart of the University of Winchester. In association with our journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology and upcoming Special Issue on Novel Approaches and Advances in Forensic Entomology.
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Wild Landscapes

Wild Landscapes courtesy of Nick Acheson

Online webinar
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Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge & Tree Planting and Orchard Maintenance

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Sizewell
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Suffolk Bird Group: Shotley Gate

Outdoor meeting. Leader: Anne Wright
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Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Tree Planting & Shelter Building

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tbc
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Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Coppicing/Dead Hedging

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Assington Mill
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Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Tree Planting

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Tiger Hill
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Anglian Microscopy Group: Christmas plants

Damaged plant cells at 250X magnification.
Š Kevin Dooley, Flickr

Making slides from Christmas plant sections & pollen • Crowfield Village Hall, Stone Street, Crowfield, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Insects in Suffolk

Gerris lacustris (common pond skater) courtesy of Ross Piper

Online webinar
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - House Martins

House Martins courtesy of Martin Tickler

Online webinar
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Bumblebees

White-tailed bumblebee courtesy of Penny Frith

Online webinar
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Royal Entomological Society: Young Verrall Lecture 2025

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Saturday 1 March, 2024 Stoke-on-TrentJoin the Amateur Entomologists’ Society and Royal Entomological Society for the Young Verrall Lecture taking place on Saturday 2 March, at 14:30 (GMT) at The Catalyst Building, Staffordshire University.This free talk…
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Geodiversity

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

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Royal Entomological Society: Verrall Lecture 2025

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Join us at our 2024 Verrall Lecture given by Professor Iain Couzin, Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. This is a public event and free for all to attend.
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Turtle Doves

Turtle dove

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Royal Entomological Society: Student Forum 2025

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Are you a currently studying insect science? Join us at our annual two-day student forum to network and discuss ideas with your peers, consider options for your future careers and share your research in a welcoming space.
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Royal Entomological Society: Insect Week 2025

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Insect Week returns for 2025! Insect Week is our annual celebration of the ‘little things that run the world’, dedicated to encouraging people of all ages to learn more about insects.
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Royal Entomological Society: Ento25

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Join entomologists from around the world to present your work, meet new contacts, and build on your career. We are delighted to be holding Ento25 at the University of Strathclyde in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Historical ecology

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Lichens

Protoparmeliopsis muralis. copyright: Anthony Speca

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