Our active transport webinar has been rescheduled! Chris Grover, Behaviour Change Manager, about active transport and benefits. Holly Weir, project manager in Active Travel, will give an overview of upcoming active travel plans in Suffolk. Sign up: buff.ly/4dC1qKB #events

For the month of September, Essex County Council have increased the discount offered towards compost bins. Essex residents can get a 220 litre compost bin from just £10, or a 330 litre bin from £20. What’s stopping you? Order your bin today! Click here for T&Cs. loveessex.org/composting

Breathtaking views at Southwold Pier 😍 📸 Gill Moon

The Environment Agency want to hear from walkers in Shotley 💬 Have your say on a new project to create habitat at Collimer Point on the Orwell Estuary at a drop in event 📆 Wednesday 25th Sept 🕑 2-6pm 📍 IP9 1EW ✉️ [email protected] More info 👇

Thanks to the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme an exciting project is underway at Shingle Street 💪 #FIPL The project will see creation of wetland with a scrape and some small lagoons to increase biodiversity in the beloved seaside hamlet 🐤 👉 buff.ly/46RrwqG

The next Big River Watch takes place from the 6-12th September 🌊 1️⃣ Download the Big River Watch app 2️⃣ Spend 15 mins by your local river and record what you see (good and bad!) 3️⃣ Upload your survey Find out more 👉 buff.ly/45HNURv

Community grant funding is available through our Community & Conservation Fund 💰 Grants are typically £500-£700 to support community and environmental projects Closing date: 11th September 2024 Find out more & apply 👉 buff.ly/3yO8ynz

Kessingland lies on the north Suffolk coast within the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape 🏖️ Fossils of extinct mammals and evidence of very early human activity have also been found here! Download our guide 👇 buff.ly/3y8BkiF

The iconic Coastguard Cottages at Dunwich Heath National Trust 😍 📸 Gill Moon

Mud, glorious mud! Whilst coastal areas at low tide can look barren, they are packed full with animals and species 🦀 Natural England has created these fantastic illustrations to reveal the secrets found beneath the surface! Find out more 👉 buff.ly/4cxjm8K

The Big River Watch is running until 12th September 🌊 1️⃣ Download the Big River Watch app 2️⃣ Spend 15 mins by your local river and record what you see (good and bad!) 3️⃣ Upload your survey Find out more 👉 buff.ly/45HNURv

Transition Woodbridge are hosting a Harvest Fair this Saturday 14th September 🍽️ Local food and drink 📽️ Films & talks 🎶 Music 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Children's activities Entry is free! Find out more 👇

Have your say in shaping nature recovery in Essex! 💬 The draft Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for public consultation and includes mapping of opportunities, biodiversity priorities & key actions Complete the survey 👉 buff.ly/3za5suN

Here is our nature enhancement update covering our work in August 📆 Highlights include tree care, wildlife gardening, amazing volunteers & project updates Find out more 👉 buff.ly/4dWpyb1

In partnership with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust and the RSPB we have made great progress with projects funded through Farming in Protected Landscapes #FIPL This is fantastic new footdrain habitat is so vital for waders and other birds that love to feed along the muddy edges 🐤

9 more swift boxes were given out by the National Landscape team for sites in Minsmere & Wrentham 🐤 They will be installed in time for next year’s breeding season and swift calls will be used to attract prospecting pairs

We have a number of exciting volunteering tasks taking place in September 🌳 Acorn collecting 🌼 Meadow rake 🐞 Stag beetle pyramids Sign up! 👉 buff.ly/4fq2cM5

The Shotley Peninsula, a delightful place to sit and take in the majestic Stour Estuary 😍 📸 Gill Moon

You can't beat heathland walks in the beautiful National Landscape 👣 📸 Gill Moon

A picture perfect view over the Orwell estuary from Trimley Marshes ☀️