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Suffolk's Biological Data Centre

We are the custodians of Suffolk's biological data and our database now contains over 6 million records. 
We curate and share ecological data to inform better decisions and actions for the benefit Suffolk's wildlife.

 

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More than 500,000 records delivered this year

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This week we are celebrating the work of our fantastic search team, who have already delivered over half a million records to ecological consultants this financial year 🎉




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.




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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




Forthcoming events

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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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Dunwich
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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.
© 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

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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Bumblebees

White-tailed bumblebee courtesy of Penny Frith

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Royal Entomological Society: Young Verrall Lecture 2025

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Saturday 1 March, 2024 The Catalyst Building, University of Staffordshire, Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DFJoin the Amateur Entomologists’ Society and Royal Entomological Society for the Young Verrall Lecture taking place on Saturday 1 March in…
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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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Bat Conservation Trust: South East of England Bat Conference - Save the Date!

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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 - On the verge

Roadside verge courtesy Anna Saltmarsh

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Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Lichens

Protoparmeliopsis muralis. copyright: Anthony Speca

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