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Suffolk Wildlife Trust Events - 2008
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Local Groups

Trust centres
Alde & Blythe Local Group 01728 830415
Bungay Local Group 01986 895311 Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre 01502 564250
Bury St Edmunds Local Group 01284 827068
Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
Eye and District Local Group 01379 668383
Felixstowe Local Group 01394 272677
Framlingham Local Group 01728 638792

Haverhill Local Group 01440 762801

Ipswich Local Group 01473 723179

Lowestoft Local Group 01502 501728  
Mildenhall Local Group 01638 712742  
Shotley Penninsula Local Group 01473 328281  
Southwold Local Group 01502 722885  
Stowmarket Local Group 01449 676471  
Sudbury Local Group 01787 881309  
Woodbridge Local Group 01473 625630  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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February

Event: Botanical illustration course with Christine Grey-Wilson
Date: 26 Wed
Time
10am – 1 pm 
Details:  
Cost: Please book £33 for the term
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Searching for flowers around the Greek mainland
Date: 26 Tues
Time
7.30pm
Details: Talk by Dr Christopher Grey-Wilson
Cost: £2
Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen
Contact: Eye and District Local Group 01379 668383
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Event: The hedgehog – everything you need to know
Date: 28 Thurs  
Time
7.30pm   
Details:

Talk by Carol Chittock

Cost: £2
Location: Tattingstone Village Hall
Contact: Shotley Penninsula Local Group 01473 328281
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March

Event: Antarctic expedition
Date: 1 & 2 Sat & Sun   
Time
10am – 4pm      
Details: Photographic exhibition Photographs by Mike Rowell
Cost: Donations welcome
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Naturally art workshop
Date: 1 Sat
Time
10.30am – 12noon
Details: Patterns from nature-mixed media Led by Di Brendish Age 5 – 10
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Landscape and Modern Art with Neil Annett
Date: 4 Tue
Time
10am – 12 pm    
Cost: Please book £5/concessions £4
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Wild Bunch Watch Club
Date: 8 Sat 
Time
10am – 12.30pm 
Details: Practical activities Age 12 – 16
Cost: Please book £2
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Antarctic expedition
Date: 8 & 9 Sat & Sun  
Time
10am – 4pm   
Details: Photographic exhibition Photographs by Mike Rowell
Cost: Donations welcome
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Nature through a lens – British butterflies, moths, beetles and wildflowers
Date: 10 Mon
Time
7.30pm 
Details: Talk and slides by Fred Twilley
Cost: £2
Location: The Community Centre Upper Olland Street Bungay
Contact: Bungay Local Group 01986 895311
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Event: Guided walk
Date: 12 Wed
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm   
Details: Binoculars available to borrow
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
 

Event: History and wildlife of Wheatfen Broad – reserve of the late Ted Ellis
Date: 12 Wed
Time
7.45pm 
Details: Talk by David Nobbs
Cost: £1.50
Location: East Town Park Centre Coupals Road Haverhill
Contact: Haverhill Local Group 01440 762801
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Event: Creating the Greenest County
Date: 13 Thurs
Time
7.30pm
Details: Talk by Iain Dunnett
Cost: £1.50
Location: United Free Church Hall Framlingham
Contact: Framlingham Local Group 01728 638792
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Event: Wildlife in the islands around Britain
Date: 13 Thurs
Time
7.30pm 
Details: Talk by Arthur Rivett
Cost: £1.50
Location: St Edmund’s Hall Southwold
Contact: Southwold Local Group 01502 722885
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Event: Resident bird song – identify the song of our resident birds before the migrants arrive
Date: 15 Sat
Time
10am – 1pm
Details: Led by Paul Holness Bring or borrow binoculars
Cost: Please book £7.50/concessions £6 
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
 

Event: Endangered wildlife in Siberia
Date: 18 Tues
Time
7.30pm     
Details: Talk by David Prynn
Cost: £2
Location: St Andrew’s Church Hall St Andrew’s Road Felixtowe
Contact: Felixstowe Local Group 01394 272677
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Event: Local birds of East Anglia
Date: 19 Wed
Time
7.30pm 
Details: Talk by Bill Baston
Cost: £2
Location: St Margaret’s School Hall Bolton Lane Ipswich
Contact: Ipswich Local Group 01473 723179
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Event: Hop along Easter trail
Date: 22, 23,24 Sat, Sun, Mon
Time
11am – 3pm
Details: Learn more about Easter bunny and friends
Cost: £3 All children must be accompanied by an adult
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Easter egg hunt
Date: 24 Mon
Time
10am – 4pm  
Cost: £1
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Easter egg hunt Family afternoon
Date: 25 Tues
Time
2pm – 4pm 
Cost: Please book Children £3/adults £1.50
Location: Foxburrow Farm
Contact: Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
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Event: Bambi, all about deer activity day
Date: 25 Tues
Time
10am – 2pm 
Details: Age 6 – 12
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Activity morning
Date: 25 Tues
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm   
Details: Age 4 – 7
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Carlton Marshes
Contact: Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre 01502 564250
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Event: Wildlife in churchyards
Date: 25 Tues
Time
7.30pm
Details: Talk by Yvonne Leonard
Cost: £2
Location: Redgrave & Lopham Fen
Contact: Eye and District Local Group 01379 668383
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Event: Buzzy bees Family morning
Date: 26 Wed
Time
10am – 12noon
Details: Age 4 – 8
Cost: Please book Children £3/adults free
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Birds of East Anglia
Date: 27 Thurs    
Time
7.30pm
Details: Talk by Bill Baston
Cost: £2
Location: Tattingstone Village Hall
Contact: Shotley Penninsula Local Group 01473 328281
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Event: Activity day
Date: 27 Thurs  
Time
10.30 am – 2.30pm 
Details: Age 8 – 12
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Carlton Marshes
Contact: Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre 01502 564250
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Event: Moths and butterflies Activity day
Date: 28 Fri
Time
10am – 2pm   
Details: Age 6 – 10
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Foxburrow Farm
Contact: Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
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Event: Lackford Lakes Spring Festival
Date: 30 Sun
Time
11am – 3pm 
Details: Family event for all ages. Guided walks, craft and refreshments
Cost: Adult £2/Child £1
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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April

Event: Sensing spring Activity morning
Date: 1 Tues
Time
10am – 12pm     
Details: Age 4 – 7
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Foxburrow Farm
Contact: Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
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Event: Hopping mad – animals that jump!
Date: 1 Tues
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm 
Details: Activity morning Age 4 – 7
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Activity morning
Date: 1 Tues
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm
Details: Age 4 – 7
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Carlton Marshes
Contact: Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre 01502 564250
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Event: Ducking and diving Activity day
Date: 1 Tues
Time
10am – 2pm 
Details: Age 6 – 12
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Born to be wild family afternoon
Date: 2 Wed
Time
2pm – 4pm 
Cost: Please book. Children £3/adults £1.50
Location: Foxburrow Farm
Contact: Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
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Event: The very tiny seed
Date: 2 Wed
Time
10am – 12noon
Details: Family morning Age 4 – 8
Cost: Please book. Children £3/adults free
Location: Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Contact: Redgrave and Lopham Fen 01379 688333
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Event: Mad on mice - activity day
Date: 3 Thurs
Time
10.30am – 2.30pm  
Details: Age 8 – 12
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Activity Day Age 8 – 12
Date: 3 Thurs
Time
10.30am – 2.30pm   
Cost: Please book £5
Location: Carlton Marshes
Contact: Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre 01502 564250
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Event: Naturally art workshop – making and using stencils
Date: 5 Sat
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm  
Details: Led by Di Brendish Age 5 – 10
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
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Event: Local action for Suffolk’s wildlife
Date: 8 Tue
Time
9.30am – 12.30 pm
Details: With Nicky Rowbottom
Cost: Please book £7.50
Location: Foxburrow Farm
Contact: Foxburrow Farm 01394 380113
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Event: Guided walk
Date: 9 Wed
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm       
Details: Binoculars available to borrow
Cost: Please book £3
Location: Lackford Lakes
Contact: Lackford Lakes Visitor Centre 01284 728706
 

Event: Minsmere wildlife
Date: 9 Wed  
Time
7.30pm       
Details: Talk by Ian Barthorpe
Cost: £2
Location: St Mary’s Church Hall Poplar Hill Stowmarket
Contact: Stowmarket Local Group 01449 676471
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Event: Bumblebees
Date: 9 Wed
Time
7.45pm 
Details: