Dry Sandford Pit
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A fascinating mosaic of fossil-rich cliffs, fenland with ponds and streams, grassland, scrub and woodland set in an old quarry.
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Dry Sandford Volunteer Stockwatcher
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To help monitor BBOWT’s livestock at the above site on Thursdays. No experience necessary as training is provided.
See role description for further information.
Bee orchid
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
Frog orchid
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.
Early purple orchid
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Lizard orchid
The petals of the rare Lizard orchid's flowers form the head, legs and long tail of a lizard. They are greenish, with light pink spots and stripes, and smell strongly of goats! Spot this tall…
Pyramidal orchid
The pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
Green-winged orchid
A short, but pretty plant of unimproved grasslands, the Green-winged orchid gets its name from the green veins in the 'hood' of its flowers. Look for it in May and June.
Twilight Night- Halloween Extravaganza
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Join us at Carlton Marshes for an evening of campfires, searching for bats and gazing at the stars.
Twilight Night- Halloween Extravaganza
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join us at Carlton Marshes for an evening of campfires, searching for bats and gazing at the stars.
Southern marsh orchid
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
Fly orchid
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!