Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service

🦉 Newsletter time is coming around again! The next issue of the Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service (SBIS) newsletter will be published next month, and we’d love to share your stories. Contact us >>> www.suffolkbis.org.uk/corporate/co...

The SBIS Species of the Month Explore some of Suffolk's fascinating wildlife species with us.

You've walked past this master of disguise in your garden a thousand times and never seen it. Discover our October species of the month, the Speckled Bush-cricket – Leptophyes punctatissima >>> arcg.is/10O1i11

Introduction to fungi ID | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Join Jon Tyler for an introduction to identifying fungi in the field.

🍄 Oct 23 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Introduction to fungi ID >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

🐦 Oct 19 || Suffolk Bird Group: Titchwell - Meet at the reserve car park at 9.00 am. >>> www.suffolkbirdgroup.org/events

Youth Action for Nature | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Young nature-lovers in Suffolk unite! An open event for 16-25yrs and youth organisations to meet and share ideas about protecting and restoring nature in Suffolk.

🌱 Oct 18 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Youth Action for Nature >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

🎤 Oct 16 || Suffolk Bird Group: ‘Ospreys in Suffolk’ >>> www.suffolkbirdgroup.org/events

Wildlife Live Webinar - On the Verge | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Join Anna Saltmarsh on a journey along Suffolk’s highways and byways stopping to admire the plants and wildflowers that brighten the route along the way

💻 Oct 14 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - On the Verge >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

Wilder Communities Day | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Join the Suffolk Wildlife Trust team of wildlife advisers and habitat experts; experienced community groups and other hands-on nature activists in Suffolk communities for an enjoyable day sharing…

🏞️ Oct 11 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wilder Communities Day >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

🐦 Oct 4 || Suffolk Bird Group: Autumn open morning at Landguard Bird Observatory - Meet at main car park, View Point Road, Felixstowe at 8.00 am. >>> www.suffolkbirdgroup.org/events

🌿 Oct 3 || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Wader Fencing Removal >>> coastandheaths-nl.org.uk/volunteering...

Wildlife Live Webinar - Historical Ecology | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Enjoy an evening discovering how history has shaped the ecology and geography of Suffolk, with Adrian Knowles

💻 Oct 1 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Wildlife Live Webinar - Historical Ecology >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

Practical Conservation Tasks T: 01394 445225 E: dedhamvale@suffolkandessex-NL.org.uk

🌾 Oct 1 || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Grassland Management >>> dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/volunteering...

Practical Conservation Tasks T: 01394 445225 E: dedhamvale@suffolkandessex-NL.org.uk

🌳 Sep 26 || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Tree Aftercare >>> dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/volunteering...

🎙️ Sep 25 || Suffolk Bird Group: Two short talks: ‘Birding South Africa’ and ‘Barn Owl Support Suffolk’ >>> www.suffolkbirdgroup.org/events

Green Planet Design Conference 2025 - External Event - Royal Entomological Society Join us alongside Mitie, Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Plantlife for our Green Planet Design Conference The Event Join us for a day of interactive workshop sessions exploring how estate owners can…

🌲 Sep 25 || Royal Entomological Society: Green Planet Design Conference 2025 – External Event - Join us alongside Mitie, Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Plantlife for our Green Planet Design Conference. >>> www.royensoc.co.uk/event/green-...

Surveying For Dragonflies Learn how to survey and monitor dragonflies in this webinar — tools, tips, and techniques for all skill levels.

📆 September 23 || Surveying For Dragonflies: Learn how to survey and monitor dragonflies in this webinar – tools, tips, and techniques for all skill levels >>> tinyurl.com/3jw5rv4d

The Bizarre Biology of Bdelloid Rotifers Dr Chris Wilson (University of Oxford) provides insights on reproduction, disease and antibiotics from these microscopic animals.

📆 September 23 || The Bizarre Biology of Bdelloid Rotifers – Dr Chris Wilson (University of Oxford) provides insights on reproduction, disease and antibiotics from these microscopic animals >>> tinyurl.com/m8xrb7cb

Whether gliding gracefully or dangling mid-air in a unique mating ritual, the Leopard Slug proves that the most unexpected creatures can be fascinating. Discover more about our Species of the Month for September >>> storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

🐦 Sep 20 || Suffolk Bird Group: Shingle Street And Hollesley Marshes - Meet at Coastguard Cottages car park at 8.30 am. >>> www.suffolkbirdgroup.org/events

🌲 Sep 19 || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Stag Beetle Stumpery Building >>> coastandheaths-nl.org.uk/volunteering...

Mammal Identification and Ecology Join us for a fascinating weekend exploring the world of UK mammals and enhancing your wildlife identification and monitoring skills!

🐁 Sep 19 || Mammal Society: Dormouse Ecology & Conservation - Online >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mammal-ide...

Nighttime at Lackford Lakes: Biofluorescence walk | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Discover a secret world of colour on this guided night walk around the Lakes with biofluorescent torches.

🔦 Sep 19 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Nighttime at Lackford Lakes: Biofluorescence walk >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

Funding For Conservation Virtual Symposium How do we ensure that conservation efforts are sufficiently funded? Join us for an event exploring the diversification of income streams.

💰 Sep 17 || Biological Recording Company: Funding For Conservation Virtual Symposium >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funding-fo...

Falling through the Cracks: iNaturalist Invertebrate Records in the UK Joss Carr discusses his MSc Research Project investigating the data quality of UK invertebrate records on iNaturalist.

🐜 Sep 16 || Biological Recording Company: Falling through the Cracks: iNaturalist Invertebrate Records in the UK >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falling-th...

Introduction to Stoats and Weasels: Ecology and Behaviour During this course, we will show how to tell the species apart, examine their requirements for survival and demonstrate their behaviour.

🐾 Sep 14 || Mammal Society: Introduction to Stoats and Weasels: Ecology and Behaviour >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

Practical Conservation Tasks T: 01394 445225 E: dedhamvale@suffolkandessex-NL.org.uk

🌲 Sep 12 || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Stag Beetle Stumpery Building - Coes Meadow, Bulmer >>> dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/volunteering...

Thermophilic Boletes: On Their Way to the British Isles? Matteo Gelardi In this talk on fungi, Matteo Gelardi will discuss the overseas thermophilic boletes, which are expected to reach the British Isles soon.

🍄 Sep 11 || London Natural History Society: Thermophilic Boletes: On Their Way to the British Isles? Matteo Gelardi >>> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thermophil...

Talk: The Glem valley floodplain by Alice Wickman | Suffolk Wildlife Trust Join Suffolk Wildlife Trust's Rivers Advisor Alice for this fascinating talk.

🏞️ Sep 10 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Talk: The Glem valley floodplain by Alice Wickman >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

Evening bat walk at Foxburrow Nature Reserve | Suffolk Wildlife Trust An evening walk looking and listening for bats at Foxburrow Nature Reserve.

🦇 Sep 12 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Evening bat walk at Foxburrow Nature Reserve >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2025-...

Practical Conservation Tasks T: 01394 445225 E: dedhamvale@suffolkandessex-NL.org.uk

🌿 Sep 10 || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Green Lane Management - Buntry Lane, Kedington >>> dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/volunteering...