NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary is a registered charity for the care of sick and injured owls and other birds of prey, their rehabilitation, and the promotion of owl conservation in the UK and beyond. The Sanctuary is open to the public all year round and is based at Pettaugh Road Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, IP14 6AT7. Visit The Suffolk Owl Sanctury website for more information on visiting the attractions and for details on their up and coming events, read the S.O.S blog find out how to donate or volunteer and much more. Check it out!
Suffolk Wildlife Trust are a nature charity who are working to protect and restore Suffolk’s wildlife and countryside. The Trust has saved some of the county;s most important wildlife spot that are now nature reserves. Animals and plants need a suitable habitat to thrive, preserving and creating the perfect environment for them is key to their survival. Visit the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website to find out where all the beautiful nature reserves are located to visit throughout the county, check out all the up and coming events to get involved in, learn how you can make your own garden wildlife friendly and so much more.
Reconnect with Nature The Cheshire Wildlife Trust has produced a free ‘Wilder Wellbeing’ guide which has plenty of ideas to help you connect with nature at home or outdoors. Nature can help to boost your health and wellbeing, whether it is listening to your garden birds or taking a walk. You can download your free digital copy from their website today.
Make Your Own Compost & Compost Bin Using compost is the most natural way to improve the structure, health and vitality of your soil. Which? have produced a guide to making your own compost at home and a step by step guide to making your own compost bin for your garden. Creating the right conditions is important and knowing what you can add to your compost bin and what you should avoid. There is help and advice available from the Which? website to help you successfully create your own compost.
5 ways to connect to nature… Mayfields Nurseries have put together some ways to help your wellbeing journeys through horticulture and nature at home. Mayfields Nurseries is a plant nursery, social enterprise & part of @SolentMind providing horticultural therapy & a supportive community for people with mental health problems.
Growing your own herbs Fresh herbs are really tasty and flavoursome but it is not always easy to know which varieties can be grown on your windowsill or need to be planted outdoors. Which? Has a guide to help you grow your own herbs with plenty of advice on where to plant your herbs and tips on how to care for them to ensure they grow successfully. Find out more here!
Suffolk Horse Society is the official charity for the preservation and promotion of the Suffolk Punch Horse. This breed is the oldest and heaviest in Great Brittain and dates back to the sixteenth century. Less than 500 pure bred Suffolk Horses are registered in the UK now, making them more endangered that the Giant Panda. The Suffolk Horse Society raise funds to pay for breeding grants, showing grants, and for research into breeding techniques to prevent the breed from dying out. Watch their short video on on their youtube channel on how critically endangered the horses are.
Visit the Suffolk Horse Society website to find out more about how the society is helping these beautiful Suffolk Bred horses and how you can help, Learn more about their history, view their up and coming events calendar, see the new foal arrivals and much more.
Wildlife and nature activities There are plenty of great ideas and resources available to do from home on the Wildlife Trust website From colouring sheets & crafts to learning how to make a bird feeder or a wigwam for plants.
Seasonal Seed Planting Guide It is not always easy to know when to plant seeds, Thompson and Morgan have created a simple Sowing Calendar to help you plant your flowers, fruits & vegetable seeds at the right time of year. Simply click on each month and it will give you lots of useful advice to get the most of out your garden.
Home Butterfly Farm Kit. Schooling at home? Here’s a great project to span a few weeks! Why not nurture some caterpillars and watch them grow into butterflies before letting them go, with this kit from Insect Lore ?
10 ways to regrow food in water! A great free activity for children, or a useful way to stretch the grocery budget! Don’t waste the crumbs has tips and advice on how to regrow foods such as celery, leeks, carrot greens, cabbage, lettuce & green onions.
Grow spring and summer vegetables and flowers for cutting, in your garden or in pots, such as cut and come again lettuces, and pop them outside your door with a ‘help yourself’ sign.
Identifying birdsong activity. Lev Parikian, conductor, writer (and self confessed atrocious birdwatcher) has created a beginners British birdsong compilation from a series of ‘Tweets’ he posted on his Twitter account feed. They can be found at Twitter Birdsong Project. See if you can recognise the birds heard in your own garden; listen and learn the various British bird calls; if you’re isolated with others in your house, maybe play a game by testing each-other. or simply enjoy the sounds of our British birds if you’re stuck indoors. The resource is free, but Lev invites you to ‘buy him a coffee’ if you enjoy the project!
