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RSPB Minsmere

RSPB Minsmere

RSPB Minsmere is a fabulous popular destination for twitchers and non-twitchers alike

There’s tons to see (and hear) with stunning coastal scenes accompanied by rare birds breeding and calling in on their annual migrations. There are also otters to be seen in the reedbeds if you look carefully and a plethora of wild flowers and plants

It’s a great place all year round and the visitors centre is free, with helpful staff and volunteers. They also have a great little RSPB shop and café, serving teas and light meals using locally sourced ingredients. There’s also their Discovery Centre and Wild Zone for families, and they have guided walks throughout the year

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Suffolk Coast and Heaths – AONB

Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB

One of England’s designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

We are lucky enough to have two AONB’s in Suffolk! See our other post here on the Dedham Vale AONB 

Back to the coastal one! This stretches all the way from Lowestoft down to the River Sour, meeting up with the Dedham Vale, providing us with stunning heathland, reed beds, salt-marsh and mud-flats

It’s landscape also features the estuaries of five Suffolk rivers; four of which we named Barns after here at Woodfarm; Alde, Deben, Orwell and Stour, as well as the river Blyth

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Stonham Aspal: The Beauty Barn

Beauty Barn Suffolk

Exactly what you think this is! The Beauty Barn is set within the popular Stonham Barns Leisure & Shopping Village, and literally around the corner from Woodfarm, the salon is friendly and warm with a wide range of services on offer. It’s even in our Take the Dog section as your pooch can sit and watch if they are well behaved!

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RSPB Wolves Wood

RSPB Wolves Wood Suffolk

An RSPB reserve on what is one of the few remnants of the ancient woodland that used to cover East Anglia

They manage it using traditional coppicing, which means that the wood has a wide variety of birds, plants and mammals

Head over early on a spring morning to hear the chorus of up to 20 species of bird, including the rich, musical song of the nightingale. Bring your wellies as the woods can be muddy

No dogs allowed, except registered assistance dogs

FREE entry but they rely on donations so do dig into your pockets