Earth Day event: talk on decarbonising the shipping industry
2025-04-27 13:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | The Longshed, The Longshed, Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1FP, United Kingdom
An event to mark Earth Day.
Come along to the Gallery at the Long Shed, where shipping journalist Andrew Craig-Bennett will be talking about developments in the shipping industry to transition from fossil fuels to renewables.
1:45pm for a 2pm start, with refreshments. The talk is free but donations are welcome.
Book your free place at this event here.

Conservation and Climate Change
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AU
A talk by Matt Wilson, National Trust Countryside Manager, Suffolk & Essex Coast.
Wednesday 30th April (doors open 7pm, proceedings start 7.30) Woodbridge Community Hall.
Matt will talk briefly about 130 years of the National Trust and its new strategy. Much of his talk will be devoted to some of his areas of responsibility, including

Sutton Hoo woodlands management
Heather at Dunwich
Grey Seals at Orford Ness
Salt Marsh preservation at Northey Island on the River Blackwater

Jeremy Young, local Hemley photographer, will also be there to show some of his current work.
Prior to Matt’s talk will be the brief AGM business of the River Deben Association including a first overview of responses to the recent ‘Leisure on the Deben Estuary Survey’ (450+ respondents!).
Free Tickets for RDA members (£5 for guests) should be booked online in advance here.

It all begins with Soil - at Martlesham Wilds
2025-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Martlesham Wilds
Join our soil scientists and team, to learn how important soil is to nature, and how it will recover over time, to influence what will grow at Martlesham Wilds. We will walk a while and be guided through soil survey methodology, and have a chance to get a little muddy and explore the texture of different soils as well as looking for worms! Soil is important in gardens as well, so come and get some tips on how to best help your soil recover.
Meet at the car park near the church.
Find out more and book.

Repair Cafe
2025-05-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-01 10:00 - 12:00 | St. John’s Church, St. John's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1HS, United Kingdom

The Landscape Approach to River Catchments: the 4 Rivers Recovery Project
2025-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Debenham Leisure Center, Gracechurch Street, Stowmarket, IP14 6BL, United Kingdom
Join Deben Climate Centre on Friday 16 May to learn more about the Four Rivers Recovery Project – an exciting new project, funded by East Suffolk Council, looking to make a difference on the River Deben.
With poor stormwater management and falling water quality we now face a dramatic increase in flooding frequency, with catastrophic impacts on communities along the length of the Deben. This talk by Professor Peter Hobson, presented in collaboration with Debenham Green Team, will explore the steps we can take to restore the River Deben and its surrounding catchments.
Book your FREE tickets here.
Doors open at 18:30 for a cup of tea and an opportunity to mingle.

Wild About Wickham
2025-05-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Wickham Market Village Hall, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0HE, United Kingdom
Residents in Wickham Market are invited to a free event to learn more about celebrating biodiversity in their gardens!
Organised by the Framlingham, Wickham Market, Kelsale, Yoxford and villages Community Partnership, the next Wild About Wickham event takes place on Saturday 17 May at Wickham Market Village Hall (12-4pm).
Come along for free advice and information from Deben Climate Centre including the Four Rivers Recovery Project, Transition Woodbridge, GreenprintForum and other local environmental community groups. You can also learn how to increase biodiversity in your garden, including advice on growing trees.
There will also be creative activities for children, including a crazy container competition – simply bring along your upcycled, decorated container and the team will help plant it up with bee friendly plants. There are small prizes for the craziest container.
A raffle and plant-based refreshments will also be available from a pop-up café.

Melton litter pick
2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Honey + Harvey Melton, Riduna Park, Unit 1, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1QT, United Kingdom
Fellow Wombles – you’re invited to join me at Honey + Harvey at Riduna Park on 1 June, 10am, for a litter pick in and around Melton.
I have a few grabbers and can supply bags.
Depending on numbers we will try and cover:

Saddlemakers Lane
Station Road
The Street
St Andrews Place
Hall Farm Road
Woods Lane

If the weather is too wet we will adjust accordingly.
Please let me know if you’re interested: Peter James, 07825 410333

Climate Café Conversation
2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Foxborrow Farm, Foxborrow Farm, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP121NA, United Kingdom
A welcoming space to talk about the emotional impact of the ecological crisis on our wellbeing, our futures and our planet.

Listening to each other’s concerns
Connecting with nature
Sharing knowledge
Discussing choices
Creating resilience

Lifts available from Woodbridge. Tea, cake and community…
There’s no fee for attending, just reserve your place here.

Winged Wonders: An illustrated talk by Dr Ross Piper
2025-06-07 10:45 - 12:30 | Waldringfield Village Hall, School Rd, Waldringfield, Suffolk, IP12 4QP, United Kingdom
Waldringfield Wildlife Group presents…
Winged Wonders: Why are insects so important and what can we do for them?
An illustrated talk by Dr Ross Piper.
Saturday 7 June 2025 at Waldringfield Village Hall.
Doors open at 10.45am for an 11am start.
Admission free for members; non-members £5 (cash payment preferred). Includes refreshments.
Dr Ross Piper is a entomologist and zoologist whose work has taken him around the world. Through his writing and TV work he shares his enthusiasm for the remarkable diversity of the other animals we share this planet with. The most recent species he has discovered is named after his young daughter, although she was rather underwhelmed.
He will have copies of his last book, How to Read an Insect, to sell.
The talk is preceded by a members meeting at 10am.

Foxtail Meadow wildlife walk and celebration
2025-06-15 14:00 - 16:30 | Foxtail Meadow, Foxtail Meadow, Bramfield, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Come and celebrate five years of regenerating beautiful Foxtail Meadow with an open afternoon on the meadow with the Ecotherapy East team and Dorothy Casey from the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, followed by free live music, refreshments and cake.
Enjoy how nature has sprung back and meet the meadow in its full June glory, hear and tell stories of connections and regeneration, and celebrate the evolving relationship.
Please let the hosts know if you intend to come so they can have an idea of numbers.

Hedgerow herb walk and tea tasting
2025-06-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Waldringfield Church Field, Waldringfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP12 4PY, United Kingdom
A guided walk around Waldringfield Church Field with qualified medical herbalist Rachel Bescoby, exploring the folklore and medicinal properties of some of the herbs growing in the area. Followed by herbal tea tasting in the Church Rooms.
Meet in the Church Field Car Park.
Suggested donation of £10 (includes handouts and herbal tea). Cash payment on the day.

Community Network webinar with UK Power Networks
2025-06-17 12:30 - 14:00 | Suffolk
This online event has been arranged by the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership for the Community Network. An opportunity to hear from UK Power Networks and ask questions.
Find out more and join in.

Open Wild Gardens
2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Suffolk
On Saturday 28 June, from 10am to 4pm, Transition Woodbridge will present Woodbridge and Melton’s very own Open Wild Gardens!
This year is the year of the pond. There will be open gardens with a range of ponds, from large to tiny. If you have ever thought about building a pond, come and find advice and inspiration.
There will be friendly volunteers to direct you from garden to garden and you are sure to find tea and cakes along the way, and a small plant sale at 6 Fynn Rd, Woodbridge IP12 4LS.
Please note that dogs are not permitted in these gardens and that generally there will be areas of uneven pathways or terrain.
Find out all about the Open Wild Gardens event, including a map of the gardens, addresses and descriptions.

Be inspired to create a pond: Woodbridge Prep School
2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Woodbridge Prep School, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AD, United Kingdom
Be inspired to create a pond – funded by Woodbridge Town Council
Be inspired by the amazing ponds at Woodbridge Prep School. Part of Transition Woodbridge Open Gardens. Chat to us about creating your own!
This is the first in a series of four drop-in events, all at different venues and times, over the Summer, designed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust with Transition Woodbridge and Woodbridge Town Council to help you to create a pond – the most incredible gift for wildlife.
Come and be inspired by the lovely ponds at Woodbridge Prep School, who have been kind enough to let us show them off on their behalf. Chat to us and work out how to overcome potential barriers to creating your own pond, or how to help a pond that needs some love, in your garden, space or work. Please bring photos or videos of your garden or space (on your phone is fine).
This event is part of the Transition Woodbridge Open Gardens event. You do not need to book, just turn up.
Please note there will not be parking or toilets and no dogs are allowed.
Meet inside the Cumberland Street entrance gates to Woodbridge Prep School.

Melton Litterpick
2025-06-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Winifred Fison car park, The Street, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Starting point: Winifred Fison car park, the Street, Melton.
Meeting time: 9am, Sunday 29 June.
A few grabbers plus bags will be available.
Depending on numbers we will try and cover:

Yarmouth Road
Lodge Farm Road
Station Road
The Street
St Andrews Place
Hall Farm Road
Woods Lane
Riverside Melton

Please let Peter know if you’re interested in joining: 07825 410333

Rydal Mount – Celebration of local biodiversity
2025-06-29 10:00 - 17:00 | Rydal Mount, Gray's Lane, Wissett, Suffolk, IP19 0JP, United Kingdom
It’s surprising what biodiversity is right under our noses, and Rydal Mount is a prime example. Just outside the village of Wissett, set in 25 acres of wood and wildflower pasture, this is the setting for a full day’s practical immersion into the work and challenges to conserve our environment.
The pressures on the environment, farmland, towns and villages are well known. Sunny flat Suffolk is earmarked for acres of solar panels on farm land and the pressure on our coast to develop four large energy systems is potentially devastating for the fragile biodiversity near by.
This is a day of practical seminars, addressing these challenges (a new solar farm has recently passed planning on farmland adjacent to Rydal Mount), as well as what inspiring work is being done locally to enhance and protect our local biodiversity. It is a chance to partake, learn, look, listen, walk, exchange and meet.
This is particularly relevant for local Parish Councillors who are obliged to create a Biodiversity Action Plan for their locality, as well as local people keen to become involved in what they can do or learn.
Book your place at this event, which is organised by Alan Witherby and Halesworth ASH.

Climate and Nature Workshop with Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP
2025-07-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Woodbridge Methodist Church, 25 Saint John's Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1ED, United Kingdom
Talk climate, nature and the environment with your MP for Suffolk Coastal. Share your concerns about what matters to you in a relaxed, informal setting.
Saturday 5 July, 2-4pm, Woodbridge Methodist Church, St John’s Street, IP12 1ED. Doors will open at 1.45pm for a prompt(ish) start at 2pm with an opening speech from Jenny.
Tickets free but advance booking is essential.
Please note: on arrival you will be assigned a table. Each table will be marked with Jenny’s estimated time of arrival at that table. You may have to wait some time, but please feel free to enjoy refreshments and chat with other guests while you wait, and return to your table in time for Jenny’s arrival.
Hosted by Greenpeace East Suffolk.

Walk: Butterflies in Bonny Wood
2025-07-12 14:00 - 16:30 | Barking Tye Village Hall car park, Barking Tye Village Hall car park, Barking Tye, IP6 8HP, United Kingdom
On Saturday 12 July, Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group invite you to join them for a Butterfly Walk to the ancient Bonny Wood near Barking, starting at 2pm.
“We are meeting at Barking Tye Village Hall from where we will take the 15-20 minute walk along public footpaths to this delightful reserve,” said Phil Smith, Chairman of the Woodbridge Wildlife Group. “Bonny Wood is part of Barking Tye Woods, a site of special scientific interest and, weather permitting, is a good place to spot a range of butterflies. We’ll also be on the lookout for woodland flowers and birds.”
The walk starts from Barking Tye Village Hall car park, IP6 8HP. Participants should bring binoculars and wear strong and waterproof footwear, as this reserve can be wet and muddy. Bring a drink and sun hat too. Places on this walk are strictly limited and must be pre-booked by contacting Suffolk Wildlife Trust. The cost is £5 per person with under 25’s free, and bookings can be made online. The walk is suitable for children over 10. Dogs are not allowed on this walk.

Thinking of creating a pond: Elmhurst Park
2025-07-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Elmhurst Park, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12, United Kingdom
Thinking of creating a pond – funded by Woodbridge Town Council
Thinking of creating a pond? What’s stopping you? Drop into our Pond Surgery, and chat to us to work out how, where and when.
This is the second in a series of four drop-in events, all at different venues and times, over the Summer, designed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust with Transition Woodbridge and Woodbridge Town Council to help you to create a pond – the most incredible gift for wildlife. Come and chat to us and work out how to overcome potential barriers to creating your own pond, or how to help a pond that needs some love, in your garden, space or work. Please bring photos or videos of your garden or space (on your phone is fine). We will have activities for kids to play with while we chat.
Meet at the bandstand in Elmhurst Park.

Transition Woodbridge planning meeting
2025-07-23 19:00 - 20:30 | The Royal British Legion, 81 Thoroughfare,, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AH
We look forward to welcoming you to our planning meeting on Wednesday 23rd July, 7pm, at the British Legion in the Thoroughfare, Woodbridge. Come along and share your ideas.
Agenda items for discussion
1. Harvest Fair, 20th September
2. Wildlife Corridors – bat survey May-September 2025, ponds project
3. RiverClean October 11th
4. Transition Meetings Venue
5. Climate Conversations Cafes
6. Fruit Picking

Visit to RSPB Minsmere
2025-07-30 17:00 - 19:00 | RSPB Minsmere, Westleton, Saxmundham, suffolk, IP17 3BY, United Kingdom
A visit to RSPB Minsmere, a vital pitstop on the route of the East Atlantic Flyway.
This event has been organised especially on behalf of Greenprint Forum members, but is open to all.
Visited by millions of birds annually, RSPB Minsmere is a key part of the extensive network of coastal wetlands along the east coast that have collectively been nominated for UNESCO status as a Natural World Heritage site, as the English East Coast Wetlands, which in turn form part of the East Atlantic Flyway, for their global significance for migratory wetlands birds travelling between the Arctic and southern Africa.
The RSPB have offered to show us around the diverse habitats forming this reserve of some 1,000 hectares, learn about its biodiversity, the importance of the reserve in the context of the wider East Atlantic Flyway, and what the UNESCO bid for the East Coast Wetlands might mean.
Register here so we know who and how many to expect.

Thinking of creating a pond: Elmhurst Park
2025-07-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Elmhurst Park, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12, United Kingdom
Thinking of creating a pond – funded by Woodbridge Town Council
Thinking of creating a pond? What’s stopping you? Drop into our Pond Surgery, and chat to us to work out how, where and when.
This is the third in a series of four drop-in events, all at different venues and times, over the Summer, designed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust with Transition Woodbridge and Woodbridge Town Council to help you to create a pond – the most incredible gift for wildlife. Come and chat to us and work out how to overcome potential barriers to creating your own pond, or how to help a pond that needs some love, in your garden, space or work. Please bring photos or videos of your garden or space (on your phone is fine). We will have activities for kids to play with while we chat.
Meet at the bandstand in Elmhurst Park.

Community Day at Foxtail Meadow
2025-08-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Foxtail Meadow, Foxtail Meadow, Bramfield, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Ecotherapy East are holding their next Community Day on Saturday 2 August on Foxtail Meadow. Time for reciprocity with the Meadow and connecting with one another and the rhythms of the inner and outer nature.
Come for as long as you wish.
Morning: Lammas ritual with meditation and a labyrinth walk. Lammas is a festival of gratitude as we harvest nature’s bounty.
Late morning until about 4pm: land-tending. Depending on the weather. We go easy.
Nick Jackson from our team will guide attendees to:

Create single bee habitats
Create a reptile refuge
Engage in a butterfly count (they are loving the creeping thistles and the buddleia in our garden)
Scythe some areas to reduce the thistle and encourage other wildflowers to spread. There’s a spare scythe for those who wish to learn. Rob will be able to show you.

Find out more.

Thinking of creating a pond: Woodbridge Library
2025-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Woodbridge Library, New Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1DT, United Kingdom
Thinking of creating a pond – funded by Woodbridge Town Council
Thinking of creating a pond? What’s stopping you? Drop into our Pond Surgery, and chat to us to work out how, where and when.
This is the fourth in a series of four drop-in events, all at different venues and times, over the Summer, designed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust with Transition Woodbridge and Woodbridge Town Council to help you to create a pond – the most incredible gift for wildlife. Come and chat to us and work out how to overcome potential barriers to creating your own pond, or how to help a pond that needs some love, in your garden, space or work. Please bring photos or videos of your garden or space (on your phone is fine).

Nature's Day
2025-09-06 09:30 - 13:00 | Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AU
Join staff from across Suffolk Wildlife Trust for an inspiring and thought-provoking day of presentations and discussions about the charity’s vital work for nature in Suffolk.
Through powerful stories, expert insights, and dynamic discussions, we’ll explore the journey of restoring the River Deben, the fight to protect Suffolk’s natural environment, and the invaluable contributions of our volunteers. This open event will highlight and celebrate the incredible impact of collaboration for local wildlife and wild landscapes.
Be part of the conversation by connecting with fellow nature-lovers and discover how we can all play a role in protecting and restoring Suffolk’s wild places.
Find out more and book your free ticket.

Fromus Blackberry Day
2025-09-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Fromus Valley, Kelsale, Suffolk, IP17 2RG, United Kingdom
Simpson’s Fromus Valley is a series of species-rich flower meadows with a fascinating history. To provide protection to sensitive flora, the gates to this nature reserve are normally locked, but it is opened to the public two or three mornings a year.
Saturday 13 September is one such morning – just in time for blackberry picking! Sloes, bullaces and blackberries are all there for the picking from the hedgerows for your larder — just leave some for the birds!
Trustees and volunteers will be on hand for guided tours, or you can take a self-guide leaflet and explore the 28 acres at leisure. There’s something for everyone — medieval earthworks, bugs, butterflies, spiders, dragonflies, birdlife and, of course, wild flowers! Wear long trousers/sleeves and sturdy boots as the ground is uneven and may be muddy.
Sorry, no dogs.
Find out more here.
