Environment

Snorkeller Nicola Crockford will be talking about her experiences snorkelling in local rivers when she gives a talk entitled “East Anglia’s Rivers and Coasts – from snorkelling to World...

Please be aware that bridleway Melton 010 is closed due to unsafe trees. Suffolk County Council Public Rights of Way Team have authorised works to take place on 23rd October...

There is a chance to learn more about the wonderful world of moths when Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife Group open a Moth Trap in Fen Meadow, Woodbridge at 8am on Saturday 27...

The Melton Wombles will be out litter picking on Sunday 21st April. Meet at Honey & Harvey, Riduna Park, Station Road at 10am. Some litter grabbers will be available for use and bags will be...

Saturday 20th April 10am-4pm Whisstocks Place, Woodbridge Celebrating Earth Day 2024 Local Food Producers – Live Ambient Music – Films –Environmental Groups – Art Activities –...

Save the date in your diary but better still, why not get in touch with Transition Woodbridge to offer your garden for the event? You only need a tiny patch to show how easy it is for wildlife to sit...

The first litter pick of 2024 is taking place on Sunday 11th February. Meet at Honey and Harvey, Riduna Park at 10am. There will be some litter grabbers available to use and bags will be...

From Suffolk County Council's Creating the Greenest County Team: Suffolk’s Public Sector Leaders have teamed up with Travis Perkins to offer Suffolk residents a great deal on loft insulation....

On Wednesday 22nd November, all designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales are becoming National Landscapes, including two in Suffolk and Essex. The Suffolk Coast...

Melton Parish Council is aware that garden waste is being deposited on land owned by the council. We would like to remind residents that the unauthorised disposal of garden waste on someone else’s...

There will be chance to find out more about amphibians and reptiles when John Baker gives a talk on the subject at Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, IP12 4AU on Thursday 16th March at 7.30...

Young people in Suffolk and Essex aged between 13-18 are encouraged to take part in hands-on conservation work as part of a popular volunteering scheme. The Coast & Vale Youth Rangers is a...

Transition Woodbridge are inviting anyone with a wildlife patch in their garden to open it up for the people of Woodbridge and Melton to visit at an open day on May 27th. Transition Woodbridge...

A Melton litter pick is taking place on Sunday 29th January as part of the Preventing Plastic Pollution project fronted by the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust. Please meet at the Melton Riverside...

Update - due to the inclement weather this work has been postponed until the 17th January. A section of the path that runs from Pytches Road to Saxon Way (along the back of Saxon Way) will be...

News from Suffolk Wildlife Trust - A significant area of farmland, riverside marshes and saltings, locally, has been bought by Suffolk Wildlife Trust to be managed for wildlife, as a nature...

Climate change takes centre stage when Professor Peter Hobson, Professor of Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability at Writtle University College gives a talk at Woodbridge Community Hall on...

On Saturday 15th October, Transition Woodbridge have organised a guided tree walk around the town looking at some of the impressive specimens that we are lucky to have growing here. It will start...

Greener Waldringfield – Climate Ready Homes, at Waldringfield Village Hall - Saturday 1 October, 10:00am-12:30pm.  An event organised by Greener Waldringfield to discuss steps that can be taken...

      Find out more about the Love Woodbridge & Melton project   Are you visiting Woodbridge town centre on Wednesday 17th or Thursday 18th August 2022?  If...

There will be a chance to learn more about moths when Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife Group open a moth trap in Fen Meadow, Woodbridge at 8 am on the morning of Saturday 6...

Update from East Suffolk Environmental Protection team with regards to the recent odour emission from the animal waste by product plant,  Clarkes of Melton. In usual circumstances, odour...

A lot of new trees have been planted over the past few months at: Hall Farm Road Jubilee Green Melton Recreation Ground Orchard Close / Bury Hill Beresford Drive You may have noticed...

The Woodbridge Coop and the Fish & Chip shop in Cumberland Street are now signed up to be part of the TooGoodToGo App, which aims to reduce food waste. Poppy’s Pantry are also signed up and...

Transition Woodbridge have updated their local food leaflet for...

A new initiative in Suffolk and Essex has been launched to increase the numbers of hedgehogs in our designated landscapes by providing free hedgehog homes and signs to residents. The hedgehog...

Message from the Transition Woodbridge Team: On Friday 6th May at 7pm are having a meeting at Woodbridge Library for the people signed up to this project, Wildlife Corridors, to explain where we...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife Group invite you to join them for an Evening Nature Walk on Friday 20 May, starting from 7 pm. “We will be starting the walk from Melton Picnic Site,...

Clean for the Queen!  Residents and organisations in East Suffolk are being encouraged to get involved in the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations by helping to tidy up the environment we live...

A 5 minute Litter Pick Point has been created at McColl's on The Street courtesy of Transition Woodbridge. If you see some litter that annoys and upsets you, then please borrow a litter picker...

On Saturday 9 April Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group invite you join them on a walk for Spring wildlife on Sutton Heath, starting at 10am. Phil Smith, Chairman of the...

East Suffolk Council would like your views on whether the rules for firework displays on council-owned land should be reconsidered. As part of their responsibility to protect East Suffolk’s...

Transition Woodbridge will be wildflower planting at Hall Farm Road Sports Ground on Sunday 20th March at 10am. Please come along and lend a hand to help prepare the ground and plant the seeds. Work...

Preparing to welcome the return of swifts in May 2022 A window into the hidden world of the swift nest box Woodbridge Swifts has been recording swift nest sites and installing nest boxes in...

Lord Deben on Climate Change – It is the symptom, not the disease  4 March 2022 at 17:00, Waldringfield Village Hall. Adults £4 – under 18s and students free It is three years...

We are very sorry but this once lovely Cedar tree, located on Bury Hill, will be removed on the 22nd and 23rd February due to it being diseased. A number of Atlas Cedars and Cedar of Lebanon...

Project Owl – Secrets of the night There is an opportunity to learn more about Owls when Dr Hugh Hanmer from the British Trust for Ornithology  gives a talk on the subject at Woodbridge...

There is a chance to take a walk around our lovely county when Pam Evans gives a talk entitled “A walk around Suffolk – from Lowestoft to Lowestoft” at Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road,...

Come along and help to improve this important landscape for wildlife! Melton Parish Council and Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty will be making a start to create safe...

Burning seasoned firewood at home this winter helps to reduce air pollution and improve your health. Making small changes can make a huge difference to the efficiency of your fire and improve air...

A PhotoPost has been placed on the riverbank near the Melton Boatyard, just after the cafe on the boat as you walk towards Woodbridge. When you are next passing take a photo and post it on the...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife Group, invite you to join them on a morning walk around the Wildlife Trust’s Hazlewood Marshes reserve on Sunday 19 September starting at 9 am. Phil...

Moth trap at Fen Meadow, Woodbridge  Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife Group are giving people the chance to learn more about the wonderful world of moths when the group hold a moth trap...

PLEASE KEEP DOGS OUT OF THE POND IN THE WOODS A survey carried out on the pond at Burkes Wood in May 2021 revealed that a non-native invasive plant species is growing in the pond. New Zealand...

Transition Woodbridge has produced a guide to local producers, retailers and eateries around Woodbridge and Melton. A copy is being delivered to all residents in Melton and Woodbridge but you can...

Looking for bats and deer in Captain’s Wood...   There is a chance to visit a lovely woodland reserve on the evening of Friday 6 August when Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Wildlife...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Woodbridge Wildlife Group invite you to join them on an evening walk at Blaxhall Heath and Common on Friday 25 June at 9.15 pm. Phil Smith, chair of the SWT Woodbridge...

A seven-mile walking trail just steps away from the county’s famous Sutton Hoo site, has been created in Suffolk’s Deben Valley revealing the hidden archaeological secrets of the area. Walkers...

The great British Spring Clean is fast approaching and  Cllr James is looking for volunteers to carry out litter picks in Melton on the following dates: 4th June - 10am- Riverside Car Park (meet in...

Together with Suffolk County Council, Melton Parish Council has created a circular walks of Melton leaflet. It features three walks, ranging in length from 1 mile to 4.5 miles, and gives an insight...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust “Plants for Wildlife Weekend” on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May 2021 “We usually hold our popular Plant Sale at Foxburrow Farm, Melton at the beginning of May, but...

Looking back to 2020Around the town, swifts in Woodbridge surpassed our expectations last summer. Despite the slow start, by July we were able to see and hear screaming parties at a variety of sites...

The Melton Tree Crew carried out some tree planting and protection at the Melton Road playing field and Burkes Wood at the weekend. The magnificent oak at the entrance to Burkes Wood was in need of...

The Greenprint Forum has a vision for an East Suffolk where Nature’s value is recognised, visitors are attracted because of it and everyone actively cares for it. Join our online Forum to hear...

East Suffolk Council continues to put the environment first as it approves new guidance which tackles the impact development can have on the environment. The aim of the Environmental Guidance...

East Suffolk Council have issued the following statement regarding the foul odour: We have recently visited Mr Clarke to discuss the changes that he has recently made in response to my request....

It has been brought to the Parish Council’s attention that a number of Melton residents have recently had reason to complaint to East Suffolk Council about an increase in foul smells from the...

As of 27 March 2020, East Suffolk Council has temporarily suspended the collection of green bins, until further notice.  This is in response to the COVID-19 emergency and aims to protect crew safety...

The Melton Litter picks that were scheduled to take place in March and April have been postponed until later in the...

The Tree Warden has now planted some saplings along the boundary hedge of Melton Road where tree safety works were carried out. A  lime has been added to complement the others that border the park...

The tree warden has planted some new trees at Orchard Close. Three wild cherries and one rowan have been planted  at the end of the close, parallel to the bollards separating the close from Bury...