Trimley Marshes - Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Trimley Marshes - Suffolk Wildlife Trust Trimley Marshes is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve created almost entirely from arable land alongside the River Orwell, great for birdwatching.

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We love receiving pictures of the wildlife on the reserve from our visitors. Alan Boyle has sent us a selection of wonde...
17/06/2026

We love receiving pictures of the wildlife on the reserve from our visitors. Alan Boyle has sent us a selection of wonderful pictures of a range of birds. It's good to see Mrs avocet seeing off the marsh harrier to protect her chick.

15/06/2026

The Trimley Marshes bird count for Sunday the 14th of June. Accompanied by another video of a juvenile bearded reedling taken by our warden.

Little grebe 2
Great crested grebe 2
Cormorant 3
Little egret 4
Spoonbill 1
Mute swan 3 (7y)
Greylag goose 28
Canada goose 9
Eygptian goose 2
Shelduck 36
Gadwall 44
Mallard 23
Pochard 2
Tufted duck 6
Marsh harrier 2
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Moorhen 2
Coot 60
Oystercatcher 82
Avocet 39 (did more young survive than we thought?) 🤔
Black tailed godwit 4
Redshank 1
Black headed gull 13
Herring gull 5
Lesser black-backed gull 5
Woodpigeon 16
Cuckoo 1
Skylark 1
Pied wagtail 1
Wren 1
Sedge warbler 5
Reed warbler 2
Blue tit 7
Magpie 4
Carrion crow 4
Goldfinch 3
Linnet 3

Dragonflies
Black tailed skimmer 2
Norfolk hawker 1

09/06/2026

The Trimley Marshes bird count for Sunday the 7th of June. This week it is accompanied by a video of a family of bearded reedling seen by our warden Joe at the back of the reservoir last Saturday morning.

Little grebe 3
Great crested grebe 3
Cormorant 7
Little egret 1
Mute swan 4 (6+3/y)
Greylag goose 74
Canada goose 10
Shelduck 35 (5/y)
Gadwall 25
Mallard 10 (9y)
Shoveler 2
Pochard 24
Tufted duck 8
Marsh harrier 2
Buzzard 1
Coot 52
Moorhen 1
Oystercatcher 3
Avocet 30
Lapwing 1
Black tailed godwit 26
Redshank 2
Black headed gull 5
Herring gull 13
Lesser black-backed gull 6
Woodpigeon 24
Green woodpecker 2
Swift 11
Swallow 1
Wren 1
Blackbird 1
Reed warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Blue tit 11
Great tit 2
Magpie 3
Carrion crow 7
Goldfinch 8
Linnet 2 (1y)
Pied wagtail 1
Egyptian goose 1

Moving water around for the cows and checking the anti-predator fence in the rain. The not so glamorous part of managing...
06/06/2026

Moving water around for the cows and checking the anti-predator fence in the rain. The not so glamorous part of managing a nature reserve! 💦🥶

These jobs are crucially important at this time of the year now the cows have arrived for the summer and we have lots of young birds and active nests. 🦢🦆🐣

The Trimley Marshes bird count for Sunday the 31st of May. This week we have a picture of a group of spoonbill. Did you ...
02/06/2026

The Trimley Marshes bird count for Sunday the 31st of May. This week we have a picture of a group of spoonbill. Did you know that a group of spoonbill is called a bowl?

Little grebe 2
Great crested grebe 1
Cormorant 8
Little egret 21
Spoonbill 1
Grey heron 1
Mute swan 3 (6y)
Greylag goose 12
Canada goose 9
Shelduck 51
Mallard 15
Pochard 10
Tufted duck 7
Marsh harrier 4
Kestrel 1
Moorhen 1
Coot 38
Oystercatcher 82
Avocet 22 (3y)
Lapwing8
Black tailed godwit 132
Redshank 8
Black headed gull 45
Herring gull 8
Lesser black-backed gull 7
Common tern 3
Woodpigeon 14
Swift 3
Wren 2
Magpie 4
Carrion crow 4
Goldfinch 5
Egyptian goose 2

01/06/2026

⚠️🔥IMPORTANT REMINDER 🔥⚠️

As the hot, dry weather continues, all nature reserves including Trimley Marshes are at an ever-increasing risk from wildfires.

Please do not bring BBQs to our nature reserves.

Heathland is particularly susceptible to fires spreading quickly at the best of times, and this only increases during periods of hot weather. The same applies to woodland and grassland habitats.

How YOU can help:

🔥Spotted someone having a BBQ or open fire? Notify a member of staff immediately or ring 101 and report it (you can do this anonymously).

🔥Spotted a fire somewhere on the nature reserve? Ring 999 immediately and give the most accurate location you can (download the what3words app on your phone to help with location). Notify a member of staff if you can.

🔥Spotted a piece of glass on the ground? Where possible, safely dispose of it.

🔥Spotted a cigarette butt being dropped on the floor? Stub it out, douse it with water and where possible, safely dispose of it.

Taking action quickly could prevent wildfires devastating the nature reserve and killing wildlife, but of course, please ensure you keep yourself safe and do not put yourself at risk!

31/05/2026

We're now getting late in the year for nightingales to be singing. This bird was singing near the Suffolk Showground this week and is likely to be a male that is yet to attract a female.

Considering the habitat is less than 25 years old it goes to show what wildlife you can attract to an area if you manage it well. Why not plant something in your garden and see what you can attract? You are highly unlikely to get a nightingale but there are lots of other species that need our help! 🦋🐝🐦

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Trimley Marshes, Cordy's Lane, Trimley St Martin
Felixstowe
IP110UD

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+441473890089

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