Knettishall Heath - Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Knettishall Heath - Suffolk Wildlife Trust Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and rivers

Knettishall Heath sits at the north of the county, near Thetford, in the heart of the Brecks, it is the largest of Suffolk Wildlife Trust's 50 nature reserves. Very few places are this special; its importance for wildlife is reflected in the fact that much of Knettishall Heath's 434 acres are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Thanks to the overwhelming support of Trust members and

local people, we are now the proud custodians of Knettishall Heath, our largest nature reserve. Knettishall Heath is an ancient place and echos of the past are etched into the landscape. The Bronze Age round barrow, Hut Hill dates from 2400-1500BC and the 120 mile Icknield Way, which starts at Knettishall Heath, is possibly the oldest route in Britain, dating back to 4000BC. Our House Rules
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December on the Heath 🍁🍂🍄📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor
09/12/2025

December on the Heath 🍁🍂🍄

📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor

🌿🪲 SCHOOL VISITS 🪲🌿The Heath in autumn is particularly beautiful, so if you’d like to get out of the classroom with your...
03/10/2025

🌿🪲 SCHOOL VISITS 🪲🌿

The Heath in autumn is particularly beautiful, so if you’d like to get out of the classroom with your students and have them engaged in learning outdoors this term, do get in touch, as we still have a few of our FREE visits funded by Natural England, to the Heath remaining!

If you fancy being ultra prepared for spring-summer 2026, you can also reserve a date for you visit next year now!

🐝Visit Knettishall Heath: https://tinyurl.com/ynusyaaz
🦋Visit Redgrave: https://tinyurl.com/2x3ddw23

📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor

24/09/2025
If you attended and enjoyed our Wild Tots sessions at the Heath between 2019-2024, you might like to know that our Wilde...
13/08/2025

If you attended and enjoyed our Wild Tots sessions at the Heath between 2019-2024, you might like to know that our Wilder Communities Advisor, Lauren, will now be running the sessions at our Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve every Wednesday.. 💚

If you know an 18 month to 5 year old who loves being outdoors and would enjoy a weekly session playing in the woods, please let their grown-up know! 🦊

We had a lovely time at Wild Tots this morning, where we headed over to ‘the big woods’ for wild play under the shade of the trees 🌳☀️

We’ll be back in the woods next week, so if you have an 18 month to 5 year and would like to join us, book their place now!

🦋 Wednesday 20th: https://tinyurl.com/3txc74ex

📸 ‘Wild Tots treasures’ - Lauren, Wilder Communities Advisor

🌧️⚡️ POSTPONED ⚡️🌧️Sadly, we’ve made the decision to postpone tomorrow’s event due to the weather warning in place.
05/07/2025

🌧️⚡️ POSTPONED ⚡️🌧️

Sadly, we’ve made the decision to postpone tomorrow’s event due to the weather warning in place.

THIS SUNDAY! 🦔🐞🦋🐝🦉

Join us on Sunday 6th July, 10am-2pm for a day of celebrating this incredible Nature Reserve ahead of !

There'll be family activities, a guided walk, plus lots more! 🌿🦋🐝

Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/mdduz8j 🌳

01/07/2025

PLEASE don't litter your ci******es. Yesterday a member of staff found ci******es discarded on one of our nature reserves. During the summer months, our nature reserves can become very dry, and a discarded cigarette could easily start a wildfire, causing devastating damage to wildlife and habitats.

We'd like to remind those who smoke when visiting our reserves to dispose of their ci******es responsibly by taking them home.

THIS SUNDAY! 🦔🐞🦋🐝🦉Join us on Sunday 6th July, 10am-2pm for a day of celebrating this incredible Nature Reserve ahead of ...
30/06/2025

THIS SUNDAY! 🦔🐞🦋🐝🦉

Join us on Sunday 6th July, 10am-2pm for a day of celebrating this incredible Nature Reserve ahead of !

There'll be family activities, a guided walk, plus lots more! 🌿🦋🐝

Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/mdduz8j 🌳

Today we were visited by children from Morley Primary Academy for a day of exploring the Heath and learning about the wi...
26/06/2025

Today we were visited by children from Morley Primary Academy for a day of exploring the Heath and learning about the wildlife that lives here! 🕷️🐞🌿🪵

We’re now fully booked for the summer term, but if you’d like to get out of the classroom with your students and have them engaged in learning outdoors this autumn/winter, do get in touch, as we only have a few of our FREE visits funded by Natural England, to the Heath remaining!

🦋Visit Knettishall Heath: https://tinyurl.com/ynusyaaz
🪲Visit Redgrave: https://tinyurl.com/2x3ddw23

📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor

We had a wonderful day with the children at Great Barton Primary yesterday, who have completed THREE YEARS of our collab...
25/06/2025

We had a wonderful day with the children at Great Barton Primary yesterday, who have completed THREE YEARS of our collaborative Wilder Schools project! 🌟

During our time together, the children have put so much effort into improving their school grounds for nature and it shows; with insects on every corner, birds visiting regularly, and hedgehogs being picked up on their wildlife camera.

Well done team! 🥳

📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor

🔥IMPORTANT REMINDER - NO BBQS🔥 As the hot, dry weather continues, the nature reserve is at an ever-increasing risk from...
19/06/2025

🔥IMPORTANT REMINDER - NO BBQS🔥

As the hot, dry weather continues, the nature reserve is at an ever-increasing risk from wildfires.

Do not bring BBQs to our nature reserves.

Natural England’s Fire Severity Index has rated the area as Level 4 ‘very high fire severity’ so it’s incredibly important we help to minimise the risk to the Nature Reserve. https://tinyurl.com/5ykww3bv

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!

Thank you! 💚

The Knettishall team 🌿

June may have begun, but it’s not too late to sign up! 🐛🐌🌼🌻🕷️
03/06/2025

June may have begun, but it’s not too late to sign up! 🐛🐌🌼🌻🕷️

30 Days Wild is back! 🐝🌳🌻🦇🐞🐸

Sign up now and go WILD this June! wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild 🦋

If you go down to the woods today.. you’ll see a new minibeast home called a ‘bug snug’, created by a lovely group of st...
03/06/2025

If you go down to the woods today.. you’ll see a new minibeast home called a ‘bug snug’, created by a lovely group of students from Aurora Eccles school 🪲🐛🐌🪵

The teens worked together to collect the materials needed and build the structure, before sawing and drilling wood to make ladybird homes to take home and help their local wildlife 🐞

Well done everyone! 👏🏼🌟

📸 Lauren - Wilder Communities Advisor

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