Foxburrow Nature Reserve- Suffolk Wildlife Trust

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Foxburrow Nature Reserve- Suffolk Wildlife Trust Celebrating local wildlife. Suffolk Wildlife Trust is the county's leading conservation charity.

A mosaic of rewilded farmland and wildlife habitats located near to Woodbridge. Visit in spring or early summer for birdsong, wildflowers and gambolling lambs. Little owl are sometimes seen in daylight perched on posts, blackcap, whitethroat and garden warbler can be seen in the woods and hedges, skylark nest in the meadows and spotted flycatcher and pied wagtail flit around the old farm buildings. The meadows are grazed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Sandlings sheep flock. Hedges, which have been coppiced and replanted, provide a great source of winter food and act as wildlife corridors allowing insects, birds and mammals to travel from place to place. Foxburrow was bought with support from The Heritage Lottery Fund. At the end of 2021, farming ceased, and we're working with volunteers, Universities and other organisations to monitor how nature will reclaim the former fields. Our House Rules
We love to hear from Suffolk Wildlife Trust members and supporters, to see your photos and hear your ideas and suggestions. All we ask is that users are respectful of others and keep their posts polite, civil and suitable for all ages. We do not tolerate any content that is offensive or abusive including material that is obscene, violent, aggressive, argumentative, harassing, defamatory, unlawful, insulting, indecent or otherwise objectionable. This includes any language that can be construed as offensive, sexist, racist or homophobic. Please note that we retain the right to hide or remove any comments that we consider inappropriate. This extends to spamming and any material judged to be off-topic in subject-specific areas. We retain the right to block individuals who ignore this policy and post inappropriate content on our page. Moderation
In general, we don’t moderate posts on our page or groups – except when offensive language is used or libellous allegations are made. We have a duty to protect our staff and volunteers, so while deleting comments is a last resort and very unusual, our position is that any post containing libellous accusations should be removed. If an individual posts content contrary to our House Rules (see above) then we reserve the right to block that person from the page.

Fab day in the woods with our older home ed tribe- one of the most important and beneficial things we can do for teens i...
03/11/2026

Fab day in the woods with our older home ed tribe- one of the most important and beneficial things we can do for teens is to provide a safe space for them to just ‘be’, be uniquely themselves, totally comfortable and accepting of everyone’s individuality, or in terms of today- free to dress in full camo gear for the entire session whenever the need arises! 🤣 

If you have a teen who would love hanging out in the woods, cooking and crafting around the fire, check out the link for next months session 👇🏻

So proud to be part of this list with not 1 but 2 Forest School Association endorsed trainers!! This means you can be do...
02/11/2026

So proud to be part of this list with not 1 but 2 Forest School Association endorsed trainers!! This means you can be doubly sure by undertaking your Forest school leader training with us that you are signing up to a quality course, not only that you get to do so on our beautiful nature reserves here at Foxburrow and in an ancient woodland at Bradfield Woods - Suffolk Wildlife Trust ensuring that nature connection is at the heart of your training. All our courses are delivered across both locations.
For upcoming dates please see our wilder training pages (link in comments) 👇🏼

Meet the FSA Endorsed Trainers!

We’re delighted to showcase our 20 FSA Endorsed Forest School Trainers. Between them, they bring a huge wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to the Forest School community. Each has successfully completed the FSA’s rigorous, three-stage quality assurance process, demonstrating their commitment to the highest professional standards in Forest School training.

Our Endorsed Trainers are a valued community of professionals who work collaboratively throughout the year. You may have spotted photos of their recent face-to-face gathering, but behind the scenes they’re regularly sharing expertise, supporting one another and helping to shape the future of Forest School training.

Together, they:

Develop guidance notes and professional resources for the Forest School community.
Contribute their expertise to the periodic review and development of Forest School qualifications.
Collaborate to establish, maintain and strengthen professional standards for Forest School training.
Share knowledge, challenge thinking and support continuous professional development through their active online community.
Champion high-quality Forest School practice and the principles that underpin it.

Take a look at our map to discover who’s delivering FSA Endorsed FS Training near your area. Over the coming months, we’ll be introducing our Endorsed Trainers individually in a new Meet the Trainer series, giving you the opportunity to get to know this diverse group of professionals.

Nell Lee
Carol Middleton
Coast and Forest Education
Kinda Education
Charlotte's Wood Suffolk
Forest School Training | Outdoor Learning | Nature & Health
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Christopher Phillips Wishart
Dorset Forest School Training
Kat Soutar
Lily Horseman | Forest School | Play | Nature
Nature of Learning
North Yorkshire Forest School Training
Richard Skrein
Scotswood Garden
TGC
Maria Sprostranova🌿GreenWise People🌳
Where The Fruit Is

A fantastic couple of days with our latest Forest School leader trainees. Following the storms, we started with a risk a...
28/10/2026

A fantastic couple of days with our latest Forest School leader trainees. Following the storms, we started with a risk assessment of the site identifying storm damage and impressing the importance of making time for risk assessments after extreme weather. We then retired to the centre in front of the wood burner to discuss learning theories and their impact and application to forest school. Before heading out during a calm spell to build an obstacle course and put some of that theory into practice. Today’s focus is cooking, can’t wait to see what they come up with!! Future training dates can be found on our website (link in comments)

Due to unforeseen circumstances in our Learning team, we've had to cancel half-term activities at Foxburrow Nature Reser...
27/10/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances in our Learning team, we've had to cancel half-term activities at Foxburrow Nature Reserve and in Ipswich. We're really sorry for any confusion or disappointment.

If you had booked onto an event, you will receive a full refund and a confirmation message from the team.

Events at Carlton Marshes and Lackford Lakes are going ahead as normal.

Halloween, done in a wildlife friendly way 🎃🦔🦇Come and join us at Foxburrow on Wednesday or Thursday evening for a natur...
25/10/2026

Halloween, done in a wildlife friendly way 🎃🦔🦇

Come and join us at Foxburrow on Wednesday or Thursday evening for a natural Halloween, with bat detectors, owl pellet dissection and more to delve into the wildlife that comes out after dark 🌙

More details are here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/events/885594411151968/885594417818634/

Half term starts today ⏰Come and join us at Foxburrow over half term for a whole host of events. From Holiday club where...
24/10/2026

Half term starts today ⏰

Come and join us at Foxburrow over half term for a whole host of events. From Holiday club where we'll be out in the woods playing and exploring nature Forest school style, to Wild Teens green woodworking and learning tool skills, and Wild Halloween delving into all the wildlife that comes out after dark 🌳🪢🪵🪚🎃🦇

More details are here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/FoxburrowNatureReserve/events

Our Wilder Training team have been busy this month delivering another of our accredited training courses, this time Lead...
22/10/2026

Our Wilder Training team have been busy this month delivering another of our accredited training courses, this time Leader in Outdoor Learning. A course focussing on the holistic benefits of using and spending time in the natural world to deliver the primary curriculum. The three days saw us exploring activities that support cross curricular learning, wellbeing, habitat surveys and improvements, nature connection, meeting the needs of all participants in a truly inclusive way and the importance of providing space and experiences for true play. Some fantastic discussions were had, lots of laughter, support and reigniting peoples passion for getting children outdoors. 🌳🍂 For our next cohort, check out our website, link in comments 👇🏻

Discover wildlife and nature on your doorstep 🐦🦅🍄Join us at Foxburrow this Sunday afternoon for a wander around the rese...
22/10/2026

Discover wildlife and nature on your doorstep 🐦🦅🍄

Join us at Foxburrow this Sunday afternoon for a wander around the reserve investigating what seasonal flora and fauna can be seen, with a particular focus on berries and fruits 🫐

More details are here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/events/1074445111243107/1085952916758993/

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Saddlemakers Lane, Melton
Woodbridge
IP121NA

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