Bury Water Meadows Group won the Enhancing Biodiversity & Landscape prize in Suffolk County Council's "Creating the Greenest County" Awards. The event was held at The Hold in Ipswich, hosted… Continue reading BWMG wins Greenest County Award 2024
Category: News
Monthly Column Mar 2024
We’re seeing sure signs of spring in the water meadows now. On the Butts, a chiffchaff has been heard for the first time this year by our wildlife recorders. This… Continue reading Monthly Column Mar 2024
Monthly Column Feb 2024
The annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch runs every year at the end of January. Observe the wild birds in your garden for an hour, noting the different species that appear… Continue reading Monthly Column Feb 2024
Monthly Column Jan 2024
Wildlife to spot in the depths of January The winter solstice December 21st should mean that mornings get lighter from then on, but due to a phenomenon called Equation of… Continue reading Monthly Column Jan 2024
Monthly Column Nov 2023
Bury Water Meadows Group held its 10th birthday party this month. Well we thought we were 10, until it was pointed out that our first meeting, to seek help to… Continue reading Monthly Column Nov 2023
Monthly Column Sept 2023
Will Ratty return to the water meadows? Bury Water Meadows Group’s ‘bio-observers’ have been busy recording the diversity of animals and plants in the town centre but one creature they… Continue reading Monthly Column Sept 2023
Monthly Column Aug 2023
Habitat piles for wildlife People often say, when we are working in the meadows or the Great Churchyard, “keep up the good work and thank you for doing all this… Continue reading Monthly Column Aug 2023
Monthly Column July 2023
Himalayan Balsam Invasive Species Control Bury Water Meadow Group volunteers are making a major contribution to controlling the invasive species Himalayan Balsam (HB). For 5 years over 7km of the… Continue reading Monthly Column July 2023
Flow East
In the first blog post on how her work has been inspired and formed by the local natural environment, Jac Campbell takes us through the process of making natural inks… Continue reading Flow East
Abbey Alive! date announced
We are pleased to announce the launch of Abbey Alive! - An annual natural history and living history activity day in and around the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds,… Continue reading Abbey Alive! date announced