Events

Join local ornithologist and ringer Simon Evans for a guided walk to learn more about the birds we see and hear on the meadows. Simon has a wealth of knowledge about all British birds, and a particular interest in swifts and birds of prey. FREE. No booking required. Meet at the Bury Water Meadows Group… Continue reading Guided Walk: Birds with Simon Evans

Join Anna Saltmarsh on a beginners' walk for budding botanists looking to learn how to identify some of the common plants and wild flowers that grow along the Lark path and in the nearby water meadows. The walk will support those taking part in the '100 plants for 2026' challenge run by the BSBI (Botanical… Continue reading Guided Walk: 100 Plants for 2026 for beginners with Anna Saltmarsh

FREE. No booking required. Meet at the Bury Water Meadows Group festival in the Abbey Gardens

FREE. No booking required. Meet at the Bury Water Meadows Group festival in the Abbey Gardens

FREE. No booking required. Meet at the Bury Water Meadows Group festival in the Abbey Gardens

Peta Levantis, a long term member of BWMG, has been a Bury St Edmunds town guide for nearlytwenty years, taking groups around the abbey site and the ancient town to explain their amazingheritage. This hour long walk explains how our local river landscape was transformed from a natural wetland to an architectural masterpiece, visited by… Continue reading Guided Walk: How Bury’s Lark Valley has changed over the centuries with Peta Levantis