Welcome to Abbey Alive! A natural history and living history activity day in and around the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds. An opportunity for school groups and the public to explore the past life and the wildlife at the Abbey of St Edmund with a series of interactive walks, talks, trails, entertainment and a… Continue reading Bury Alive!

Members stepped up admirably last year to help us run what was our most ambitious project yet and we are looking for more of the same this year! Taking place in the Abbey Gardens, this flagship event was a great success; we engaged with school children who have gone on to do more nature related… Continue reading Bury Bioblitz 2023

Fran gave us a thought-provoking talk last year on the effect of drought on meadows and now she is coming back to give us a broad understanding of how to record plant species in an area using quadrats.  When working out the percentage cover of plants in an area, it would not be feasible to… Continue reading Quadrat workshop with Dr Fran Giaquinto