Sudbury Common Lands Charity

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Designated as a Local Nature Reserve in 1990 and a County Wildlife Site in 2007.

The jewel in Sudbury's crown

The Sudbury Common Lands Charity manages Sudbury's famous Common Lands - a Local Nature Reserve and County Wildlife Site - and other cherished green spaces in the area. Here you will find information about the charity, the Common Lands and the wonderful wildlife we are working to conserve around Sudbury.

News & Views

A nightingale sang in Cornard Park

Where Wi-Fi meets wildlife

Look after hedges, don't look over them

Much to admire about mallards

25th February 23

Little rotters

16th February 23

Traveller's joy can be enjoyed in January

29th January 23

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Curious cattle #sudburycommonlands #meadows #wate

Curious cattle
#sudburycommonlands #meadows #watermeadows #cattle

Wonderful yellow iris on Sudbury Meadows..."one of

Wonderful yellow iris on Sudbury Meadows..."one of the great spring ornaments of wetlands" according to Richard Mabey.
Also known as yellow flag, this flower shows in ditches and damp meadows from mid-May, and it has been suggested that it is the origin of the fleur-de-lis used in heraldry.
#sudburycommonlands #wildflowers #suffolk #meadows

What a gorgeous, sunny morning on the meadows...

What a gorgeous, sunny morning on the meadows...
#sudburycommonlands #sudburysuffolk #wildflowers #suffolkcountryside #suffolknature

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Ermine moth larvae feeding gregariously in a silke

Ermine moth larvae feeding gregariously in a silken web on a spindle tree in Cornard Country Park.
There was an entire row of spindle covered in webs. Although the trees' leaves will be ravaged by the larvae this year, they will recover and flourish next year.
#nature #suffolk #sudbury #suffolk #caterpillars #moths

Can you spot the orange tip butterfly on this stan

Can you spot the orange tip butterfly on this stand of cow parsley - seen today on the riverside?
While in flight the orange on the inside wing of the male makes this lovely insect stand out.
When at rest and its wings are closed, the green and white marbling of the underwing makes for a highly effective camouflage.
#sudburycommonlands #nature #butterflies #butterfliesofinstagram #camouflage

Heron surveying the scene on North Meadow Common t

Heron surveying the scene on North Meadow Common this afternoon.
#sudburycommonlands #heron #nature #sudbury #suffolk #meadows

Lovely to see the cattle enjoying life in the sun

Lovely to see the cattle enjoying life in the sun on North Meadow Common...
#sudburycommonlands #meadows #watermeadows #wetlands #suffolk #cattle #grazing

Stormy skies over Friars Meadow... #sudburycommon

Stormy skies over Friars Meadow...
#sudburycommonlands #meadows #clouds #stormyskies

Line of bluebells in Cornard Country Park. #nature

Line of bluebells in Cornard Country Park.
#nature #sudbury #wildflowers #bluebells

Flying mute swan on North Meadow Common...

Flying mute swan on North Meadow Common...

Tunnel effect as trees grow over the Valley Trail

Tunnel effect as trees grow over the Valley Trail near Rodbridge.
Nature writer Robert Macfarlane described vistas like this as "the view down a rifled barrel; an eye to the keyhole; a glimpse into the shade world".
#sudburycommonlands #sudburysuffolk #holloway #footpath #countryside

A plant colloquially known as lords and ladies - f

A plant colloquially known as lords and ladies - found in North Meadow Common.
Also known as cuckoo pint, this unusual plant is pollinated by flies who are attracted by the fetid smell given off by the spadix at its centre.
In autumn, the plant bursts with bright red-orange berries - a source of sustenance for feeding birds who help disperse the seeds through their droppings.

Ladybird among the bluebells at Cornard Country Pa

Ladybird among the bluebells at Cornard Country Park.
#bluebells #wildflowers #meadows #suffolk #nature

Cowslips on Danes Hole at Great Cornard Country Pa

Cowslips on Danes Hole at Great Cornard Country Park.
#nature #sudburycommonlands #wildflowers #suffolk

View through willows to St Andrews Church from Cor

View through willows to St Andrews Church from Cornard riverside.
#riverstour #riverstoursuffolk
#sudbury

They say 'blue and green should never be seen'....

They say 'blue and green should never be seen'....but in nature the colours complement each other perfectly.
#nature #sudburycommonlands #meadows #sudburysuffolk

Lovely marsh marigolds on the meadows.....spring i

Lovely marsh marigolds on the meadows.....spring is here.
#nature #sudburycommonlands #wildflowers #suffolk

Starting to see a few alderflies that are typicall

Starting to see a few alderflies that are typically found on vegetation near to water.
The larvae are aquatic carnivores that live in the silt at the bottom of ponds and slow-flowing rivers.
Adults are seen in early summer, emerging in large numbers and living for just for a few days in order to mate.
#nature #sudburycommonlands #invertebrates #meadows

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