Best Nature Reserves in Suffolk

Mill Stream Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich in Kesgrave, Suffolk, covering 4.7 hectares of stream-side woodland, ponds, and wildflower grassland.

Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve is a 1,340-hectare nature reserve near Southwold, Suffolk, spanning reedbeds, marshes, and heathland with around 300 recorded bird species.

Blaxhall Common is a nature reserve in Blaxhall, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors with dogs and children welcome.

Landguard Nature Reserve is a vegetated shingle spit and coastal nature reserve at Felixstowe, Suffolk, stretching 1.5 miles along the southern tip of the Suffolk Heritage Coast.

Levington Lagoon is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Levington, Suffolk offering wetland habitats for birdwatching and wildlife observation year-round.

Trimley Marshes is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Felixstowe offering wetland habitats, walking trails, and bird watching opportunities along the coast.

RSPB Dingle Marshes is a coastal nature reserve near Saxmundham, Suffolk, where Bitterns, Marsh Harriers and Bearded Tits breed among vast freshwater reedbeds.

Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale is a nature reserve near Bures, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors on Sundays.

RSPB Minsmere is a coastal nature reserve near Saxmundham, Suffolk, with reedbeds, woodland and seven bird-spotting hides.

Hen Reedbeds is a nature reserve near Southwold, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors with dogs on Sundays.

Benacre National Nature Reserve is a coastal nature reserve in Suffolk, with lagoons, diverse flora, and a reputation for migratory bird species.

Sudbury Common Lands is a local nature reserve in Sudbury, Suffolk, covering 50 hectares of ancient wetland meadows, ponds, and unploughed grassland.

RSPB Wolves Wood is an ancient woodland nature reserve near Ipswich, Suffolk, where trees have been coppiced continuously since at least the 1600s.

Captain's Wood is a nature reserve in Sudbourne, Suffolk, managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust and open to visitors on Sundays.