Suffolk National Trust Volunteers

Third task in a row at Ickworth, but this time we were working in the walled garden, weeding/clearing a couple

Another session cutting back the hedge along the Albana Walk, and this week we finished it! Well, the field side

More hedge-trimming along the Albana Walk this week at Ickworth House. We’re making good progress! Well done to everyone who

Adam kindly hosted a BBQ at his house after the task at Orford Ness, and it was very much enjoyed

This week’s task was a rare visit to Orford Ness to tackle some Red Valerian that was unwanted. This Red

We returned to to the hedge on the Albana Walk that we de-brambled approx 6 months ago. It needed a

On a very hot day, we gave the barns at Bridges Farm a coat of paint to help protect them

It was nice to spend a day as a group without actually having work to do! A great turnout for

Two quite different tasks awaited us at Ickworth this week. One group got stuck into chopping some laurels down to

A great task for the gardeners this time!! SNTV were welcomed back to Melford Hall, to help prepare for Long

Another busy, well attended, task in the Dedham Vale. We cleared and burnt some scrub already cut down, replaced a

We spent a gloriously sunny April day planting snowdrops and daffodils, the former in the Walnut Grove, the latter on

Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished

A great turnout today meant that we were able to complete a job that had previously been started by the

Our first visit to Melford Hall this year. Two main tasks today: move snowdrops off the path in Lord Somerset’s

This was our first trip to Bourne Mill in Colchester in over 4 years, and we were tasked with giving

We went to Kyson Hill to “manage the view”, which was basically to clear the scrub and trees at two

We had a good turnout for our last task of the year at Dedham Hall Farm. The job for the

Today we split into two groups to tackle two completely different types of task. One group went back to continue

On our first working visit to the Guildhall in Lavenham, we were tasked with reclaiming a garden which is attached

A return to Pin Mill to continue the coppicing we started on the August bank holiday. Everyone worked hard cutting

In a change to the advertised laurel bashing, we instead were given the task of starting to de-bramble the hedge

Despite a lower turnout than last year, we managed to get a lot done today at Kyson Hill. The morning

Time for the annual mud bath once again! Despite our efforts last year, the reed mace in the mill pond

On Sunday we had just about perfect weather – sunny but not too hot – to tackle the pesky laurels

This week we entered the woodland at Pin Mill to coppice the trees. Although some of the trees are not

We had two main jobs to tackle today, along with some other important work being done. On our last visit

For this task we once again worked on the maintenance of the walled garden, lending a hand to the regular

On a very hot day, a smaller group of us than usual worked at Bridges Farm in Dedham to give