Designation of Bredfield Meadow and Orchard as a County Wildlife Site Bredfield Jubilee Meadow and Orchard is now officially a County Wildlife Site. Following a suggestion to the Bredfield Jubilee Meadow and Orchard Committee by Cathy Smith (Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Conservation Manager), contact was made with Graham Hart at the Suffolk Wildlife Trust (SWT) to […]
On 1st March, 2014, the first orchard tree was planted in Bredfield Jubilee Meadow and Orchard. Ten years on, we celebrate the anniversary of this event with an article looking back on how the BJMO project started and took-off. Bredfield Jubilee Meadow and Orchard lies on ancient glebe land; a parcel of land owned by […]
A report on the first year of Bredfield: Wildlife Friendly Village Bredfield Wildlife Friendly Village (BWFV) was launched one year ago in March 2021. Our project was enabled by a grant of £1,500 from East Suffolk Council, and by encouragement and support from Bredfield Parish Council. The project was launched during restrictions imposed by the […]
Something is stirring in villages, towns and city districts in Britain. Residents are coming together and starting projects to protect and enhance wildlife in their local communities. Sometimes, like Bredfield, they go by the name of a ‘wildlife-friendly village’; sometimes by another name. Whatever the name, these communities are intent on making gardens, churchyards, verges, […]
Bredfield: Wildlife Friendly Village now has a Facebook page. It can be found at: Bredfield: Wildlife Friendly Village | Facebook Please visit and use the group page to post news, enquiries, advice or anything else related being wildlife-friendly in Bredfield. You will need a Facebook account to post to the group page. If you don’t […]
Our community ‘Bredfield: Wildlife Friendly Village’ project has now fledged. We hope that everybody finds this website interesting. There is a lot of information here, so it is a resource to keep returning to. There will be regular news and features on the themes of nature, gardening and green spaces. If you would like to […]
