Welcome to the
Suffolk Naturalists' Society

Promoting interest in Suffolk’s natural history

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Yellowhammer, Emberiza citronella © Steve Roach
Volucella bombylans and Sarcoscypha austriaca © Paul Kitchener

96th AGM and
Spring Members’ Evening

30 April 2025, 6 – 10 pm
The Athenaeum, Angel Hill,
Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LU

Click here for full details

The new Suffolk Bat Atlas is available now on the SBIS website

Take part in a bat survey 

The survey involves installing static/remote detectors at a fixed location in your garden or local space for up to a week. Bats passing in the vicinity of the microphone will be recorded from sunset to sunrise for the duration of the survey. Recorded bat calls are analysed using the BTO acoustic pipeline, followed by manual verification of the species. Vocalisations of any other small mammal species detected (shrews, mice, voles) will also be identified. The results will be sent to you and SBIS. The surveys aim to gather bat data from locations that might otherwise be under-recorded to increase the distribution data for bats in the county.

For more information, contact Huma Pearce, huma@mostlybats.org


Next SNS event: Walk and Record

Saturday, 10 May, from 10:30 am – Raydon Wood, nr Hadleigh.
More details…


Lichens under the microscope

Saturday, 17 May, 10:00–15:00Crowfield Village Hall

Free workshop sponsored by the Anglian Microscopy Group and the Suffolk Naturalists’ Society
More details…

Who we are:
A group of people with a common interest in natural history: animals, plants and geology, the Suffolk countryside and the environment generally.
Our members range from beginners to expert amateurs and wildlife professionals. 

What we do:
We publish popular and scientific works on the natural history of Suffolk, hold members meetings and organise a biennial conference. Members’ findings are published in the thrice-yearly newsletter White Admiral; in our transactions Suffolk Natural History and in the bird report Suffolk Birds. We also publish more definitive guides on various aspects of the natural history of Suffolk.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The official address for SNS has changed to:

SNS, The Hold, 131 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1LR

For email enquiries please use: enquiries@sns.org.uk