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Welcome to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Welcome to National Landscapes – the new name for the UK’s designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape stretches from Kessingland in North Suffolk, down to the Stour Estuary in North Essex.
The Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape was designated in 1970 and is cared for by a Partnership, a team, and the thousands of people who live in, work in and visit it.
It is a diverse and ever changing landscape. You can enjoy a low-lying coast of shingle and sand, ancient woodland, forest, lowland heaths, farmland, valley meadowlands, estuaries, marshes, and historic towns and villages.
What does it mean to live and work in an National Landscape? We've put together some useful information to provide an introduction and everything you need to know!
2025 National Landscape Award
Nominations are open now for the David Wood National Landscape Award, which is presented to an individual, organisation or community group that has made an outstanding contribution to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape.
Please note only those nominees whose achievements and actions have taken place within the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape boundary will be considered.
Nominations for the 2025 award are open until 31st May 2025 and the winner will be announced in the summer.
Landowner help needed to benefit nature
We are looking for landowners/land managers to help us deliver ambitious targets for nature, including
- Increasing tree canopy & woodland cover
- Planting hedgerows
- Creating ponds and wetlands
- Enabling natural regeneration
If you have land and want to improve its biodiversity potential or change the way it is used, we would love to hear from you!