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1. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Jon Carter

   ‘The effects of such devastation will take many years to recover’ (opens the original)

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   It has certainly been a summer of extremes. The series of much publicised heatwaves has resulted in a great deal of discussion and the impacts of the relentless dry and hot period have been widely felt across the region. Suffolk residents, whether rural or urban, are used to living and working in what is nationally a warm and relatively precipitation-free county, but conditions in recent months have been, literally and figuratively, off the chart. While these intense conditions can cause multipl

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2. Article · Jul 12, 2026 · Jon Carter

   Encouraging signs for birdwatchers as trio make a comeback (opens the original)

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   Last summer, birdwatchers across Suffolk volunteered their time to contribute to an important audit of some of the county’s most special inhabitants. Organised by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in partnership with the RSPB and funded by Natural England, the Heathland Bird Survey was designed to assess the condition of particular habitats and protected areas for a trio of scarce breeding species. The birds in question were the resident Dartford Warbler and Woodlark, and that most unus

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