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Countryside Management

Mid Suffolk District Council’s Countryside Teams are responsible for managing a number of sites owned by the Council and work with landowners and other agencies to actively protect, conserve and enhance Mid Suffolk's wider countryside.

We aim to keep the sites we manage safe and looking clean and attractive to visitors as well as protecting their wildlife and landscape importance.

We are here to help visitors learn about, understand and appreciate their local environment and the surrounding countryside, provide opportunities to enjoy the local countryside and get involved in its management through volunteering.

The Countryside Teams organise a series of guided walks and children’s activities throughout the year as well as volunteer days, educational programmes for schools and activities for groups such as Cubs and Brownies.

To find out more about some of the areas we manage, click on one of the following links:


Needham Lake

Sites around Stowmarket

Eye Castle and The Pennings