Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service

Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service Sharing information about Suffolk's wildlife

Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service is Suffolk's biological data centre with a database that contains over 5 million records. We collate, manage and share species and site data to help inform better decisions and actions and benefit Suffolk's wildlife. Suffolk has a rich collection of expert and amateur naturalists who support our work and allow us to share an ever-expanding database of speci

es records, across all key taxa, for conservation, research, education and general purposes. We carry out the standard suite of local record centre functions including the storing and management of site and species records, mapping habitats and providing expertise in GIS and database tasks; we also maintain the dataset of Suffolk’s non-statutory county wildlife sites (CWS).

🐦 6 Jun || Suffolk Bird Group: Helmingham Hall Estate. >>>
29/05/2026

🐦 6 Jun || Suffolk Bird Group: Helmingham Hall Estate. >>>

The Suffolk Bird Group runs a full calendar of indoor and outdoor events and all are welcome. The indoor talks cover a range of topics from local patches, foreign bird trips, conservation and the occasional interactive ones such as demonstrations of BTO BirdTrack and bird drawing tips. Outdoor walks...

🌻 5 Jun || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Task TBC. >>>
26/05/2026

🌻 5 Jun || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Task TBC. >>>

Volunteers help the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscapes staff team on conservation projects to increase the biodiversity within the designated landscape and wider project areas.

☀️ 3 Jun || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Summer Visit. >>>
24/05/2026

☀️ 3 Jun || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Summer Visit. >>>

Volunteers help the Dedham Vale National Landscape staff team on conservation projects to improve habitats for wildlife within the National Landscape and wider project areas in the Stour Valley.

🕷️ 2 Jun || Biological Recording Company: Friend, Foe, or Freeloader? The Flower Crab Spider. >>>
23/05/2026

🕷️ 2 Jun || Biological Recording Company: Friend, Foe, or Freeloader? The Flower Crab Spider. >>>

Rose Christopher (Newcastle University) shares her research on the Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia).

🌿 29 May || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge Maintenance. >>>
19/05/2026

🌿 29 May || Volunteering with Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape: Hedge Maintenance. >>>

Volunteers help the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscapes staff team on conservation projects to increase the biodiversity within the designated landscape and wider project areas.

🪲 28 May || Biological Recording Company: Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland: Case Studies Using Riverflies. >...
18/05/2026

🪲 28 May || Biological Recording Company: Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland: Case Studies Using Riverflies. >>>

Dr Helen Barber-James shares her research into the fascinating but underexplored world of mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies in Ireland.

🕷️ 27 May || Biological Recording Company: Orbweb Spiders. >>>
17/05/2026

🕷️ 27 May || Biological Recording Company: Orbweb Spiders. >>>

Learn about the Orbweb spiders (Araneidae) of the UK with tutor Tylan Berry.

🌱 27 May || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Hedge Aftercare. >>>
17/05/2026

🌱 27 May || Volunteering with Dedham Vale National Landscape: Hedge Aftercare. >>>

Volunteers help the Dedham Vale National Landscape staff team on conservation projects to improve habitats for wildlife within the National Landscape and wider project areas in the Stour Valley.

🦅 26 May || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Guided Walk at Nunnery Lakes. >>>
16/05/2026

🦅 26 May || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Guided Walk at Nunnery Lakes. >>>

Join the Valley Fens Group of Suffolk Wildlife Trust for a walk with Rob Jaques at the British Trust for Ornithology

🐝 26 May || Biological Recording Company: Plant-Pollinator Interactions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. >>>
16/05/2026

🐝 26 May || Biological Recording Company: Plant-Pollinator Interactions and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. >>>

Learn why plant–pollinator interactions matter, how they underpin the UN SDGs, and what actions can support a pollinator-friendly future.

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SBIS, The Hold, 131 Fore Street
Ipswich
IP41LR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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