What's On around Ipswich

Alton Water for winter wildfowl and woodland birds. Meet at 9am at Lemons Hill north car park, Tattingstone TM137377. 4hrs. 5miles. Leader Stephen Marginson 01473 258791.

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

A guided walk along the banks of the internationally important estuary, to see some of the many waders and wildfowl that spend their winter there. For more information and to book places contact Rangers 01473 433994.

The Food Co-ops & Buying Groups project presents it’s 2nd East Anglian conference: GROWING, SELLING, BUYING: IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. Linking up food co-ops, buying groups, allotment plotholders,community gardens, urban scrumpers, & small producers. Presentations, workshops, networking with local groups, Action Planning to help set up or improve your community food project, delicious lunch o ...

Talk by Simon Tonkin, RSPB Senior Conservation Officer. Sponsored by Collins Waste Solutions and hosted by the RSPB local group at Sidegate Lane Primary School, Sidegate Lane. Ipswich RSPB group members £1.80, non-members £3. Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

A chance for anyone interested in Environment issues to meet for a chat and a drink, and do a bit of networking. We're usually in the back room. Look out for the “Green Drinks” sign on the table. All welcome. We meet the second Thursday of each month, in The Dove Street Inn, 76 St. Helens St, Ipswich. IP4 2LA http://www.dovestreetinn.co.uk/ Contact: Steve Pritchard - 07724 004272

100+ varieties of seed potato (25% organic). Books – tools – seeds – produce – chip tasting – seedswap (bring seeds to swap) – refreshments. Admission £1.50. Download a poster: http://www.greenlivingcentre.org.uk/Potato-Day-2012.pdf Website: http://www.eapd.btck.co.uk Organised by: Norfolk Organic Group, Suffolk Organic Group & Ipswich Organic Gardeners Group

An illustrated talk by Martin Sanford hosted by the Ipswich & District Natural History Society at the Oddfellows Hall, High Street, Ipswich. Details from Janet Eley 01473 785557

Meet at car park (Hadleigh Road entrance). TM138443. Leader Kathy Reynolds. Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

Meet at 11am in car park. Map ref. TL817934. Directions from the A134 exit at the Mundford roundabout, take a minor road to the left. After about one mile take the left hand turning, signposted track to Lynford Arboretum. Distance approx. 2 miles. Bring packed lunch. Leader: Jim Foster. Details from Janet Eley 01473 785557

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Celebrate the park in winter, activities, tree-dressing, wassailing, warm soup and rolls. Free event but donations please for refreshments. Details from Peter Scotcher 01473 463860

Join the Portal Woodlands Conservation Group for the regular work morning. Meet opposite the Police sports field entrance in Portal Avenue. Details from Duncan Sweeting 01473 612632

Join Ipswich Wildlife Group and Friends of Belstead Brook Park for a morning of coppicing work in the wood. Meet at the entrance to the wood at the far end of Bobbits Lane. Details from Gerry Donlon 01473 726082

Talk by David and Anne Healey. In Central America, nestled between Panama and Nicaragua is the beautiful country of Costa Rica. It has a variety of climatic zones, scenic beauty and a density of wildlife and biodiversity seen in few other places in the world. Come and enjoy David’s photos, on what will almost certainly be a cold winter evening. There will be a charge of £2 which includes ...

Do you have a packed wardrobe but nothing you want to wear? Bring your garments & accessories to out ‘swap it, don’t drop it’ event and look good for less. Whether it be shirts, skirts, dresses, jumpers, cardies, trousers, coats, jackets, shoes, handbags, necklaces, hats or more, simply bring what you want to swap, leave it on the swapping tables and take as much as you want when you ...

Meeting point and details to be confirmed. We will have a big bonfire and will cook baked potatoes at the end. Please bring a packed lunch if you are staying all day. Details from Greenways Project 01473 433995.

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Felixstowe Ferry and Kingsfleet for waders and wildfowl. Meet at 10am at Felixstowe Ferry car park TM328376. 3hrs. 4miles. Leader Stephen Marginson 01473 258791.

Talk by locally based Birding Tour Guide Alex Bass. Sponsored by Goddard and Co Estate Agents. Hosted by the RSPB local group at Sidegate Lane Primary School, Sidegate Lane. Ipswich RSPB group members £1.80, non-members £3. Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

A chance for anyone interested in Environment issues to meet for a chat and a drink, and do a bit of networking. We're usually in the back room. Look out for the “Green Drinks” sign on the table. All welcome. We meet the second Thursday of each month, in The Dove Street Inn, 76 St. Helens St, Ipswich. IP4 2LA http://www.dovestreetinn.co.uk/ Contact: Steve Pritchard - 07724 004272

An illustrated talk by Liz Cutting hosted by the Ipswich & District Natural History Society at the Oddfellows Hall, High Street, Ipswich. Details from Janet Eley 01473 785557

Meet at Bourne Park car park (Bourne Bridge entrance) TM161419. Leader Kathy Reynolds Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

Join the Portal Woodlands Conservation Group for the regular work morning. Meet opposite the Police sports field entrance in Portal Avenue. Details from Duncan Sweeting 01473 612632

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Join Ipswich Wildlife Group and Friends of Belstead Brook Park for a morning of conservation work in the wood. Meet at the entrance to the wood at the far end of Bobbits Lane. Details from Gerry Donlon 01473 726082

Talk by Jo Stokes. Jo is fascinated by climate change, and will tell us in a very understandable way what has happened to our climate in the past, and what is likely to happen next. And—most importantly, is there anything we can do about it. There will be a charge of £2 which includes tea or coffee.

The Golden Oriole is a much-admired bird, sought by serious and casual birders alike for the beauty of its plumage and song, as well as for its rarity. Paul Mason was one of the people at the forefront of the ultimately successful battle to save the Orioles' last breeding area, Lakenheath in Suffolk from deforestation. Holiday Inn, London Road, Ipswich Details from Phil Whittaker Email oakbarn ...

If you're interested in sustainable building and conservation, you'll love this seminar - for more details see http://orchardbarn.org.uk/naturalbuildingseminar.htm. We'll be exploring how you can source materials close to home and convert them yourself into useable building materials (at a fraction of the cost of a builders merchants). Timing: Registration and tea from 10. Talks, demonstra ...

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Join the Wildlife Rangers for their Easter egg hunt in one of the town's many fine Parks. There will be a wildlife quiz to solve, with the promise of a chocolate surprise for the winners! For more information and to book places. Contact Rangers 01473 433994.

A chance for anyone interested in Environment issues to meet for a chat and a drink, and do a bit of networking. We're usually in the back room. Look out for the “Green Drinks” sign on the table. All welcome. We meet the second Thursday of each month, in The Dove Street Inn, 76 St. Helens St, Ipswich. IP4 2LA http://www.dovestreetinn.co.uk/ Contact: Steve Pritchard - 07724 004272

RSPB Boyton Marshes for wildfowl and spring birds. Meet at 9am at Banters Barn Farm TM387474. 4hrs. 4miles. Leader Stephen Marginson 01473 258791.

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

An illustrated talk by Neil Mahler hosted by the Ipswich & District Natural History Society at the Oddfellows Hall, High Street, Ipswich. Details from Janet Eley 01473 785557

Join the Portal Woodlands Conservation Group for the regular work morning. Meet opposite the Police sports field entrance in Portal Avenue. Details from Duncan Sweeting 01473 612632

Join Ipswich Wildlife Group and Friends of Belstead Brook Park for a morning of conservation work in the wood. Meet at the entrance to the wood at the far end of Bobbits Lane. Details from Gerry Donlon 01473 726082

Meet at Orwell Country Park car park TM188408. Leader Kathy Reynolds. Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

Talk by Adrian Knowles. Bees and wasps are some of our most familiar insects. The bees perform a vital role in pollinating our flowers, and wasps are useful to gardeners as they eat many types of garden pests. But apart from these there are many solitary bees, leaf cutting bees, mining bees, digger wasps and endless others. Come and learn about the huge variety of Hymenoptera which are presen ...

(Note 3rd Thursday). AGM followed by ‘Galapagos' by Tim Kenny, Group Member and World Travelled Birder. Sponsored by Fynn Valley Golf Club and hosted by the RSPB local group at Sidegate Lane Primary School, Sidegate Lane. Ipswich RSPB group members £1.80, non-members £3. Details from Chris Courtney 01473 423213

The Orwell Astronomical Society will be setting up in one of the Parks, explaining the night sky. Gaze up at the stars and constellations, learning their names using the society's telescopes. For more information and to book places. Contact Rangers 01473 433994.

Nature Explorers is aimed at young people 11 years or older, to come into the woods with their parents or guardians to enjoy organised nature projects and develop practical conversation skills. For more details and to book places, please email naturewatch.pwcg@martlesham.org.uk Details from Duncan Sweeting 01473 612632

Barking Churchyard to study flora and fauna of a Suffolk churchyard. Meet at 6.30pm at Barking Church TM076535. 2hrs. Leader Stephen Marginson 01473 258791.

Map ref: TM155407. Leader: Richard Edmunds. Details from Janet Eley 01473 785557

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Come along today as Ipswich Wildlife Group, the Greenways Project and Friends of Belstead Brook Park sell the beanpoles and pea sticks that have been produced from the wood over the winter months. Details from Gerry Donlon 01473 726082

Upper Hollesley Common for heath and woodland birds. Meet at Upper Hollesley car park TM335471. 3hrs, 4 miles. Leader Stephen Marginson 01473 258791.

The warden, Peter Fordham will be our guide for a walk through this ancient woodland, with its huge botanical richness and interesting cultural history. It has new visitors centre completed in summer 2011. You are invited to bring a picnic lunch which could be eaten around a fire in the craft area or at Hewitt’s Meadow. Meet in the carpark Felsham Road, Bradfield St. George IP30 0AQ. Gr ...

Join the Greenways Project, Access To Nature and Ipswich Wildlife Group for a great day of wildlife walks, children's activities, woodland crafts, Morris dancing, horse logging, bluebells and much, much more. Light refreshments available, please bring a picnic and stay for the day. A FREE event open to all. Parking available in Bourne Park (off Stoke Park Drive) with a minibus shuttle or half ...

A chance for anyone interested in Environment issues to meet for a chat and a drink, and do a bit of networking. We're usually in the back room. Look out for the “Green Drinks” sign on the table. All welcome. We meet the second Thursday of each month, in The Dove Street Inn, 76 St. Helens St, Ipswich. IP4 2LA http://www.dovestreetinn.co.uk/ Contact: Steve Pritchard - 07724 004272

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.

Tea/refreshments in the Orchard at blossom time with scarecrow making/dressing. Scarecrow frames and some scarecrow clothes provided - to avoid disappointment please bring your own old clothes. Take your scarecrow home with you if you wish. Free event but donations please for refreshments. Details from Peter Scotcher 01473 463860.

Ipswich Food Co-op opens each fortnight in the Citizens Advice Bureau building. A wide range of wholefoods is available, many locally sourced, plus seasonal fruit and veg.