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Within a few generations, muntjac deer have become a common sight in Suffolk – to the point where these adaptable grazers are now having an impact on our native wildlife and our dinner plates.

The loss of competitive grassroots football for six months because of the pandemic has made people realise that its importance goes far beyond the game on the pitch.

Cricket returned last month, the first recreational sport to start up again after lockdown…. what an opportunity to visit some of the county’s loveliest cricket grounds.

East Anglia is renowned for many things but few people will know it can lay claim to being the farm pond capital of England and Wales.

A visit to see the badgers at Fingringhoe Wick in Essex is a joy for any nature lover but in many places in the UK the animal’s future is less than certain.

There are 106 Roadside Nature Reserves in Suffolk – remnants of the meadows of yesteryear and increasingly important havens for rare plants and corridors for wildlife.

Efforts to plant and nurture wild flower areas across Ipswich’s open spaces have been rewarded with a riot of colour and insects aplenty, especially at Landseer Park.

A close encounter with Vulpes vulpes in Suffolk’s county town….and tales of Ursus americanus.

No-one knows when the next tree disease like ash dieback will arise but a team of volunteers in Suffolk are collecting seeds from native species as an insurance policy.

Hugh Somerleyton is overseeing an ambitious rewilding project on his estate but the real prize is a region-wide collaboration of landowners all working for nature.