Bonds Meadow

Where Nature Thrives and Hearts Bloom

Bonds Meadow

Maintained by volunteers for the betterment and well-being of the community.

The Bonds Meadow Community Association, representing the East Suffolk Council, is committed to the preservation and enhancement of biodiversity within a seven-acre expanse encompassing wetland, woodland, and meadow. Strategically situated amidst a residential locality, this verdant enclave serves as a sanctuary of natural beauty, dedicated to the enrichment of the community and the legacy of future generations

Message from John Ward, Chair of the Bonds Meadow Community Association

Hello and welcome to Bonds Meadow website.

Bonds Meadow relies entirely on volunteers to preserve and protect it and we cannot take its future as a wild open space, rich in biodiversity, for granted.

If you’re passionate and knowledgeable about conserving the natural world and looking for a way to give back to your community, The Bonds Meadow Association is looking for dedicated people to join and help out. Thanks!

Invitation to Support Bonds Meadow By Donation

If you’re keen to help Bonds Meadow but don’t have the time, we’ve got a simple way for you to contribute.

Just click the button below to donate and help cover our insurance, tools and materials costs, which we really need.

Here we are at the height of summer, and when the sun is pouring onto the meadows or slanting in through the alders and oaks, Bonds Meadow is a lovely place to be. It’s astonishing to see how many dragonflies are busy hunting on the wing as they rattle by and to observe how many species of butterfly are using our community space as a home. We hope and believe that the dedicated work of the volunteers has helped to increase the numbers of these species and others in Bonds Meadow through the years, and it has been particularly great to have sightings of a Purple Emperor butterfly for the first time in the meadow. Having said all that, this is a particularly dry, hot summer; the pond levels are dropping, and the fauna and flora must be struggling to sustain themselves, so we must help it the best we can. Also, the weather has raised the fire hazard risk in Bonds Meadow, and with wildfires burning in other parts of the country, we must be particularly vigilant and careful to make sure we don’t have similar problems here. Our bioblitz day/Nature day will take place on the 25th July…all are welcome, so come help us identify some species and get involved. We always need new volunteers if the meadow is to thrive and indeed, survive.