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Penny Bun or Cep (Boletus edulis) found during the 2024 woodland fungi survey at Rougham Estate
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Woodland Fungi Survey on Rougham Estate 2024

June 27, 2026

In under an hour’s foray in October 2024, volunteer surveyor Juliet Hawkins recorded 23 species of woodland fungi in Mellfield and Breach Woods on Rougham Estate – including 11 species new to the estate, with many more still to discover.

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Moth Survey on Rougham Estate 2024 – Elm Wood

June 17, 2026
The Suffolk Moth Group visited a new wood – Elm Wood – for the fourth consecutive year of surveys on the estate in July 2024. ...
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Moth Survey on Rougham Estate 2023

June 17, 2026
The Suffolk Moth Group volunteers visited Free Wood for the third consecutive year in July 2023, recording 105 moth species – 59 of which were ...
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Arbutus marina Strawberry Tree

Planting Legacy: The arboretum in the grounds of Rougham Hall

May 6, 2025
Work is currently underway to label the trees and shrubs within the new arboretum, being developed in the grounds of Rougham Hall. Historically known as ...
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The Rougham Estate Trust has recently been engaged in felling Norway Spruce trees across its land. This is the result of the arrival of the Spruce Bark Beetle in our woodlands and other woods in East Anglia and South East England. This beetle has arrived in this country from Asia via mainland Europe and threatens Spruce plantations across the country. The Forestry Commission is taking this outbreak very seriously as it threatens their vast plantations in Northern England as well as in Wales and Scotland.

Felling of Norway Spruce on Rougham Estate

February 27, 2025
The Rougham Estate Trust has recently been engaged in felling Norway Spruce trees across its land. This is the result of the arrival of the ...
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Creating some pathways through the wildflower meadow.

Creating pathways through the wildflower meadow at Rougham Hall

February 27, 2025
As part of the gradual restoration of the Pleasure Grounds around Rougham Hall, we have just created some pathways through the wildflower meadow.
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RET Trustee Meeting

June 1, 2024
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RET Accounts for charity commission

RET Accounts for Charity Commission

January 18, 2024
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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

January 17, 2024
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RET Accounts for charity commission

RET Accounts for Charity Commission

January 27, 2023
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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

January 27, 2023
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Trustees’ Rougham Estate tour

May 1, 2022
Rougham Estate trustees spent a useful day exploring the Rougham Estate, guided by estate manager Simon Eddell and wildlife advisor Juliet Hawkins.
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Rougham Estate, located a few miles from Bury St Edmunds, is a rural haven epitomising the timeless charm and natural beauty of East Anglia.

The Rougham Estate consists of over 3,000 acres of Suffolk countryside with ancient meadows, green lanes, oak-lined hedgerows, bluebells and orchids, parklands and arable fields. It traces its history back to Roman times and has seen both Saxons and Vikings.

It was owned by the local abbey in Bury St Edmunds for six hundred years. During World War Two an airfield was built in the village and Rougham Hall was bombed. The Estate has been owned by the Agnew family since 1904 and now part of it is a charitable trust to preserve its legacy for the future.

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