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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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Dragonfly Survey on Rougham Estate 2021

March 28, 2022

Dragonflies were recorded as part of Rougham Estate’s ongoing Pond Survey of its 37 ancient and very well-connected woodland, grass and arable edge ponds.

Moth Survey on Rougham Estate 2021

March 27, 2022

The Suffolk Moth Group volunteers undertook two survey events during 2021 on the Rougham Estate – a September moth trapping survey and an October leaf ...

117 species of mycorrhizal and saprobic fungi was recorded in a few autumn forays by one volunteer mycologist in 2020 and 2021. © Juliet Hawkins, Conservation adviser

Woodland Fungi Survey on Rougham Estate 2020-2021

March 20, 2022

Over 117 species of woodland fungi have been recorded in Rougham Estate Trust woodland by volunteer surveyor Juliet Hawkins in a few autumn surveys in ...

A sporophyte of Orthotrichum stramineum with calyptra. This species, growing on ash, is increasing with reduced air pollution but is still uncommon in Suffolk. Photo: Des_Callaghan, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via

Bryophyte Survey on Rougham Estate 2019

March 11, 2022

Mosses and liverworts are bryophytes and they reflect habitat diversity at a big and micro-scale and the presence of rarities can reflect the health of ...

One of 37 ponds surveyed on Rougham Estate – this restored arable field edge pond is the best on the estate for dragonflies and also supports Great Crested Newts and several Red Data Book water beetles. © Juliet Hawkins, Conservation adviser

Pond survey on Rougham Estate 2021

March 11, 2022

Rougham Estate’s 37 ancient and very well-connected woodland, grass and arable edge ponds have been regularly surveyed since 2003 to prioritise those for restoration and ...

Arable Plant Survey, Rougham Estate 2019-2021

March 11, 2022

Rougham Estate Trust’s arable flora sampling survey on Rougham Estate 2019-2021 has revealed where rare arable flora is holding on in today’s modern farming regime. ...

RET Trustee Meeting

January 11, 2022

Photograph by George Agnew of Sean Brinkley and Neil Batchelor planting a Judas Tree.

First ornamental tree planting scheme at Rougham Hall since 1940

February 11, 2021

4 February 2021 was a historic day at Rougham Hall when the RET initiated the first ornamental tree planting scheme in the pleasure grounds of ...

RET Accounts for Charity Commission

January 11, 2021

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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