We have created 150 hectares of nature reserve for the wildlife living on our estate.
These habitats are teeming with different creatures including reptiles, badgers, water voles and many bird species.
We have plans to create another four nature reserves on our estate to enhance the landscape and compensate for any loss of SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) land that is needed to build Sizewell C.
These spaces won’t disappear after we’ve finished building Sizewell C. They are here to stay for the benefit of people and wildlife, all part of our project’s positive legacy for Suffolk.
Meet Steven – a digger driver at Sizewell C and keen wildlife photographer.
Thanks to projects like Wild Aldhurst, a former onion field turned 67-hectare nature reserve, Steven can enjoy local wildlife in our nature reserve and on the Suffolk coast while building a career close to home.
Sizewell C creates local jobs and protects the environment – supporting people like Steven to do both.
Sizewell C’s environment team, together with our environmental partners, created Wild Aldhurst which, alongside other measures we are taking, will protect and enhance nature.
This former onion farm turned nature reserve includes areas that are open to the public.
In the long run, our environmental measures will lead to a 19% net gain in biodiversity.
Getting to Wild AldhurstOpen to the public all year round, welcoming anyone who enjoys nature and wildlife.
Click above for our visitor leaflet which gives you information to be aware of before visiting. Search for jeeps.frog.cools on what3words to find us on a map. The nearest town is Leiston in Suffolk.
If you have any further questions, please call us on 0800 197 6102.
Wild Aldhurst supports a variety of wildlife including the rare marsh harrier, specialised plants, invertebrates, voles, otters, fish, amphibians, and reptiles.
Download our Wild Aldhurst map to discover more about the biodiversity in the area.
