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| Otter Trust, Earsham, Bungay |
The trust is at Earsham, near Bungay in Suffolk. Look out
for signposts off the A143 Diss-Lowestoft Road, about two miles
west of Bungay
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The
Otter Trust has it's headquarters at Earsham, just
outside of Bungay, Suffolk. The trust has the distinction
of being the largest and oldest otter conservation
organisation in the world.
At Earsham you could see a mix of Asian and British
otters.
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There are three lakes at Earsham which play home
to a selection of European waterfowl. The flock
of free-flying Barnacle Geese is probably the largest
in the country and now numbers over 200 birds. The
resident birds on the Trust's marshes are joined
by masses of wild waterfowl each summer and numbers
swell even more in winter with visiting migrants.
Other wildlife at the Trust include Muntjac deer,
Fallow deer and free-roaming wallabies.
The Otter Trust is a registered charity, founded
by Philip and Jeanne Wayre in 1971. It's aims are
to encourage the conservation of otters throughout
the world, but with particular emphasis on the British
Otter. The Trust has bred and released over 120
otters into the wild. This has saved the otter from
extinction in lowland England. |
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Please note.... the Otter Trust is
now closed to the public and no otters are now kept on the site.
The breeding program has been a success and so the need for
that side of the Trust's work is complete. The trust continues
now merely to ensure te protection of the species.
Further details of this work can be found at their website,
click the link below.
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The Otter Trust, Earsham,
Bungay, Suffolk NR35 2AF
Tel: 01986 893470 |
E-mail
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