Wider Conservation

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is an influential voice in public debate. Representing the views of our membership, we seek to influence local decision-makers about the value of nature.

In particular, we have a focus on promoting:

  • A Living Landscape and Living Seas and the benefits to people and wildlife;
  • Support and funding needs to allow us to achieve our Vision;
  • Policy changes needed to support nature’s recovery.

UK Government authorises use of bee-killing pesticide for sugar beet

19 Jan, 2024
'Emergency' authorisation to use a highly damaging neonicotinoid has today been approved...

British Sugar fails to deliver on 3-year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids

08 Dec, 2023
Time's up! Minister urged to help sugar farmers go neonic-free and honour ban as deadline...

Working together to protect our beach nesting birds this summer

06 Apr, 2022
Spring is in the air and Norfolk Wildlife Trust is joining with nature conservationists from...

Banned pesticide gets green light

02 Mar, 2022
Tuesday 1 March saw the green light given to use a banned pesticide, contradicting...

Help us to map nature's recovery

28 Jan, 2022
Do you know of some unloved places? Do you want special places to have more protection? Tell us...

The Fens to benefit from Government funding to kickstart the restoration of peatlands

10 Jan, 2022
The Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP), including Norfolk Wildlife Trust, are excited to announce...

Maternity colony for rare bats continues to be under threat from proposed road route

06 Dec, 2021
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is continuing to object to the proposed “Norwich Western Link...

Birds, bees, and butterflies suffer as Brexit farming promises broken today

02 Dec, 2021
Rescue rivers, wildlife and climate faster, say three largest nature...

The Wildlife Trusts respond to the closing of COP26

20 Nov, 2021
As COP26 closes in Glasgow, The Wildlife Trusts say that:UK Government shot itself in the foot...

Ground-breaking new Claylands wildlife project calls on South Norfolk communities

29 Oct, 2021
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is embarking on an ambitious new project to restore the "fabric of...
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Take the Lead

by Nick Acheson
After a grey, hard winter we all need spring as never before. But, as we swarm across the...

Winter: Stare upon her beauty and dream

by Robert Morgan
I love the beauty of new fallen snow, but I have long since given up dreaming of a white...

Global Issues, Norfolk Solution: the problem with plastic

by David North
Plastic is both versatile and very useful, but current projections suggest by 2050 there will be...

The humble hedgerow

by David North
The humble hedgerow is often overlooked when we’re out walking, but at this time of year...

The Koniks of Thompson Common

by Paul Waterhouse
The Konik is a very hardy and primitive breed of pony originating from Poland. They are a...

Helping nature to help us

by David North
Nature is pretty amazing at sorting out the mess we make.  And this is certainly true when...

A moment’s meditation

by Nick Acheson
Stop. For a moment of your hectic life bring your whole mind to the front edge of your nostrils...

Wild ruins and accidental nature reserves

by David North
Norfolk is rich in ruins. No two Norfolk ruins of course are the same. Diverse in size, age...

Bird migration: A reminder to think globally

by David North
Have you ever envied a wild bird its freedom? Its ability to journey without map or passport...

Global issues, Norfolk solutions: Planet Ocean

by David North
Ocean covers 70% of our planet’s surface. To call this planet Earth, not planet Ocean is...
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Put your garden to the test!

by The Wildlife Trusts on 21 Apr, 2022
The Wildlife Trusts' two-minute survey can score your garden and offer ideas to make it even...

Getting Wild About Gardens

by The Wildlife Trusts on 24 Mar, 2022
The buzz of a bee, the sweet scent of honeysuckle, the splash of a frog hopping into a pond, the...

COP26: What's it all about and what do we want to achieve?

by Kathryn Brown on 04 Nov, 2021
Kathryn Brown, The Wildlife Trusts' director of climate change action nationally, reveals why...

A New Direction: Starting Small by Creating Norfolk Wetlands

by William Walker on 21 Oct, 2021
This guest blog post has been produced by a Junior Winner of this year's Orwell Youth Prize...

Wild Gardening for Small Budgets & Spaces

by Meg Watts on 03 Jun, 2021
Are you working with a small garden space or a smaller budget, but still want to get involved in...

Remembering Richard Waddingham – farmer and pond conservationist

by Helen Baczkowska on 17 Dec, 2020
When I started working at NWT, way back in 1999, one of the first County Wildlife Site owners I...

Wild verges

by Sam Brown on 08 Dec, 2020
Thousands of miles of road verge exists in Norfolk with the potential to support an abundance of...

Jewels of the autumn

by Ian Senior on 20 Nov, 2020
Earlham Cemetery is a County Wildlife Site close to the centre of Norwich that is rich in...

In praise of the humble briar

by Robert Morgan on 30 Sep, 2020
The bramble or brier and countless other colloquial names, many of which are now lost to our...

Rockpooling at West Runton

by Isabelle Mudge on 28 Sep, 2020
West Runton beach has to be one of my favourite places to explore wildlife. It is undoubtedly a...
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Take the Lead

Duration: 2 mins 7 seconds
At Norfolk Wildlife Trust we love dogs, but on our nature reserves wildlife is our priority. Dogs...

Cley Calling Presents: Megan McCubbin and Chris Packham in conversation with Nick Acheson

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
Cley Calling Presents interesting, thought-provoking, inspiring events exploring our connection...

Help us create a bigger, better Brecks for wildlife

Duration: 10 minutes
Since its earliest days Norfolk Wildlife Trust has been proactive in protecting the Brecks and...

Conservation Grazing: Sheep

Duration: 03:12
Livestock grazing is one of the most important tools we have for managing our nature reserves. In...

Trees for climate and wildlife

Duration: 02:20
NWT Wildlife Ambassador, Nick Acheson and Conservation Officer, Helen Baczkowska visit Long's...