My secret garden
Rowan loves the fresh smell and sight of the buttercups in the wildflower meadows at Besthorpe. It's a special place because there are precious few spots like this where she can spend time…
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Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Insect tracks: Listening to the secret rhythms of tiny lives
This hands-on workshop invites you to explore the world of invertebrates through sound, movement, and storytelling.
Second-ever UK sighting of rare bird at Hickling
A black-winged kite has arrived at Hickling Broad and Marshes – the second-ever sighting of the bird in the UK and first for Norfolk.
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Phase 1 - securing the site
The first phase at Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Sweet Briar Marshes nature reserve - most of which will be complete when Sweet Briar Marshes opens to the public in 2024 – involves securing the site with new or repaired fencing and adding new pedestrian gates.
Phase 2 - access and moving around the site
Phase two of the development of Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Sweet Briar Marshes nature reserve focuses on the accessibility of the reserve and creating different walks around the site for all abilities.
Little egret
The elegant little egret was once a rare visitor to our shores, but can now regularly be spotted around the coastline of England and Wales. Look out for its beautiful neck plumes that herald the…
NWT Holme Dunes - In search of flowers, plants and butterflies (3 July)
A wander around NWT Holme Dunes looking for interesting flowers, plants and butterflies along the way.
NWT Holme Dunes - In search of flowers, plants and butterflies (5 June)
A wander around NWT Holme Dunes looking for interesting flowers, plants and butterflies along the way.
Red clover
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, red clover has trefoil leaves and red, rounded flower heads. It is often used as fodder for livestock.