Wildlife in Common

Join us as we celebrate the wonderful wildlife on our Norfolk commons! As part of our two-yearproject funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, we will look at a special species each month, as well as news updates on how the project is going and how you can get involved.
Celebrate Norfolk Commons Week Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 July

Celebrate Norfolk Commons Week Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 July

21 Jun, 2019
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is holding a week of free walks, talks, activities and events to celebrate...
Wildlife in Common 20 Species survey

Wildlife in Common 20 Species survey

26 Feb, 2019
This spring and summer explore a common and help us map the distribution of some iconic species...
Winners announced in Norfolk Commons Photo Competition

Winners announced in Norfolk Commons Photo Competition

04 Oct, 2018
Lively ponies behind beautiful orchids at Roydon Common in West Norfolk has been chosen by the...
Photo Competition to celebrate our Commons

Photo Competition to celebrate our Commons

04 Sep, 2018
We have more than 300 commons in Norfolk, and a new photography competition launched today hopes...
Celebrate Norfolk Commons Week

Celebrate Norfolk Commons Week

30 Aug, 2018
From Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 September NWT is holding a week of free walks, talks, activities...
Wildlife in Common

Wildlife in Common

22 May, 2018
A two year project celebrating Norfolk’s commons and their wildlife and heritage has begun,...
Norfolk Commons Week

Norfolk Commons Week

by David North
As Norfolk Commons Week arrives, David North looks at the history of Norfolk's commons...
Wildlife in Common - orchid

Wildlife in Common - orchid

by Barry Madden
It was a wet morning, torrential rain hammering down from leaden clouds scudding across a May sky...
‘By hook or by crook’ I’ll discover these commons

‘By hook or by crook’ I’ll discover these commons

by Gemma Walker
Life at Norfolk Wildlife Trust is never dull and for the last two years as part of our Wildlife...
Wildlife in Common - yellowhammer

Wildlife in Common - yellowhammer

by Barry Madden
Norfolk has more than 350 registered commons, many are rich in wildlife and most have public...
Wildlife in Common - bats

Wildlife in Common - bats

by Barry Madden
Love them or fear them, bats are an integral and very important part of our ecosystem. Fourteen...
Wildlife in Common - lizards

Wildlife in Common - lizards

by Barry Madden
We’ve covered a lot of ground on this journey of ours exploring the wealth of wildlife that...
Celebrating Norfolk’s Commons

Celebrating Norfolk’s Commons

by Nick Acheson
Be part of Norfolk Commons Week: Saturday 6 July to Sunday 14 July Common land is precious...
Norfolk Commons Week

Norfolk Commons Week

by David North
Be part of Norfolk Commons Week {{image1}}Close your eyes and picture an area of common land...
Wildlife in Common - cowslip

Wildlife in Common - cowslip

by Barry Madden
There are surely few sights more likely to swell the heart than fields coloured in spring and...
Wildlife in Common - newts

Wildlife in Common - newts

by Barry Madden
As children we used to roam free across the largely unspoiled wilderness adjoining the eastern...
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Summer in the meadows

Summer in the meadows

by Helen Baczkowska on 28 Jul, 2020
Like many NWT staff, I am still working from home. As I write this, looking out of my window, I...
Wacton Common

Wacton Common

by Helen Baczkowska on 30 Apr, 2019
At the end of a lane, a cattle grid marks the way onto Wacton Common and here I meet Alice, one...
Wildlife in Common: people and wildlife

Wildlife in Common: people and wildlife

Duration: 07:26
Second part of our short films highlight ingthe importance of commons in Norfolk, this time...
Wildlife in Common: history and wildlife

Wildlife in Common: history and wildlife

Duration: 10:46
First part of our short films highlight ingthe importance of commons in Norfolk, this time...