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Coastal

Coastal habitats are found wherever the land meets the sea. With some 17,800km, the UK has one of the longest national coastlines in Europe. The coast is home to many habitats, with cliffs, rocky…

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How to make a coastal garden

Coastal gardening can be a challenge, but with the right plants in the right place, your garden and its wildlife visitors can thrive.

My Wild Life

My calling

Living in the rocky uplands of mid Wales, Emma regularly walks her farm checking not only on the livestock but seeing the seasonal changes in the wildlife and landscape too. The upland habitats of…

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Marine and coastal conservation

Norfolk’s iconic coast offers a vital home for wildlife, whilst also being an important place for people to make a living and enjoy time out in nature.
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Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh

Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…

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Carline thistle

The Carline thistle produces distinctive brown-and-golden flower heads that look like a seeded thistle. These flowers are attractive to a wide range of butterflies, including the very rare Large…

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A life in Cley (10 June)

Join third-generation warden Bernard Bishop, on an enlightening tour of Cley village past and present.

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June on our reserves

June has been a scorcher! Our Conservation Officer, Robert Morgan, shares the birds, butterflies and blooms that have been emerging this month, as well as exciting work on our reserves.