Mole
This stocky, brown mammal spends its life burrowing underground with its spade-like paws, hunting for earthworms to eat.
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Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Scarning Fen
It may be small but Scarning Fen is home a to large number of rare plants and insects. This precious site is sensitive to disturbance, so please tread carefully.
Lowland fen
Water-logged and thick with reeds and robust tall-herbs or tussocky sedges, fens are evocative reminders of the extensive wet wildlands that once covered far more of the lowlands than they do…
The Fens to benefit from Government funding to kickstart the restoration of peatlands
The Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP), including Norfolk Wildlife Trust, are excited to announce they have been awarded a substantial "discovery grant" by Government as part of their…
Swangey Fen
A small, species-rich fenland spot, featuring scrub, mature woodland, and grassland. It was kindly gifted to NWT by the Otter Trust.
Brett's Wood
Brett's Wood is a peaceful, decades-old conifer plantation. We’ve been working to restore its wooded areas and create new heathland since we purchased it in 2010 with a donation in memory of…
Barrel jellyfish
Giants of the jellyfish world, these incredible creatures are the UK’s largest jellyfish! They can grow to the size of dustbin lids – giving them their other common name: dustbin-lid jellyfish.…
£5 million government grant to restore peatlands in the Fens
As part of the Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP), we are excited to announce we have been awarded a substantial "Restoration Grant" by Government as part of their progressive Nature for…
Upland spring, flush and fen
These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
Great fen-sedge
A tall and robust species of sedge, the Great fen-sedge has long leaves with sawtooth edges. It forms dense stands in lowland fens and around lakes.
June on our nature reserves
Reserves Officer Robert Morgan shares his musings on the ‘June-uary’ just gone, and breathes a sigh of relief over swallowtail numbers.