Volunteer Spotlight - Carol McStravick
Say hello to Carol, our PR & Communications team volunteer based in our office at Bewick House.
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Common poppy
Once considered a weed of cornfields, the common poppy is now in decline due to intensive agricultural practices. It can be found in seeded areas, on roadside verges and waste ground, and in field…
Ponies
Find out how we use grazing ponies to help maintain some of Norfolk’s amazing wild spaces.
Volunteer spotlight: Poppy Bye
Meet our Wildlife Watch and Wilder Wardens volunteer, Poppy Bye.
We're welcoming new Dartmoor ponies to our conservation team
15 Dartmoor ponies arrive in Norfolk this week, ready for their new role as conservation grazing animals on Norfolk Heathland.
My big adventure
Poppy plays with molehills, watches deer and birds, and nestles in the trunks of ancient trees to get in touch with her roots. Poppy's father was an inspirational Restoration Officer at the…
My studio
With her sketchbook, Carol loves to get lost in the detail of the shore’s wildlife, plants, textures and fossils. And she always comes away feeling enriched.
My daytime drama
Carol loves watching the rituals of the birds at Rutland Water, especially at the feeding station that she helps to maintain as a volunteer. She loves to lose herself in her own personal episode…
Dryad's saddle
This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.
Language of the Land order form
Submit requests for copies of the book, 'Language of the Land'.
Shaggy inkcap
As its name suggests, the shaggy inkcap, or 'lawyer's wig', has a woolly, scaly surface to its bell-shaped toadstools. It is very common and can be seen at the road side, in…
Rabbit
Who doesn’t love spotting rabbits hopping through long grass during a walk in the countryside? They are a common sight but it is always a treat to see their curious faces popping up, ears stood…