Rare spoonbill breeding success at Hickling
We are celebrating the sight of fledgling spoonbills at Hickling Broad and Marshes – the first known breeding success in the Norfolk Broads for around 400 years.
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We've purchased a popular Hickling pub!
We have announced that we are the new owners of the Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling Staithe.
September on our reserves
NWT Conservation Officer Bob Morgan celebrates the start of autumn and the wonderful wildlife it brings – including some less popular seasonal visitors!
Common milkwort
The dark-blue flowers of Common milkwort pepper our grasslands from May to September. It can also appear in pink and white forms.
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.
Hickling Broad boat trips
Explore the wildlife of the beautiful Norfolk Broads on Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s guided wildlife boat trips at NWT Hickling Broad and Marshes.
The Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling
Norfolk Wildlife Trust purchased the Pleasure Boat pub and surrounding land in 2023, helping to create new ways to introduce people to the nature, landscape and wildlife of Hickling.
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Pioneering local naturalist honoured at NWT Hickling Broad
The life and work of pioneering ornithologist and photographer, Emma Turner, has been commemorated with a special panel at NWT Hickling Broad.
Common polypody
The common polypody is a hardy fern of damp, shady places in woodlands. It also makes a good garden fern. It has ladder-like, leathery foliage with pimply undersides - these spots are the spores…
Raptor roost at NWT Hickling Broad (Family event)
Discover raptors and witness a stunning winter wildlife spectacle from NWT Hickling Broad's raptor roost viewing platform!
Common crossbill
As it names suggests, the common crossbill has a large bill that is crossed at the tip - perfect for picking the seeds out of pine cones. Look for it in conifer woodlands, mainly in the north and…