Swallowtail
The exotic and beautiful swallowtail is the UK's largest butterfly. A strong flier, residents can be spotted over wetlands in Norfolk during summer. Migrants occasionally appear in southern…
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World Swallowtail Day 2023
Oscar takes a trip to Hickling to celebrate World Swallowtail Day.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
NWT Hickling Broad - moth and butterfly walk (6 August)
Explore the contents of the moth trap with our guide, before heading out in search of butterflies.
NWT Hickling Broad - moth and butterfly walk (30 July)
Explore the contents of the moth trap with our guide, before heading out in search of butterflies.
NWT Hickling Broad - moth and butterfly walk (23 July)
Explore the contents of the moth trap with our guide, before heading out in search of butterflies.
Butterfly walk
Guided walk from Horsey Gap to see butterflies.
We've purchased a popular Hickling pub!
We have announced that we are the new owners of the Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling Staithe.
WyNG Day of Butterflies - butterfly walk
Explore butterflies at NWT Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe.
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.
The Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling
Norfolk Wildlife Trust purchased the Pleasure Boat Inn pub and surrounding land in 2023, helping to create new ways to introduce people to the nature, landscape and wildlife of Hickling.
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.