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Nurturing nature with love

Nurturing nature with love

Blog - Tuesday 14 November, 2023 - by Nick Acheson

Just upriver from my home, there is a walk along the river. Quiet and unspoiled, it is known only to local people, and each of us knows it in a different way. Some have walked generations of their dogs here. Some run here, dodging winter’s puddles, ducking summer’s jagged, arching stems of dog rose. Someone once dumped a stolen…
Shared vision revealed for Norwich nature reserve

Shared vision revealed for Norwich nature reserve

News - Tuesday 14 November, 2023

We have revealed the emerging long-term vision for our newest nature reserve Sweet Briar Marshes. Sketches, maps and design ideas provide an insight into how the 90-acre city wildlife haven could evolve. Public facilities on and…
We've purchased a popular Hickling pub!

We've purchased a popular Hickling pub!

News - Monday 06 November, 2023

We have announced that we are the new owners of the Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling…

There could be ‘catastrophic damage’ to nature if Wash Barrier plans go ahead

There could be ‘catastrophic damage’ to nature if Wash Barrier plans go ahead

News - Thursday 02 November, 2023

Alongside a variety of other conservation charities, we are warning of catastrophic damage…

Drop into our Sweet Briar Marshes exhibition this November

Drop into our Sweet Briar Marshes exhibition this November

News - Wednesday 01 November, 2023

Norfolk Wildlife Trust will be sharing the emerging shared vision for its newest nature…
New appeal to inspire a love of wildlife in the next generation

New appeal to inspire a love of wildlife in the next generation

Wednesday 01 November, 2023

We're launching a fundraising appeal to raise £50,000 in the next few months to help expand our work connecting children and young people with nature.  Today, we launch a fundraising appeal to help inspire a love of nature in the next generation.  Over the coming months, we…


Autumn leaves us wistful

Autumn leaves us wistful

by Robert Morgan

We can feel mixed emotions during nature’s transition from summer to winter says Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Reserves Officer Robert Morgan..     The smell of rotting vegetation, the heavy still mists and the hues of yellow, rust-red and beige inspires melancholic emotions; even the garden robin adopts a gentle…

Saving Beetles

Saving Beetles

by Robert Morgan

Beneath our feet

Beneath our feet

by Robert Morgan


Meander through the meadow - Sweet Briar Marshes guided walk

Meander through the meadow - Sweet Briar Marshes guided walk

Wednesday 29 November, 2023 - by Oscar Lawrence

On November 11th, our young blogger Oscar visited Sweet Briar Marshes for a walk with our warden.  Finally, autumn is here. The golden brown leaves have tumbled from the trees, thrushes are munching on berries and the sun is slinging low over Norfolk. So on a bright, crisp November day, I ventured out to our newest nature reserve…

Kites and eagles: the falsely accused

Kites and eagles: the falsely accused

Monday 20 November, 2023 - by Oscar Lawrence

Our young blogger, Oscar, shares the story of how two persecuted birds came back from the brink. On a drive through North Norfolk on a sunny day, you can't miss the red kites. With their long, broad wings, v-shaped tail and leisurely…
Foray into fungi

Foray into fungi

Tuesday 07 November, 2023 - by Robert Morgan

As drivers of plant growth and agents of decay, we owe a great deal to fungi says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves Officer Robert Morgan.      Any lover of nature associates autumn with different things; migration and…
November on our reserves

November on our reserves

Wednesday 01 November, 2023 - by NWT

Recent reserve closures: A silver lining    You may have read about the temporary closure of some of our reserves recently, following the large amount of rain and wind we’ve had. But whilst the recent…