Norfolk Wildlife Trust will strongly object to any planning application for the Western Link and has written to the Department for Transport to raise its concerns over unacceptable wildlife im…

None of the proposed routes for the NDR Western Link Road could be built without unacceptable damage to multiple important wildlife sites, warns Norfolk Wildlife Trust, unless there is a signi…

The inclusion of Defra’s targets for ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ in Norfolk County Council’s proposal for the Western Link road will not be enough to protect the area&rsquo…

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is dismayed to learn that central government support has been given to the Western Link road for the Northern Distributor Road (NDR). The planned road will link the end…

If the Western Link for the NDR were to go ahead on its proposed route, it would drive through what is likely to be the largest known ‘super-colony’ of barbastelle bats in the UK, …

On Monday 15 July 2019 Norfolk County Council approved option C as its preferred route for the NDR Western Link. The decision presupposes there is no realistic alternative to the road link, al…

TAKE ACTION: SIGN OUR JOINT PETITION Following information published by Norfolk County Council ahead of today’s Cabinet meeting, a group of environmental organisations continue to raise…

Today, we sent an open letter to Councillor Andrew Proctor, in objection to the Norwich Western Link road (NWL). Read the full letter below. You can add your voice by sharing this letter, and …

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is continuing to object to the proposed “Norwich Western Link” (NWL) and calls on more people to consider the coverage from BBC Countryfile (aired 5 Dec…

Following the government naming the Norwich Western Link among road projects that could benefit from the recent scrapping of the northern section of HS2, we …

We have today sent a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, DEFRA Secretary of State.  The correspondence calls out Norfolk MPs who are labelling Natural England’s recent barbastel…

Following yesterday’s announcement that Norfolk County Council has given the green light for a planning application to be submitted for the Norwich Western Link road, we, alongisde other…

Date: October 2023  Background   In January 2019, four options were shortlisted by Norfolk County Council (NCC) to link the end of the current Norwich Northern Distributor…

An exceedingly rare bird has been identified at Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve at Cley Marshes, attracting hundreds of excited visitors and birdwatchers. The western sandpiper (…

Today, we sent a joint statement to the media, in partnership with Norfolk-based conservation organisations and land owners, to raise our grave concerns about the impact of the Government'…

Common and pretty dabbling ducks, teal can be seen all year round, but gather in large numbers in winter on flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and floodplain meadows. Many of these birds are migr…

Despite its small size, Scarning Fen is home to a number of rare species including liverworts, mosses and several plants.Excellent for invertebrates with 29 nationally scarce species recorded,…

Froglife run a “Toads in the Road” scheme. They will not be able to help in all cases but the guidelines for the scheme are on the website, click on this link (https://www.froglife…

Shovelers are surface feeding ducks which sweep their large, flat bills back and forth through the water, filtering out small invertebrates, plant seeds and other plant matter.

Cranberry Rough is an area of wet woodland and fen that occupies the basin of a former natural lake, Hockham Mere. The reserve is an excellent habitat for many bird species, including teal an…