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.
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 distinctive sight of a spoonbill is becoming increasingly common in the east and southwest of England, with colonies of breeding birds now established.
Spoonbill have bred successfully for the second year running at NWT Hickling Broad and Marshes, providing hope of establishing a future breeding colony of these distinctive rare birds.
We're delighted to be opening our new Norwich nature reserve this weekend and holding a series of free events.
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
Come along to this evening children's Wildlife Watch event for a walk around the nature reserve to discover the bats of NWT Hickling Broad.
We're celebrating our 100th birthday with well wishes from Sir David Attenborough as we open our doors to the public for a free weekend in nature.