A guided walk through the reserve before taking a magical dawn boat trail on Hickling Broad to celebrate the arrival of spring and witness one of nature’s miracles, the dawn chorus. Includes a breakfast.

Come join us at Weeting Heath for a walk with the warden and discover the fascinating and unique Brecks heath and Chalk grassland flora. See many rare and scarce species as well as commoner flowers typical of the Breckland environment.

Emma Turner was an English ornithologist and pioneering bird photographer who lived on a houseboat on Hickling Broad. Her 1911 photograph of a nesting bittern in Norfolk was the first evidence of their return to the United Kingdom as a breeding bird after local extinction since the late 1800s. A remarkable naturalist, she was famous in ornithological circles of her day for h...

A guided walk followed by afternoon tea in Ashwellthorpe Village Hall from 3pm. Some sales and a raffle in aid of NWT. Walk is 1.5 miles and level 2 difficulty.

Meet at the visitor centre before heading to the classroom for a short presentation. Our guide will lead you to the bittern hide, listening for the booming call. Once at the hide you'll keep listening whilst looking to see if you can catch a glimpse of this rare and elusive bird. Please bring binoculars.

Drop in to discover and explore the unique Stubb Mill and look at historical photographs, climb right up into the cap and ask our expert, Hazel any questions. Please note there is a 1.2km walk to the mill from the visitor centre. Today it is National Mills Weekend and there will be demonstrations of reed cutting and dressing.