Family

Learn about our brilliant birds here at Cley Marshes! We will show you how to use binoculars and then we spend time spotting some of our rare and special birds on the reserve .

Come and make Christmas gifts, wrapping paper and cards, using natural and re-cycled materials. Some of the craft sessions need booking, others are drop-in.

Enjoy free entry to the reserve, for every child and their accompanying adult, all day. We will also be offering free nature and Christmas themed craft activities in our Education Centre.  

NWT Hickling Broad is a wonderful place to be in winter. Draw inspiration from this living landscape and create some unique Christmas decorations from natural materials.

Explore NWT Thorpe Marshes, in the Norfolk Broads, yet on the edge of Norwich in Thorpe St Andrew. It's a charming mix of grazed and ungrazed marshes, ditches and the open water of St Andrew's Broad. Join local naturalist, Chris Durdin, for a meander at Thorpe Marshes and discover the reserve's wildlife. Bring binoculars and a camera if you have them.

Draw inspiration from the Cley Living Landscape and create some unique Christmas decorations from natural materials.

This morning we’ll be making something to feed the birds and take home. It’s a fantastic way to help birds during the winter, and encourage them to your garden. This means you can have a closer look at the species which share your local area.  Each family group must have at least one adult attending. Accompanying adults do not need an event ticket. Please en...

NWT Hickling Broad is a wonderful place to be in winter. Draw inspiration from this living landscape and create some unique Christmas decorations from natural materials.

Following on from our crafty morning, we’ll be making something to feed the birds and take home. It’s a fantastic way to help birds during the winter, and encourage them to your garden. This means you can have a closer look at the species which share your local area.

Enjoy free entry to the reserve, for every child and their accompanying adult, all day. We will also be offering free hands-on activities in our Education Centre.