River and Coast Workshops

A key step to improving local habitat for wildlife is knowing what you already have and how it is faring. A number of standard techniques for assessing habitat condition are discussed in this workshop, which is aimed at beginners.About the project:  Funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this workshop is part of the Resilient Coast Project which supports communiti...

In our digital age, photography is increasingly a valuable tool for recording wildlife, both remotely and in person. In this workshop we discuss situations in which photography could be helpful as a recording tool along rivers and learn techniques for photographing wetland wildlife.About the project: Norfolk’s rivers are priceless jewels! Not only are many of them chal...

Every garden and area of outdoor space can be improved for wildlife. First, though, it’s important to know what wildlife you want to encourage! Covering many different techniques, this workshop helps you work out how best to help wildlife in your outdoor space.About the project:  Funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this workshop is part of the Resilient C...

The Riverfly Survey is a standardised methodology for assessing water quality by measuring the diversity and abundance of aquatic fly larvae. This workshop gives you a taster into the techniques required both to take riverfly samples and to analyse them.About the project: Norfolk’s rivers are priceless jewels! Not only are many of them chalk rivers, making them one of ...

Join us as we try and record as many different animals and plants as we can in Winterton-on-Sea in 5 hours. From moths to butterflies, dragonflies to birds, wildflowers to trees we will be recording it all. Experts will be on hand to lead guided walks and help us with identifying species. Pop in and see us at the village hall and share your wildlife sightings with us, or jo...

All nature conservation projects benefit from planning! Knowing how to plan, or even what you want to achieve, can be daunting, so this workshop focuses on how to produce a nature recovery plan for your area, in order to deliver the best results for nature on your doorstep.About the project:  Funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this workshop is part of the Resi...

Perhaps the single most important species for assessing habitat quality along rivers are plants. In this workshop led by Simon Harrap from Natural Surroundings we look at plant identification for beginners, focusing on species and groups found along our rivers.About the project: Norfolk’s rivers are priceless jewels! Not only are many of them chalk rivers, making them ...

Most mammals are nocturnal and many are very small, meaning identifying them can be a challenge. Much of their identification depends on tracks and signs or, in the case of bats, monitoring technology. This workshop focuses on identifying our wonderful mammals from a range of signs.About the project:  Funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this workshop is part of...

All nature conservation projects benefit from planning! Knowing how to plan, or even what you want to achieve, can be daunting, so this workshop focuses on how to produce a nature recovery plan for your area, in order to deliver the best results for nature on your doorstep.About the project:  Funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, this workshop is part of the Resi...

A key step to improving local habitat for wildlife is knowing what you already have and how it is faring. A number of standard techniques for assessing habitat condition along rivers are discussed in this workshop, which is aimed at beginners.About the project: Norfolk’s rivers are priceless jewels! Not only are many of them chalk rivers, making them one of the rarest ...