Black tailed Godwit by Chris Mills

August

It’s always a surprise in August, when summer still feels as if it’s barely beginning, to find that northern-breeding waders and seabirds are already heading south after their nesting s...

Wildlife calendar

September
Fallow deer photo by Darren Williams
If the wind is in the north-west, early September can be the best time of the year for watching s...
October
Hedgehog, photo by Peter Mallett
Among birdwatchers, October is a favourite month as it’s a great time for finding rare bird...
November
Grey seal pup, photo by Peter Mallett
Amazingly, as trees lose their last leaves and many mammals and insects go into hibernation, some...

Rest of the year

December December December
As the year closes there is still plenty of wildlife to see in the Norfo...
January January January
January is the month for new resolutions, so why not resolve this month ...
February February February
Hard though it is to believe, February sees the first stirrings of sprin...
March March March
The steady trickle of spring gathers pace in March.  In hedges and ...
April April April
Spring continues to gain momentum in April. In reedbeds through Broadlan...
May May May
May is the most exuberant month in Norfolk’s wildlife year. Living...
June June June
June is perhaps the finest month for finding flowers in Norfolk and is c...
July July July
By July many of the warblers which arrived in the spring are raising the...