Led by our knowledgeable reserves team, this guided walk will take you through dunes, grazing marsh and grassland as we search for the fascinating flowers, plants and butterflies that thrive here. Along the way, you’ll discover how these special habitats are managed and learn how seasonal changes shape the wildlife you see. A highlight of […]
Step into a landscape where history and nature intertwine. Once a 19th-century enclosure and a vital fuel allotment for the poor, it bears the marks of WWI military trenches and stands with a boundary of ancient oaks. Today, this remarkable site is a bio-diverse acid heathland, home to rare wildlife and the celebrated Hoe Bird […]
Step into the heart of nature with honorary warden Francis Farrow for an unforgettable summer stroll across the stunning landscapes of Beeston Common. Discover the hidden wonders of this special site as we wander through diverse habitats alive with colour and sound. Along the way, Francis will share fascinating insights into how this unique area […]
Join us for a different kind of walk as we invite you to take an evening stroll with us and our Introduction to the birds of Cley leader in a wonderful heathland habitat. This walk will take place at Kelling Heath where we will be on the hunt for nightjars.
In 2022, volunteers from the Hethersett Environmental Action Team (HEAT) transformed a derelict skate park into a thriving, wildlife-friendly community garden. The space now features raised beds, fruit trees and welcoming seating areas. Building on this success, a Community Tree Nursery was established in 2023 on the grounds of the Youth Club, just across the […]
Visiting Stubbs Green, a County Wildlife Site for inspiration, we will look at this meadow teeming with life and talk you through the techniques needed to create and manage a meadow on your patch.
Open the moth trap with our guide and be amazed at the variety and beauty of the moths inside before heading out to explore different habitats in search of butterflies. If you're lucky you may even spot the iconic swallowtail, the UK’s largest butterfly only found in the Norfolk Broads. Walking will include some uneven […]
Open the moth trap with our guide and be amazed at the variety and beauty of the moths inside before heading out to explore different habitats in search of butterflies. If you're lucky you may even spot the iconic swallowtail, the UK’s largest butterfly only found in the Norfolk Broads. Walking will include some uneven […]
Yellow-horned poppy, sea campion, bird's foot trefoil, curled dock, buck's horn plantain. Amongst the flints of Cley's shingle ridge are many colourful wild flowers adapted to survive in an extraordinary windswept world of salt-spray, summer droughts, winter storms and shifting shingle. Explore this distinctive habitat and its plants with a walk along the edge of […]
Discover the wildlife and explore the range of habitats in some of the less visited areas to the east of the reserve. Walking along the Attenborough Walk we call in at Bishop's and Babcock Hides before crossing the grazing marshes via the Iron Road to the beach. A 1km hike along the shingle can give […]
The walk - three threads through the medieval city. What you'll see The medieval heart. Cathedral · Castle · Guildhall · St Andrews Hall Nearly a thousand years of stories, all within ten minutes of each other on foot. Norman fortress, England's largest provincial medieval guildhall, the cathedral that's been the city's compass since 1096. […]
The walk - three threads through the medieval city. What you'll see The medieval heart. Cathedral · Castle · Guildhall · St Andrews Hall Nearly a thousand years of stories, all within ten minutes of each other on foot. Norman fortress, England's largest provincial medieval guildhall, the cathedral that's been the city's compass since 1096. […]
