The talk by Annie Green-Armytage will cover the Norfolk saltmarsh and its inhabitants: its unexpected beauty, and its changing face through the seasons. It explores what this fragile ecosystem is and all it does for us, human and nonhuman, including Annie's own experience of its healing power as a natural landscape. It will also look […]
Raptors, or ‘birds of prey’ are one of the most charismatic and exciting groups of birds. Ten species have bred in recent years in Norfolk, with another four regular winter visitors and another 3 scarce but regular migrants, it is an exciting county to see these birds. This workshop will look at the past history […]
Full-day historical workshop with Anne Mason: explore East Anglia’s landscapes using maps, photos, and archives to uncover their history. Our landscapes ‘tell the story’ of how they have been managed in the past. Learn how to recognise and interpret the features that are the clues to its history. The morning session will make use of […]
Call notes and songs are often the best way to recognise birds. Join David North on a walk through Cley's varied habitats and discover how to tell a singing reed warbler from a sedge warbler. Listen to the wild voices of lapwings and redshanks and enjoy a world of bird sounds on a walk around […]
Acclaimed singer–songwriters M G Boulter and Samantha Whates join us to perform Flower Days, their forthcoming folk collaboration, with music inspired by flowers and their cultural significance throughout history. Recorded at the historic Cambo Estate in Fife with producer Douglas Whates, the project blends experimental textures with the duo’s distinctive songwriting. Boulter, hailed as a […]
Join us as we celebrate our 100th anniversary and 100 years of wildlife. We’re aiming to spot 100 different species in a single day, and we need your help! Explore the reserve with a youth-led nature walk and get creative with drop-in activities. Everyone welcome - enjoy free entry to the reserve for everyone taking […]
A dent in the vast fenlands on the east coast of England, The Wash is an undiscovered Eden to many. Here, the dance of tide and weather sculpts a dynamic living wonder of shifting mudflats and salt marshes, creating one of the most important wetlands on Earth. Join us for a special film screening of […]
To celebrate marine week, take a closer look at the ocean with us, this session will involve creating your own plankton net, sea dipping with us and looking at the incredible microscopic wildlife with our guest plankton expert Elizabeth under a microscope. This session is for older children 7yrs and over. Please note parents will […]
Learn about our brilliant birds here at Cley Marshes! We will show you how to use binoculars and then we will spend time spotting some of our rare and special birds on the reserve. Please note that this is a children's event and each family group must have at least one adult attending. One accompanying […]
Join artist Alice Lee (Parallel Point) for a fun and free workshop at NWT Cley Marshes. Get creative and colour winged minibeast (invertebrate) designs, before making your own beautiful animated mobile to take home. All ages and skill levels welcome.
Join Michael Green for a musical journey through the myths, song and melodies of the cuckoo and nightingale. Michael Green is well known locally for his writing and talks, particularly about birds and the music they have inspired. Here, he will focus on the personalities, myths and songs of two very different birds with a […]
Folk musicians Christina Alden and Alex Patterson perform nature-inspired songs with enchanting vocals, fiddle, guitar and banjo. Exquisite story-telling…bewitching lead vocals and sublime strings” The Mirror. Some of the finest folk musicians in the UK perform songs on fiddle, guitar and banjo deeply inspired by the environment and the natural world. Doors open and bar […]
