Species

Bittern

The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. The purchase of 400 acres of marsh at Cley on the north Norfolk coast in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding…

Species

Norfolk hawker

The rare Norfolk hawker is a pale brown dragonfly, with a distinctive yellow triangle on its body. Until recently, it was only found in unpolluted fens, marshes and ditches of the Broads National…

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Species recovery projects

The Wildlife Trusts are working to help species pushed close to extinction and to reintroduce missing keystone species.
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Wild Isles: Wildlife from Norfolk to Shetland

This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.

Exhibition showcasing British wildlife from Norfolk to Shetland, blending documentary detail and artistic vision in Josh Jaggard's intimate nature images.

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Forgotten species

We’re shining a spotlight on some species that are often overlooked.

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Bitterns

The bittern announces its comeback from the brink of extinction every spring with a resounding boom that can be hear from up to 3 miles away. Find out where you can watch this camouflaged bird hunt eels in the shallows and hide in the shelter of the reedbeds.
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Emma Turner in Norfolk

This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.

Come and see a joint NWT/BTO exhibition exploring the life of pioneering ornithologist and natural history photographer, Emma Turner.

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Wildlife laws under threat: protected species

With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected tomorrow, we’ve been sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today,…