by South Yare Wildlife Group | Jun 4, 2019 | Main Blog
25 of us, most of whom were SYWG members, were lucky to have fine weather for our visit to Thorpe Marshes which lies between the Norwich and Great Yarmouth railway line and the River Yare. Chris Durdin was our personable and knowledgeable guide for the evening. Chris...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | May 19, 2019 | Main Blog
On a cool misty morning 26 people assembled at the Ferryhouse pub in Surlingham to undertake a walk around the RSPB Church Marsh Reserve on our Breakfast with the Birds walk. Jim Bradley has a sharp ear for birdsong and to the sound of a cuckoo calling he led the walk...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | May 1, 2019 | Main Blog
At the recent South Yare Wildlife Group’s 2019 AGM, the guest speaker, Simon Hooton from the Broads Authority, took those attending on a virtual journey across the Broads landscape, past, present and future. Simon’s storytelling and stimulating questioning really...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Mar 19, 2019 | Main Blog
Last week around 100 locals enjoyed a fascinating and inspirational talk by Paul Hetherington from the national wildlife charity, Buglife, which was organised by the South Yare Wildlife Group and Bergh Apton Conservation Trust. Emphasising the dangers facing our...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Mar 5, 2019 | Main Blog
Carlton Marshes © Kevin Millican (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The South Yare Wildlife Group recently enjoyed a fascinating talk by Matt Gooch, Broads Sites Manager at Suffolk Wildlife Trust, on the future plans and ambitions for their Carlton Marshes reserve near Carlton...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Dec 11, 2018 | Main Blog
The headcount was 33 as we left New Inn Hill, Rockland St Mary at 1pm, for our 5.5 mile Winter Wander. We walked via the Hellington & Rockland St Mary Community Reserve crossing the Hellington Beck en route. After Kaarin thieved (collected) beautiful wood blewitt...
