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Battle for the Barbastelles! With Dr Charlotte Packman 21st March
Topical, local, and vital. This talk ticks all of these boxes and more. The Barbastelle Bat may be nationally rare, but we are fortunate that its stronghold is here in Norfolk. But for how long? Dr Packman joins us at Claxton Village Hall on the 21st to talk about the...
Broadland Flora- indoor talk with Dr.Dan, Feb 28th
Our first talk of the year features friend of the group Dr Dan Hoare, sharing his knowledge of Broadland flora. We are off to a strong start with this- and more events and talks are being confirmed almost by the day, details will be shared here and on our social...
Great Big March- get involved!
Hello all. The committee are getting together next week to discuss plans for 2024, which we will share with you in due course. In the meantime, the event below will surely be of interest to our members.
Winter walk- December 3rd
Hasn't time flown? You know when you see the first advert for the winter walk, the year is almost up. We look forward to a new walk this year, taking in the river Chet, Chedgrave Common and local farmland with an option of Hardley Flood. Our hosts for refreshments...
Indoor talk- Wendling Beck by Glenn Anderson
On Thursday 23rd of November, we are joined by Norfolk farmer Glenn Anderson. Glenn will be talking about his efforts to address climate change on a landscape scale. The talk starts at Claxton Village Hall at 7.30, and is £3.00 for members, £5.00 for everyone else....
Marvellous Moths
The theme for this year's Rockland St.Mary Scarecrow festival is the letter 'M', so of course Moths was an obvious way in. Don't they look fantastic? We are very fortunate to count such creative folk amongst our committee members. You can pick up a trail leaflet from...
Next event- Jake Fiennes talk 26th October
As out outdoor events come to a close (a super successful Bat walk saw us over the line) we now turn to our indoor programme of events, and we are pleased to welcome Jake Fiennes on Thursday 26th October at Poringland community centre. Jake will be talking about his...
Bat Walk- Saturday 2nd at Rockland Broad
Hello all, we are back after a short website outage and pleased to let you know of the below walk. Those who follow us on social media have already been booking places, and no doubt some of you have seen our usual posters popping up locally. There are still spots to...
Loddon wildlife activities afternoon July 15th
One of our flagship events, coming soon. Make a note in your diary, our super-successful wildlife activities afternoon lands in Loddon on July 15th. Lots to see and do, including games and hands-on activities for the kids and a chance to link up with local wildlife...
5 Mile Market Garden- now monthly
This initiative has grown legs of its own. Although a separate entity to the South Yare Wildlife Group, the 5 Mile Network is being driven by committee member Sarah and Surlingham resident Stephen, who spoke at our recent AGM. Held on the first Monday of the month in...