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Wildlife Activities Afternoon in Loddon- coming up!
After the success of the Poringland event, SYWG is hosting a wildlife activities event in Loddon, at the Jubilee Hall on August 21st. Come along to enjoy a range of activities and talk about the wildlife on your doorstep. Ideal for families, or indeed anyone with even...
Rockland Broad Bat walk reflections
A great turnout for our guided Bat walk on July 16th, young and old lending their ears to the cause for an order of mammals that are heard more often than seen (in the UK anyway). An introduction to Bat echolocation and sound was...
Bat Walk NEW- July 16th- book NOW!
2022 July bat walk A4 (1) Let's hope for a warm and insect-filled evening on Saturday July 16th, as members from SYWG are joined by a member of the Norwich and Norfolk Bat Group for a short walk from Rockland Staithe to the broad in search of Bats. Where we can, we...
Loddon Family Wildlife Activity Day August 21st Jubilee Hall 2-5 pm HELP NEEDED
Following the success of the Poringland Family Wildlife Day we organised in in March we holding a similar event in Loddon on the afternoon of Sunday 21st August. This is a great opportunity, post the Covid lockdown, to re-engage people in wildlife friendly activities...
Wild Patch Open Gardens June 19th- What you need to know
Never have our gardens been so crucial, so important for us and the environment, as now. We actually have control over what happens in our gardens, large or small, and we can therefore really help nature thrive. Pressures to build vast new housing estates, big new...
Events for 2022
Dear all, Since we are often dependent on a range of venues, experts and the seasons, it can be a challenge to provide our members with a menu in January that covers a calendar year's worth of events. On this point- we keep trying! However, we are happy to present...
Wild Patch Open Gardens- June 19th
2022 WP Open Gardens A4 Get planning your route, for on June the 19th a wonderful range of wildlife gardens in our catchment are opening their gates to all comers. This is a fantastic opportunity to share and learn from one another about gardening with wildlife...
Breakfast with the Birds- report
On Sunday 15th May we ran the Breakfast with the Birds, Dawn Chorus Walk at Surlingham Church Marsh. There were 35 enthusiastic walkers and we divided into 2 groups, one led by Peter Armitage and the other led by Rodney Aldiss and Jake Zarins. It was a fine sunny...
Poringland Activity Afternoon- Report from Rodney with photos!
Rodney writes about one of the most successful events in recent SYWG history. Some lovely photos to illustrate the event.
AGM- a busy year and a buzzing talk
A busy year and a cracking AGM- with more to come