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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
Watch the recording: Richard Mabey in Conversation
If you couldn't make it to the fascinating talk with writer Richard Mabey and Henry Layte of the Bookhive on Thursday 4 November we have uploaded a stream of the event to YouTube below. We hope you enjoy this stimulating conversation!...
Recent wildlife sightings in the Yare Valley
There have been a few noteworthy sightings over recent weeks in the Yare Valley. Have you spotted any of these? A second stork at Rockland St. Mary A stork was seen in October feeding on the grazing marshes adjacent to Rockland Broad. At first we thought it may...
Taking Wild Patch to scale through collaboration with WildEast
The SYWG Wild Patch project has for a number of years been working to encourage families, community groups and other land owners to start managing their gardens or other spaces to support wildlife. In the predominantly farmed or developed landscape that surrounds...