by South Yare Wildlife Group | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
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 some...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Sep 24, 2020 | Main Blog
We thought you might like to hear about Doris the stork who took up residence in Rockland St Mary over the summer (much to the excitement of members of South Yare Wildlife Group!) White Storks had been extinct in Britain as breeding birds since 1416, although, as...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Jun 15, 2020 | Main Blog
Although it might not sound like a particularly fascinating topic, last February I attended a very interesting conference on road verges held just outside Ipswich at Wherstead Park. Hosted by Suffolk Naturalists Society, there was a myriad of speakers from important...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | May 17, 2020 | Main Blog
The South Yare Wildlife Group started the ball rolling towards the establishment of a B-Line, or pollinator corridor, along the Chet Valley by organising the Buglife talk at the Poringland Community Centre in March 2019. Paul Hetherington of Buglife dealt with the...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Mar 29, 2020 | Main Blog
The “Action on Climate Change” open discussion held at the George & Dragon pub in Thurton, was a slightly different approach to a South Yare Wildlife Group meeting. Over 20 of us introduced themselves and shared what we were keen to get out of the meeting and...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Jan 29, 2020 | Main Blog
At our January event Nick Acheson, Norfolk Wildlife Trust Ambassador and conservation evangelist, held almost 80 of us totally captivated by his breadth of knowledge and passion for the future of Norfolk’s wildlife. Norfolk born and bred, Nick drew on his...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Dec 24, 2019 | Main Blog
SWYG’s winter walk returned to Surlingham Church Marsh this year. Thirty two people booked in for it and we were blessed with mostly dry weather, thankfully the shower midway along the walk was short lived! We managed to start a little after 2 pm and decided to...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Nov 22, 2019 | Main Blog
Over 40 South Yare Wildlife Group members attended a fascinating talk by David White from the BTO’s Garden Ecology team at Poringland Community Centre on 14 October. Rodney Aldis introduced the evening, explaining why gardens are the focus of SYWG’s Wild...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Oct 21, 2019 | Main Blog
Earlier this month we were very pleased to welcome Martin Lines, co-founder and Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), as our speaker on a very important topic – ‘The Future of Farming and Conservation’. I think I can safely say...
by South Yare Wildlife Group | Sep 16, 2019 | Main Blog
Whilst summer can bring an abundance of wildlife to our gardens, the long days and glorious warmth soon fade into dark autumn evenings and crisp winter mornings. Although this happens every year, it can still be a real shock to our resident species from birds and...
