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An evening visit to NWT Thorpe Marshes
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...
A beautiful morning for Breakfast with the Birds
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...
What’s the future for the Broads?
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...
Buglife talk on B-Lines creates a buzz
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...
A bold vision for Carlton Marshes
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...
Winter Walkers rewarded with some spectacular species
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...
Learning about Living Landscapes from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust
At our November meeting, Matt Jones, Living Landscape Officer from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust talked about the Trust's approach to landscape-scale conservation. In recent years there has been an increasing recognition that our wildlife cannot be adequately protected...
Fantastic support for Hedgehogs!
A great turnout at our Hedgehog event on a sunny Saturday in October half term showed just how much we love hedgehogs! 45 adults and 15 children enjoyed a very informative talk from Shawn Mills of the Attleborough Hedgehog Rescue, who took us through the year in the...
What’s in your Pond?
Participants were introduced the underwater world of aquatic invertebrates and plants at Wheatfen on Sunday 23rd September. As ponds are one of the five key Wild Patch habitats, this workshop built upon the pond restoration event held last year. We looked at different...
A sunny summer walk and picnic
About 35 of us gathered at the top of New Inn Hill, Rockland St Mary, on a sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon for the four-mile walk. After a brief introduction and Health & Safety talk we set off and wandered along footpaths and quiet lanes around Claxton,...