That comes following criticism from Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Norfolk Rivers Trust and the Norfolk branch of the Campaign To Protect Rural England over the road s impact on wildlife. The council s claim that mitigation would mean a net gain for biodiversity has been questioned.
Concerns have been raised about the road s impact on barbastelle bats.
- Credit: Charlotte Packman
The cabinet papers which will go before councillors acknowledge those concerns, but the council says it is continuing its own bat surveys.
The council also claims the road will lead to a reduction in more than 450,000 equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide over 60 years - based on projections for future uptake of electric vehicles.
Bison ( lost to the mist of time)
Robert said: These are all animals that used to exist in Norfolk. Of them all, the lynx is the most likely one which we d see reintroduced.
The lynx, once found in Norfolk
- Credit: Erwin Van Maanen The argument for bringing them back is that they predate muntjac and Chinese water deer and also, as has been discovered in places like Yellowstone Park in the USA, that where lynx roam and where they urinate and defecate, it helps to keeps these types of deer away from certain areas allowing plants that would normally be stripped back to thrive.
Bison ( lost to the mist of time)
Robert said: These are all animals that used to exist in Norfolk. Of them all, the lynx is the most likely one which we d see reintroduced.
The lynx, once found in Norfolk
- Credit: Erwin Van Maanen The argument for bringing them back is that they predate muntjac and Chinese water deer and also, as has been discovered in places like Yellowstone Park in the USA, that where lynx roam and where they urinate and defecate, it helps to keeps these types of deer away from certain areas allowing plants that would normally be stripped back to thrive.
A hare among bluebells
- Credit: Hilary Gostling copyright Newzulu.com
Norfolk’s bluebell woods are the envy of the land, and for weeks every year the county is a purple haze in April and May.
There’s something magical about visiting woodlands during the spring when everything begins to burst into life, and a walk through blooming bluebells is the perfect way to celebrate nature.
Bluebells at Blickling s Great Wood. Picture: Jon Walker
- Credit: Jon Walker
8 of the best bluebell walks in Norfolk
1. Blickling Great Wood: A fragrant blue carpet for as far as the eye can see, the bluebells at Blickling are one of Norfolk’s natural wonders. Managed carefully by the Blickling Estate to ensure the right amount of light reaches the forest floor, the bluebells are absolutely beautiful and have been providing annual displays for centuries. In the 1930s, thousands of bulbs were also planted in Blickling’s formal gardens and can be seen on the tree-lined Temple Walk. But it is t
A hare among bluebells
- Credit: Hilary Gostling copyright Newzulu.com
Norfolk’s bluebell woods are the envy of the land, and for weeks every year the county is a purple haze in April and May.
There’s something magical about visiting woodlands during the spring when everything begins to burst into life, and a walk through blooming bluebells is the perfect way to celebrate nature.
Bluebells at Blickling s Great Wood. Picture: Jon Walker
- Credit: Jon Walker
8 of the best bluebell walks in Norfolk
1. Blickling Great Wood: A fragrant blue carpet for as far as the eye can see, the bluebells at Blickling are one of Norfolk’s natural wonders. Managed carefully by the Blickling Estate to ensure the right amount of light reaches the forest floor, the bluebells are absolutely beautiful and have been providing annual displays for centuries. In the 1930s, thousands of bulbs were also planted in Blickling’s formal gardens and can be seen on the tree-lined Temple Walk. But it is t