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From a short wander in the country to a town or city tour on foot, or a longer hike taking in coast, woodland, parkland and rivers – Norfolk has it all.

From fairies to strawberries: 12 CT fairs and festivals for summer fun Sarajane Sullivan FacebookTwitterEmail 2of9 Torrington will hold a strawberry festival, along with an arts and crafts fair and other activities, at Coe Memorial Park Saturday, June 12.Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 3of9 4of9 The Norwalk Art Festival takes place on June 26-27.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 5of9 The 2021 Juneteenth celebration in Bridgeport will take place noon-6 p.m. Saturd...

Extinction fears drive The Wildlife Trusts re-wilding campaign Published image copyrightJon Hawkins image captionIt is hoped wildflower meadows will create an oasis for bees and rare butterflies in Carlisle Ten projects have been launched to help restore wild landscapes across England and Wales. They are part of a Wildlife Trusts campaign and include turning a golf course into an insect haven, re-wilding a village and restoring Ice Age ponds. The trusts says 30% of UK land and sea needs to be g...

Ice Age pingo ponds to be brought back to life as part of £8m nature restoration scheme  The ponds were created when ice covered by earth melted into the ground, forming a dip filled with water Northern pool frog species found at Thompson Common Credit: Jim Foster /Norfolk Wildlife Trust Hundreds of Ice Age "pingo ponds" are to be brought back to life as part of an £8m Wildlife Trust scheme. Norfolk conservationists plan to re-dig lost chalk ponds which provide habitats for threatened creatu...

Projects to transform an ex-golf course for nature, rewild a village and restore Ice Age “ghost” ponds are among schemes being launched to boost wildlife. The Wildlife Trusts coalition has unveiled 10 new projects across England and Wales, which also include restoring arable fields to heathland, improving wildflower meadows and quadrupling the size of a nature reserve to help a rare butterfly. The trusts have raised almost £8 million since launching a campaign to drive the recovery of natu...

The projects aiming to bring back nature to villages, cities and farmland The Wildlife Trusts coalition has unveiled 10 new projects across England and Wales Devils Spittleful nature reserve (Image: Wendy Carte/Worcestershire Wildlife Trust/PA Wire) Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes ...

Published: 5:00 AM March 6, 2021    The Norfolk Wildlife Trust needs to raise another £30,000 to hit the £625,625 target to expand its reserve Thompson Common - Credit: Shaun Lawson On the 95th anniversary of buying its first nature reserve, Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) has appealed for help to raise the final £30,000 needed to make its latest land purchase for nature. The trust needs to raise £625,625 by May to expand its Thompson Common reserve near Watton, one of the Brecks’ mo...

Foxley Wood, which is hosting a mini-beast hunt on May 30Photo: IAN BURT - Credit: Ian Burt From bird-watchers flocking to spot a rare creature to a record year for a seal colony, here are nine of Norfolks wildlife highlights from 2020. 1. Rare eagle seen over Norfolk after UK extinction 240 years ago White tailed sea eagles have been seen on a number of occasions in Norfolk during 2020 - Credit: RSPB The bird of prey became extinct in the UK during the 18th century, but has been successfully r...