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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. Saturday, June 19 at 40 Logan Street.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 6of9 7...

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 given over to nature by 2030 to avoid species extinction. Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Atten...

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 creatures including the pond mud snail and the northern pool frog, England’s rarest amphibian. The cha...

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 nature across 30% of land by 2030 six months ago, including £900,000 from the public. The effort to boo...