1+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) A vital sanctuary for rare wildlife is celebrating 50 years of conservation. RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, a 450-hectare reserve in the Norfolk Broads, has spent five decades supporting threatened species including bitterns, cranes, lapwings, and redshanks. The reserve also plays a crucial…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) A BBC crew has been filming at a Norfolk nature reserve for a new television show. The team visited Dickleburgh Moor near Diss to film for a documentary exploring the revival of the UK’s rarest native tree - the Black Poplar....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) Beavers have been born in the wild in Norfolk for the first time in centuries. A pair of adults, which first appeared on the River Wensum near Fakenham over the winter, have had two kits. The young animals, believed to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) Police have seized a taxidermied protected bird of prey after a Norfolk police officer saw it being illegally offered for sale online. A listing for a Eurasian goshawk mounted in a glass display case alongside a thrush was first spotted…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1155+ words) They have made Mulbarton their home for far longer than many of their neighbours. But the peafowl that have roamed the centre of the village for decades are now ruffling some feathers. While the brightly-coloured birds have their supporters, a…...