Species

Green woodpecker

The laughing 'yaffle' call of the green woodpecker can be heard in our woodlands, parks and gardens. Look out for it hopping about your lawn, searching for ants to eat.

Wildlife Trust

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. The purchase of 400 acres of marsh at Cley on the north Norfolk coast in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding…

Species

Lesser spotted woodpecker

The lesser spotted woodpecker is the smallest of the UK's woodpeckers. Listen out for its drumming, which is quieter than that of the great spotted woodpecker, in woodland, parks , orchards…

Species

Great spotted woodpecker

The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display…

Species

Norfolk hawker

The rare Norfolk hawker is a pale brown dragonfly, with a distinctive yellow triangle on its body. Until recently, it was only found in unpolluted fens, marshes and ditches of the Broads National…

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Species recovery projects

The Wildlife Trusts are working to help species pushed close to extinction and to reintroduce missing keystone species.
Event

Wild Isles: Wildlife from Norfolk to Shetland

This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.

Exhibition showcasing British wildlife from Norfolk to Shetland, blending documentary detail and artistic vision in Josh Jaggard's intimate nature images.

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Woodpeckers

Find the best spots to visit for seeing woodpeckers this spring. Drumming its beak at up to 20 beats per second, the woodpecker's shock absorbing skull protects its brain from the impact, while a special tongue bone holds it firmly in place.