When we first moved to Reepham, driving to work in Norwich during May, we would wind down the windows as we passed Alderford Common to listen to the Nightingales singing. They are now endangered country-wide. The winter before building started on Crown Meadow, the weedy field hosted a flock of 50 Yellowhammers; we now occasionally…

The local walk we do most often is along the Marriotts Way from Orchard Lane Bridge to the cart track which leads down to Moor Farmhouse and back along the Moor. We usually find something of wildlife interest whatever the time of year. The Marriotts Way has grown up with mature oaks and is the…

Eco Church This year our church Harvest collection will be going to ‘The Ripple Effect’, formerly ‘Send a Cow’. This charity works alongside families in rural Africa so they can grow more food, earn a living and break the cycle of poverty. To date, over 1 million people have been supported with life changing training…

Nature Notes                                                                         September 2026 On a warm sunny afternoon at the end of August we enjoyed a slow potter around Whitwell Common.  Pink and white Amphibious Bistort was having a second flowering following the recent rains, despite some…

Nature Notes                                                                          August 2026 Cawston Heath has three distinct habitats: the grassy, heath restoration area; the old heather-heath with scattered pine trees, and the woodland and high, sandy, lichen-heath. A visit to the latter almost always turns up something of interest. In late July, between heatwaves we walked up…

Eco Church We have all seen the terrible devastation caused by the wildfires in France, Spain, Greece, Canada and our own country. Climate change is happening faster than scientists originally estimated and Europe is warming faster than any other continent. This is causing the droughts and extreme heatwaves we are experiencing at the moment, all…

Nature Notes                                                                               July 2026 On a short, very hot, few days away, we camped on a very nature friendly farm at Wordwell in the Suffolk Breck. Sitting outside the tent in the shade, we were able to watch Stonechats hunting from the fence and hear Skylark, Yellowhammer and the occasional Turtle…

Eco Church  Thank you to everyone who helped make our Churchyard Afternoon for All such a success: those who came; made cakes; served the refreshments; helped with the activities; took the photos and recorded the wildlife. The sun shone but it wasn’t too hot, and the insects were out in good numbers. We were fortunate…

Nature Notes                                                                               June 2026 Following the very hot week at the end of May, butterflies were at last on the wing in good numbers, so we decided it was time for a visit to Hickling. Parking in the shade, as it was still very warm, we were pleased to hear the…

Eco Church  A Rocha UK is the Christian environmental charity that administers the Eco Church awards. They also run a T25 programme aimed at places and species that are struggling with the effects of climate change, habitat loss and pollution. Partners who sign up to T25, use iRecord to monitor a number of species and…