The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
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Infinite variety: how flowering plants attract their pollinators
An illustrated talk by Kelsey Byers, Group Leader at John Innes Centre'
Hairy-footed flower bee
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
Youth action
The team at Norfolk Wildlife Trust are passionate about making it easy for young people to get involved in conservation: whether through volunteering to help their local environment, work experience, or becoming one of our Wilder Wardens.
Festival of nature celebrates launch of new youth programme
Norfolk Wildlife Trust has announced a free day-long Festival of Nature for ages 11 – 25 in celebration of the launch of our new Wild Youth Action programme, aiming to introduce new ways for young…
Nextdoor Nature in action
Get inspired by some of the projects that we've been supporting as part of the Nextdoor Nature project.
Youth Action Now
Find out how you can make a difference, get your voice heard and be inspired by creative perspectives on nature and the environment.
British Sugar fails to deliver on 3-year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids
Time's up! Minister urged to help sugar farmers go neonic-free and honour ban as deadline approaches to end reliance on bee-harming chemicals.
UK Government authorises use of bee-killing pesticide for sugar beet
'Emergency' authorisation to use a highly damaging neonicotinoid has today been approved by UK Government, despite nearly 15,000 people calling on them to choose better support for…
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.