Blog: Wildlife

Hobby (credit: Jon Bunting)

The silhouette of a nightjar flying against a blue and yellow sky at sunset.

An icon of the Brecks

Oscar pays a visit to our East Wretham Heath reserve with our warden, James, in search of the elusive nightjar.

Reedbed and green reed plants against a blue sky

Beardies, boomers and reedbed masters

Oscar shares his five top reedbed birds.

A flock of waxwings taking flight from a cotoneaster bush in a supermarket car park

Waxwing winter

Our young blogger, Oscar, shares his love of waxwings in his latest blog.

Robin perched on a branch with frosted red berries on it

Robin Redbreast

The European robin - a garden companion, and Christmas icon!

NWT Reserves Officer Robert Morgan and his granddaughter play with a microscope

A Christmas wish for nature

This Christmas, why not give a gift that will last a lifetime - a love of the natural world, Says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves Officer Robert Morgan.

A brown, black and white turnstone bird blending in with pebbles and rocks

Winter wildlife on the north Norfolk coast

The beautiful North Norfolk Coast is an internationally important winter refuge for wildlife, and a visit this time of year can be an inspiring experience says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves…

A red kite flying with it's wings outstretched in autumn. There is a tree with orange and brown leaves in the background.

Kites and eagles: the falsely accused

Our young blogger, Oscar, shares the story of how two persecuted birds came back from the brink.

Silhouette of an Arctic tern against a mustard-coloured sky

The marvel of bird migration

As any birdwatcher will tell you, spring, and particularly autumn, are the seasons of avian migration, and the North Norfolk coast has long been established by ‘birders’ as the place to see this…