People and nature | Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Young people wearing football shirts gathered around a table making bird feeders

Making bird feeders (credit: WildNet)

People and nature

Nature needs everyone’s urgent help. Restoring nature at the scale and speed required to secure a prosperous future for wildlife and people requires inclusive, welcoming and growing communities who are connected to, inspired by and acting together for nature.

We know that if one in four people take action for nature, it will be enough to create a ripple effect and have real impact for nature’s recovery.

Our goals are to:

• Break down the barriers to people taking more action for wildlife

• Grow a movement of active wildlife champions

• Enable everyone to have meaningful experiences of nature

NWT Cley Visitor Centre, showing tables and chairs, welcome desk and views through large glass walls onto the nature reserve

NWT Cley visitor centre (credit: Frederic Landes)

Visitor centres

With many thousands of visitors each year, our nature reserves are important stepping stones for people on their journey towards A Wilder Norfolk for All.

Read more about our visitor centres

What we are doing

Volunteers raking on a sunny day at Sweet Briar Marshes

Sweet Briar Marshes

We are welcoming the local community to immerse themselves in wildlife and shape the future of our newest urban nature reserve.

Three people stand in front of a building on a sunny day, holding gardening equipment and smiling at the camera. They are all wearing winter coats and have grey, shoulder length hair

Nextdoor nature

We are supporting community wildlife projects in the Mile Cross, Marlpit, North Earlham and Wensum ward areas in Norwich.

A row of grasses and daisies at a Churchyard

Churchyard Conservation Scheme

Our Churchyard Conservation Scheme offers advice to communities on how to manage a nature-friendly churchyard.

A group of young wilder wardens posing with their hibernaculum

Wilder Wardens

Our Wilder Wardens group is for young people who care about wildlife and want to learn new conservation skills.

A group of children wearing winter coats in their school grounds, playing a game

Wilder Schools

We're working with local schools to allow children to connect, care for and learn about nature in their school grounds.

A group of volunteers standing together and smiling at the camera on a sunny winter afternoon. They are wearing wellies and warm clothes, with many holding spades.

Claylands Wilder Connections

We worked with local communities to improve the connectivity of wildlife habitats across key parts of South Norfolk.