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This is a selective web page listing of 35 local and national groups, organisations and individuals concerned with the wildlife of Norfolk and East Anglia. It does not purport to recommend any particular sites or services listed - only pointing them out for common delectation..... Always happy to add any new ones and correct any URLs that have changed! |
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The first county based bat group in the UK and first to have pages on the web - some say still the best! The group is due for re-launch later in 2003 as an independent charity. |
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A 'sister page' to the NBG - this is a small and rarely updated site about the bats at Paston Barn and the controversial conservation/development issues that continue to rage. |
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The most senior wildlife organisation in the county (founded in 1867) which has regular meetings and good publications . |
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A band of enthusiasts who got together in the mid-1980s and now really know their local moths. |
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Another specialist group, this time taking on the study of Norfolk fungi. A keen and dedicated bunch of mycologists! |
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The most deservedly famous of our Norfolk naturalists lived at Wheatfen - the Ted Ellis Trust preserves his fenland home. |
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The biodiversity laid out on a Norfolk basis. Please have a look at these excellent pages from Paul Wilkinson. |
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Planners, naturalists, landowners - almost everyone wants to know what lives where these days. Based at Gressenhall since 2000. STRAP-LINE: The TRUE nature of Norfolk |
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A similar Records Centre to Norfolk, but based in Ipswich with over half a million Suffolk records accumulated over 15 years. |
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Mike Toms and Lyn Aylward are documenting some of the famous fauna of this area of south-west Norfolk and north-west Suffolk. These pages promised to be good value as a mammal information resource, but have been under 'refurbishment' from January to August 2003. |
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The first such trust - originally called The Norfolk Naturalists' Trust and set up by the NNNS as a land-owning body in 1926. These new pages tell more about the trust and the reserves. |
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Although mainly concerned with an adjacent county they do have a reserve in Norfolk! |
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Have a look at this one if you would like almost daily e-mails about many aspects of Norfolk Wildlife. Good!! |
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A page that charts many of the less popular invertebrate species which are found in Norfolk - by a champion naturalist. |
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These local pages tell you everything you ever wanted to know about woodlice - fascinating! |
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Dormice? Did they not become extinct in Norfolk almost half a century ago? Yes! But this group are captive-breeding animals for possible Norfolk release under the national BAP plan! |
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Here is an outline of the wide range of bird activities that go on in Norfolk. There are links to take you to every corner of birdland! [currently off-line] |
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This and the next three sites feature some cracking good photographic work by some local lens-men. First is Tom Mackie. |
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Kevin has been busy catching up with some of the local wildlife and splendidly capturing it on film - in a fraction of a second..... |
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Tony has been photographing wildlife at home and abroad for many years - see some of his worldwide range of subjects. |
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Garry Smith has been photographing wildlife around Norfolk for some years - see some of his superb bird pictures. |
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An organisation based in Suffolk that sets out to help amphibian conservation in many ways. |
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This site advertises the Great Witchingham Wildlife Park - now under new management with lots of new and educational ideas. |
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A local commercial site - but just look at what these useful pages have to offer in the way of natural history equipment..... |
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This area, spanning parts of Norfolk and Suffolk has some special attributes that the Brecks Project is involved with. |
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The Norfolk Coast Project has carried out some very interesting work. Please have a look at some of their important work..... |
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The Broads are our Norfolk lowland "National Park" - some good basic information area here. A name change soon me thinks! |
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National Groups - but with local links |
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English Nature is the government body that creates SSSIs and NNRs - lots of pages, a few local.... |
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - a heavy-weight conservation body with many reserves in East Anglia. |
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The British Trust for Ornithology is a national body based at Thetford in Norfolk - and studies birds..... |
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This is the umbrella body for the county bat groups but increasingly taking on a wider role |
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A recently formed national conservation body that helps British Mammals |
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A much older established group that embraces mammals generally and produces good publications |
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In case you have never heard of Biodiversity - here is your chance to catch up with the National Biodiversity Network. The site is currently being updated. |
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A national privately funded conservation body that has magnificently assisted so many important wildlife causes. |
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If your site is not listed - no offence intended - please let me know & we can add it.... |
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E-mail: john.golds@paston.co.uk |
First appeared Dec. 1997 - Last update: September 10th 2003 |
