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male The rare Scarce Emerald Damselfly has been found in Suffolk following the expansion of a wildlife site. The insect, believed to have been extinct in the early 1980s, has been found thriving in the restored Market Weston Fen, near Thetford. Suffolk Wildlife Trust, which manages the fen, said the 47-acre expansion of the site […]
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Warning to all river users:Outbreak of crayfish plague Over recent weeks hundreds of dead crayfish have been seen in the lower River Waveney between Outney Common near Bungay and Beccles. Crayfish plague or another disease is supected as the cause. Dead crayfish were first noticed by a local farmer in the middle of September and […]
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charities / rspb / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife October 22, 2007
Click on image to read online RSPB e-newsletter, October 2007 edition
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An after dawn walk up the track this morning saw a Common Buzzard perched up, the first such sighting since the spring. Also noticable were several Fieldfare flying over high going south with smaller numbers of Redwing. At work I stopped in the layby just west of Melton Constable for lunch. This spot affords some […]
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Turkish Crayfish Hundreds of Turkish Crayfish, an ‘alien’ species to the region, were found dead by local anglers on a stretch of the Waveney between Ellingham Mill and Oulton Broad. Groups of 200-300 corpses could be seen at low tide on shallow exposed bank areas. It is estimated that over 2,000 dead crayfish have been […]
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Waveney residents are being encouraged to enjoy the region’s wealth of nature during a special week later this month. Wild Week runs between October 22 and 28 and runs in association with the BBC’s new landmark series The Nature of Britain. Suffolk Wildlife Trust is involved in the week and is urging the public to […]
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Waveney residents are being encouraged to enjoy the region’s wealth of nature during a special week later this month. Wild Week runs between October 22 and 28 and runs in association with the BBC’s new landmark series The Nature of Britain. Suffolk Wildlife Trust is involved in the week and is urging the public to […]
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CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT IDEAS FOR OCTOBERThis month’s conservation management ideas, provided by the RSPB, will help you plan ahead and identify specific areas of the farm that can be managed for wildlife. Put out grain waste for farmland birdsPutting out grain waste (or pure grain if screenings not available) along a farm track through the winter […]
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We took the Mule up the Blyth Estuary, Suffolk, approx 3.5m This is a trip which to be quite frank is what set us off thinking about getting our own craft. Early in May we walked from Blythburgh back into Southwold along the river and saw a pair of open canoes drifting along (they had […]
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Norfolk Broads Could Vanish, wildlife group warns David Adam, environment correspondentWednesday October 3 2007The Guardian The Norfolk Broads, one of Britain’s greatest natural treasures, is under increasing threat from pollution, rising sea levels and growing demand for water, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns today. The group says much of the wetland […]
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Daisy the dachshund discovered a fossilised mammoth bone up to two million years old. The bone on the beach at Dunwich, near Southwold, is believed to be from a Southern Elephant, a type of mammoth once common in East Anglia. source – www.dailymail.co.uk
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Gardens and Gardening / Waveney Valley / Wildlife October 2, 2007
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THE YEAR OF FOOD AND FARMINGGET YOUR BOOTS MUDDY!! Did you know? The Year of Food and Farming kicked off on the 12th September… now is a good time to start thinking about how you can get involved. The Year of Food and Farming is a national campaign to connect children and adults with farming, […]