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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

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The Norfolk Wildlife Trust, formerly known as the Norfolk Naturalists' Trust, is one of almost 50 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom managing sites in the English county of Norfolk. [1]

93 relations: A Nature Conservation Review, Acrocephalus (bird), Aeshna isoceles, Alder, Alderfen Broad, Allium ursinum, Anacamptis morio, Apatura iris, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Attleborough, Barton Broad, Birds Directive, Booton Common, Boulder clay, Brandon Parva, Calcareous, Calluna, Carr (landform), Cley Marshes, Cockshoot Broad, Coppicing, Counties of England, Dereham, East Winch Common, East Wretham Heath, Epipactis helleborine, Erica tetralix, Euphorbia amygdaloides, European Union, Fakenham, Foxley Wood, Galium odoratum, Geological Conservation Review, Geum rivale, Grass warbler, Great crested grebe, Great Yarmouth, Hethel Old Thorn, Hickling Broad, Hoe Rough, Holme Dunes, Holt, Norfolk, Honeypot Wood, Hunstanton, King's Lynn, Lesser spotted woodpecker, Limenitis camilla, List of Local Nature Reserves in Norfolk, List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, Local nature reserve, ..., Lolly Moor, Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe, Martham Broad, Mercurialis perennis, Mere (lake), Mire, Narborough Railway Line, National nature reserve (United Kingdom), National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Natural England, Neottia ovata, New Buckenham Common, Norfolk, North Walsham, Norwich, Nuthatch, Oak, Orchis mascula, Persicaria amphibia, Phalaris arundinacea, Pingo, Platanthera chlorantha, Ramsar site, Ranworth Broad, Ringstead Downs, River Wissey, Roydon Common, Salthouse Marshes, Scheduled monument, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Syderstone Common, Sympetrum danae, Thetford, Thompson Water, Carr and Common, Thursford Wood, United Kingdom, Upton Broad and Marshes, Water rail, Wayland Wood, Weeting Heath, Woodcock. Expand index (43 more) »

A Nature Conservation Review

A Nature Conservation Review is a 2-volume work by Derek Ratcliffe, published by Cambridge University Press in 1977.

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Acrocephalus (bird)

The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus.

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Aeshna isoceles

Aeshna isoceles is a small hawker dragonfly that is found in Europe, mostly around the Mediterranean, and the lowlands of North Africa.

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Alder

Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants (Alnus) belonging to the birch family Betulaceae.

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Alderfen Broad

Alderfen Broad is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk.

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Allium ursinum

Allium ursinum – known as ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, or bear's garlic – is a wild relative of chives native to Europe and Asia.

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Anacamptis morio

Anacamptis morio, the green-winged orchid or green-veined orchid (synonym Orchis morio), is a flowering plant of the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

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Apatura iris

Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Eurasian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.

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Attleborough

Attleborough is a market town and civil parish between Norwich and Thetford in Norfolk, England.

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Barton Broad

Barton Broad lies within The Broads in Norfolk, the United Kingdom.

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Birds Directive

The Birds Directive (formally known as Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds) is a European Union directive adopted in 2009.

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Booton Common

Booton Common' is an biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Norwich in Norfolk.

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Boulder clay

Boulder clay, in geology, is a deposit of clay, often full of boulders, which is formed out of the ground moraine material of glaciers and ice-sheets wherever they are found.

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Brandon Parva

Brandon Parva is a small village in the civil parish of Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, near East Dereham and Norwich in Norfolk, England.

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Calcareous

Calcareous is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky.

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Calluna

Calluna vulgaris (known as common heather, ling, or simply heather) is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Carr (landform)

A carr is a type of waterlogged wooded terrain that, typically, represents a succession stage between the original reedy swamp and the likely eventual formation of forest in a sub-maritime climate.

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Cley Marshes

Cley Marshes is a nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England just outside the village of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk.

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Cockshoot Broad

Cockshoot Broad, one of the Norfolk Broads, lies on the River Bure within The Broads in Norfolk, England.

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Coppicing

Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees to put out new shoots from their stump or roots if cut down.

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Counties of England

The counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical, cultural or political demarcation.

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Dereham

Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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East Winch Common

East Winch Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of King's Lynn in Norfolk.

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East Wretham Heath

East Wretham Heath is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Thetford in Norfolk.

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Epipactis helleborine

Epipactis helleborine, the broad-leaved helleborine, is a terrestrial species of orchid.

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Erica tetralix

Erica tetralix, the cross-leaved heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to western Europe, from southern Portugal to central Norway, as well as a number of boggy regions further from the coast in Central Europe such as Austria and Switzerland.

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Euphorbia amygdaloides

Euphorbia amygdaloides (wood spurge) is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to woodland locations in Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Fakenham

Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England.

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Foxley Wood

Foxley Wood is a nature reserve in Foxley, Norfolk, England, the largest ancient woodland and coppice in Norfolk.

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Galium odoratum

Galium odoratum, the sweetscented bedstraw, is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to much of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Russia, as well as Western Siberia, Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, China and Japan.

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Geological Conservation Review

The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain.

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Geum rivale

Geum rivale, the water avens, is a flowering plant of the family Rosaceae.

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Grass warbler

The grasshopper warblers are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Locustella.

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Great crested grebe

The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display.

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Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England.

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Hethel Old Thorn

Hethel Old Thorn is a 700-year-old tree which is the oldest hawthorn tree recorded in East Anglia.

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Hickling Broad

Hickling Broad lies within Norfolk, England,Inland Waterways of Great Britain, Jane Cumberlidge, (2009), Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson, 4 km south-east of Stalham.

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Hoe Rough

Hoe Rough is a reserve near East Dereham in the county of Norfolk, England.

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Holme Dunes

Holme Dunes is a national nature reserve near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.

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Holt, Norfolk

Holt is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk.

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Honeypot Wood

Honeypot Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dereham in Norfolk.

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Hunstanton

Hunstanton is a seaside town in Norfolk, England.

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King's Lynn

King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn, is a seaport and market town in Norfolk, England, about north of London, north-east of Peterborough, north north-east of Cambridge and west of Norwich.

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Lesser spotted woodpecker

The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae.

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Limenitis camilla

Limenitis camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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List of Local Nature Reserves in Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in eastern England.

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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk

The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Norfolk, England.

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Local nature reserve

Local nature reserve (LNR) is a designation for nature reserves in Great Britain.

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Lolly Moor

Lolly Moor is a reserve near East Dereham in the county of Norfolk, England.

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Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe

Lower Wood, Ashwellthorpe is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Wymondham in Norfolk.

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Martham Broad

Martham Broad is a broad (or lake) and national nature reserve on the River Thurne in the English county of Norfolk.

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Mercurialis perennis

Mercurialis perennis, commonly known as dog's mercury, is a poisonous woodland plant found in much of Europe as well as in Algeria, Iran, Turkey, and the Caucasus, but almost absent from Ireland, Orkney and Shetland.

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Mere (lake)

Mere in English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, e.g. Martin Mere.

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Mire

A mire is a wetland type, dominated by living, peat-forming plants.

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Narborough Railway Line

Narborough Railway Line or Narborough Railway Embankment is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of King's Lynn in Norfolk.

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National nature reserve (United Kingdom)

Some statutory nature reserves are designated by national bodies in the United Kingdom, and are known as national nature reserves.

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National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the largest membership organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Natural England

Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Neottia ovata

Neottia ovata (eggleaf twayblade or Common Twayblade) is a terrestrial orchid widespread across much of Europe, including the British Isles, as well as Siberia, Central Asia, Southwest Asia and the Himalayas.

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New Buckenham Common

New Buckenham Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Diss in Norfolk.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.

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North Walsham

North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England within the North Norfolk district.

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Norwich

Norwich (also) is a city on the River Wensum in East Anglia and lies approximately north-east of London.

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Nuthatch

The nuthatches constitute a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae.

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Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae.

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Orchis mascula

Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

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Persicaria amphibia

Persicaria amphibia (syn. Polygonum amphibium) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by several common names, including longroot smartweed, water knotweed, water smartweed, and amphibious bistort.

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Phalaris arundinacea

Phalaris arundinacea, sometimes known as reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America.

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Pingo

A pingo, also called a hydrolaccolith, is a mound of earth-covered ice found in the Arctic and subarctic that can reach up to in height and up to in diameter.

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Platanthera chlorantha

Platanthera chlorantha, commonly known as greater butterfly-orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Platanthera.

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Ramsar site

A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

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Ranworth Broad

Ranworth Broad is an expanse of water lying in the valley of the River Bure in Norfolk, England.

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Ringstead Downs

Ringstead Downs is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk.

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River Wissey

The River Wissey is a river in Norfolk, eastern England.

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Roydon Common

Roydon Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk.

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Salthouse Marshes

Salthouse Marshes is a reserve near Cley next the Sea in the county of Norfolk, England.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Special Area of Conservation

A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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Special Protection Area

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

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Syderstone Common

Syderstone Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Fakenham in Norfolk.

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Sympetrum danae

Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Thetford

Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England.

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Thompson Water, Carr and Common

Thompson Water, Carr and Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Thetford in Norfolk.

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Thursford Wood

Thursford Wood is a nature reserve north-east of Fakenham in Norfolk.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Upton Broad and Marshes

Upton Broad and Marshes is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Norwich in Norfolk.

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Water rail

The water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa.

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Wayland Wood

Wayland Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk.

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Weeting Heath

Weeting Heath is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Thetford in Norfolk, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.

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Woodcock

The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Wildlife_Trust

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