All are welcome to join in the conservation activities. This monthly the activities include dealing with invasive plants such as yellow archangel, and in the Yare Valley at Bluebell woods next to Eaton Park, giving some tlc to some recently planted trees. Mark Webster’s full letter and programme are here.
Norwich Community Gardens Festival
On the 25 to 26th April Norwich Community Gardens Festival will celebrate and make better known the work of many volunteers who give time to caring for green spaces around the City. You can come along and support the volunteers in a range of activities across the City. Included is an opportunity to meet volunteers at Danby Wood in the Yare Valley between 9am and 3pm on Sunday 26th.
Other attractions are a Norwich Tales and Trails Puzzle Walk, a bike ride, a herb propagation workshop and a children’s Spotting and Activity Sheet.
All the details can be found at here.
Yare Valley Meadow Makers AGM 2026
The Yare Valley Meadow Makers will hold their AGM Meeting at Warwick Arms Public House (upstairs room) on Wednesday the 15th of April 7:30-9:30pm.
The YVMM continue to extend their activities. Amongst the past year achievements were
- An interpretation/notice board erected at the top of UEA Broad Hay meadow,
- Received a Norfolk Biodiversity award in the spaces for nature and wellbeing category.
- Over 5kg of wildflower seeds sown on the UEA Broad hay meadow
- Further planting on Strawberry field to better establish yellow rattle.
- Trial sowing of wildflower seed on the old donkey sanctuary to see how this might develop.
- Planting of 165 native trees on the UEA meadows to help provide better support for wildflowers in times of drought.
Amongst the activities proposed for next year are botanical surveys, more tree planting, Yellow rattle and Red Bartsia seed collection, and a review of the old donkey sanctuary.
The Agenda for the AGM is here, and the Annual Report for 2025-2026 is here.