Category: Climate Change

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Eaton Parish Eco Fair Saturday 11th May

Following the success of previous Eco Fairs, St Andrew’s Eaton hosts again an Eco Fair:

The day will begin with an early morning birdwatching walk with Phil Atkinson along the River Yare – meet in Waitrose Car Park at 7am. The fair itself will be opened at 10 am by Rachel Sowerby, the Bishop of Norwich’s Environmental Research Officer and will be open until 2.00 pm. The day will end with an evening talk hosted by the Eaton Village Residents’ Association. Helen Baczkowska, Senior Manager Nature Recovery at Norfolk Wildlife Trust, will be speaking on ‘Bringing back Norfolk’s wildlife – what is happening and how you can help?’ Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

More details are here.

Part of the Yare Valley Society display at the Fair explains why Eaton is well placed to be in the vanguard of the fightback to halt, and eventually reverse, biodiversity loss:

A panel from the YVS Eco Fair Display

Come along and support us and other environmentally friendly organisations at the Fair.

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Coping with Climate Change: mitigation and resilience

In recent days the Yare Valley has again been fulfilling two of its major roles in combating climate change: mitigating its effects and providing resilience. Its marshes, commons and meadows have become storage basins for many cubic metres of flood water slowing down its rush to the sea and lessening the chance of inundation of properties downstream.

Marsden Marsh from Marsden Lane seat. Photo: John Elbro

We have been deprived of some of our favourite walks, but it is a small price to pay. As compensation there are dramatic views to enjoy. Other obstructions to paths have been fallen trees after storm Henk, but normally a way can be found round or over these.

Bridleway to Keswick Mill from Church Lane. Photo: John Elbro
Fallen Tree on path to river from Strawberry Field. Photo: Paul Hann

The depth water on the bridleway was over welly height and rising!

The attenuation basins constructed under the supervision of the Norfolk Rivers Trust below the Strawberry Field have been inundated. As the waters recede the basins will retain water to increase the resilience of the marsh in times of drought and so help safeguard the habitats of water voles and other wildlife.

Inundated attenuation ponds below Strawberry Field. Photo: Paul Hann