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New Year, New Resolution
New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to stick to but Norfolk Wildlife Trust has one you will enjoy keeping all year: ‘this year I resolve to spend more time in the countryside’. The Trust’s new wildlife calendar can help, with ideas for places to visit and wildlife to look out for. Start in January with a trip to Holkham to experience the sight and sound of thousands of pink-footed geese feeding in the fields. In February treat yourself to the spectacle of hunting barn owls, dozens of birds of prey and common cranes roosting at Stubb Mill near NWT Hickling Broad. March’s outing could be to look for hares on your nearest farmland and with luck you may even see them living up to their name of mad March hares when females box with ardent males. Whatever you choose to do, the important thing is to enjoy our county’s wonderful landscapes and wildlife.
For more ideas of places to visit throughout the year, check out NWT’s monthly guide at www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections or contact their Wildlife Information Service on 01603 598333.