NWT Hickling Broad - Boom of the bittern walk (12 May)

NWT Hickling Broad - Boom of the bittern walk (12 May)

Learn some fascinating facts about this rare and elusive marshland bird as you walk through the beautiful landscape of NWT Hickling Broad.

By Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Date and time

Sun, 12 May 2024 14:30 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

NWT Hickling Broad

Stubb Road Hickling NR12 0BW United Kingdom

About this event

You’ll learn some fascinating facts about this rare and elusive marshland bird. Listen out for the booming call of the male bittern as we near Bittern hide, as they try to attract a mate. Once at the hide we’ll see if we can catch a glimpse of this pale, buff-brown heron. Please bring binoculars. A limited number of pairs are available to hire at the visitor centre. (Walking will include some uneven ground, up to a distance of 2 miles.)

Please note a reserve entry fee applies for non NWT members, £5 gift aid/£4.50 standard entry.


Accessibility

Please contact us at events@norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk if you have any specific needs or requirements in order to make your experience of this event more enjoyable.

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Photo credit: Nick Goodrum

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country. The purchase of 400 acres of marsh at Cley on the north Norfolk coast in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding sanctuary’ provided a blueprint for nature conservation which has now been replicated across the UK. Our vision for Norfolk: where the future of wildlife is protected and enhanced through sympathetic management and people are connected with and inspired by Norfolk’s wildlife and wild spaces.