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The News is Out
News of 'Nature Recovery in Harleston' is spreading. The Trustees of the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley Conservation Group and the...


The Ocean Lakes
For the last 50 years the local Harold Dean Charitable Trust has occupied the majority of ‘The Ocean’ a series of lakes, on the outskirts...


Volunteers for Nature
Volunteers scythed a section of the graveyard at Redenhall Church as part of 'Nature Recovery in Harleston'. The grass has been allowed...


Government Commitment
England is widely considered to be one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world following historic and ongoing declines. ...


Dimming the Night Light
Most of us are familiar with air, water, and land pollution, but did you know that light can also be a pollutant? The inappropriate or...


A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
Set up and run by a resident, The Ray of Sunshine Facebook page showcases the natural world as an antidote to the isolation felt by many....


Harnessing the Power in our Parishes
This is a preprint of an article by Ian Carstairs in the North Yorkshire Moors Association Spring Magazine Well, it’s all over the media....


Plant Your Pants
The Country Trust are running a fun free project. Between March and June 2023, Plant Your Pants aims for 10,500 children to get their...


Natural England and Harleston in Step
Andy Millar, Natural England senior advisor for nature recovery in Norfolk and Suffolk, joined our launch and gave his support for Nature...


Nature Recovery Launched
Nature Recovery in Harleston was officially launched on Saturday 11 March in St John's Church. There was a wonderful mobile of...


D Meadows Tree Surgery
Established in 2013, D Meadows Tree Surgery employs a team of experienced tree surgeons with more than 20 years of industry experience....


Pupils Sow Their Own Experimental Wildflower Meadow
Pupils at Harleston Sancroft Academy Primary Phase have sown wildflower seed in their own Nature Recovery experiment. An area of the...


Hungry Cat
A family run vegan cafe and deli offering cakes, mezze platters, toasties, paninis, wraps, burgers, meals, alcoholic drinks, coffee, and...


It's for the Birds
A bird watchers dream


Fishing on the Lakes
Man made and natural fishing on display at the lakes. Photographs courtesy of Harleston's Photography


North York Moors Association
NYMA is involved in campaigns and projects to protect and enhance the biodiversity and landscape of the North York Moors – some are...


Seven Churches
St Johns Church Harleston and St Marys Church in Redenhall form part of the Seven Churches association that make up the Benefice of...


Weybread Sailing Club
At Weybread Sailing club we value the opportunity to access places like our lake for leisure, general well-being, being part of a fun...


Angling Club
The Harleston, Wortwell and District Angling Club owns and manages six well stocked fishing lakes in the Waveney Valley on the Norfolk...


The Green Cupboard
A family run business offering a large range of refillable wholefood from dried fruit, pasta, nuts, herbs, spices and much, much more! We...
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