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Getting ready to blitz

May 18, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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Preparations for Norwich’s first major Bioblitz are gathering pace. The station is starting to emerge, piece by piece, from its blanket of nettles, brambles and earth. That’s thanks to five hours from the Friends Of Norwich City Station team last Saturday afternoon, dodging show
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A boy’s own tale … railway heritage in Train Wood

May 11, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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On a sunny May day Train Wood looks more beautiful than ever, and young Sam Anderson sets out with his dad to discover where Norwich City Station once stood. On the way they discover the remains of engine sheds, coal sheds…and even where a train fell off the bridge on a hot summ
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Owned in common, free fun for all

April 28, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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  This time four years ago, Train Wood was up for sale by Norfolk County Council – on an auction list – and its future looked bleak. But a hard fought campaign and the determination of the many who love Norwich’s wonderful secret riverbank woodland – and t
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First survey strikes buttercup gold

April 23, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
BioBlitz, biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, Train Wood, urban nature
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Did you know there were 20 different kinds of buttercup? Me neither. But thanks to Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Gemma Walker, the Train Wood plant hunters do now. On Sunday morning she came out bright and early with us on our first ever plant survey. We bumped into all sorts of peop
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Exciting times and excavations of railway history

April 17, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
community woodland, railway heritage
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John Batley of Friends Of Norwich City Station with an update on work to explore the railway heritage of the site… We were back on site this weekend with superb progress on the end of the LNER engine shed. By future removal of the earth/spoil/dredge pile at the end of the shed (
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Sunshine, coffee, cake and crowds – Train Wood’s First Autumn Festival a big success

November 05, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, railway heritage, Train Wood, urban nature, woodland
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Well over 150 people enjoyed the lovely Train Wood and Marriott’s Way in the sunshine at the first-ever Autumn Festival, opened in style by local TV presenter Helen McDermott. Coffee, cake, nature and railway walks, woodland activities, impromptu music, Norwich Cycling Campaign,
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Train Wood set for Autumn Festival

October 14, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, Train Wood, woodland
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Plans are steaming ahead for an autumn festival to share the secrets of Norwich’s most unique urban woodland. The fun, free festival in the wood at the start of Marriott’s Way, Norwich will start at 11am on 29th October and go on until 4pm. As well as information about the
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Wood set for September spruce up

August 21, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
angling, biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, Train Wood, woodland
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Thanks to the success of our first-ever funding application, a series of eight hands-on work days will extend throughout September, to help restore wildness to the wood as well as providing places to fish and sit down and enjoy Norwich’s rarest woodland. All are welcome to join
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Bat walk 31.8.16

August 21, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
bats, biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, Train Wood, woodland
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Did you know that Train Wood has bats?! It’s not really surprising that this long, narrow natural corridor is a haven for all sorts of wildlife. Last year we did a bat survey which uncovered some interesting facts. Yet there is still so much to know. Do they navigate using the r
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Spring clean the wood!

March 22, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
community woodland, litter pick, Norwich, Train Wood, woodland
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Come along to our next litter pick. April 9, 10am, Barn Road entrance. Wear stout shoes, all equipment provided.
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