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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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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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Funding bid success – please vote so we can build bridge

February 29, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
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We are celebrating our first major grant success! After asking the public and our members on what to bid for through open days and meetings, we focussed on restoring the rare urban wood to be more natural and wild, to increase biodiversity and help people enjoy it. Wildflower meadows
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Friends of Train Wood jubilant as site finally removed from for sale list

November 17, 2014
by Nick
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A unique piece of Norwich’s natural and historic heritage has been saved by a community group’s hard-fought campaign to keep it in public hands. Friends of Train Wood are celebrating after hearing yesterday that their 18-month battle has been successful and the land off Barn Road has
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