Apr 7, 2017
It was destroyed by bombs in the war. But now we’re planning to make Train Wood the target of a different kind of blitz. The wood is to be the focus of attention by an army of citizen scientists and experts in nature and railway history later this spring....
Feb 7, 2017
Friends of Train Wood and Marriott’s Way are delighted to announce that they have been awarded £400 by the Goodman Trust for the purchase of tools. Norfolk Community Foundation helped the Friends apply for the cash. Chairman Alan Cubbage said: “This cash...
Jan 20, 2017
Lots got done by Friends of Train Wood and Marriott’s Way using the Bags of Help Grant at the end of last year – and many great partners and volunteers rallied round to help in the effort. With the help of the Norwich Fringe Project, which supplied all tools,...
Nov 5, 2016
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...
Aug 21, 2016
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...
Feb 29, 2016
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....
