Train Wood Riverbank Path by Stu McPherson 2016
Train Wood is designated a County Wildlife Site, with around five hectares of wet and dry woodland, riverbank and glades, uniquely sited close to the city centre between the Marriott’s Way and the river Wensum. A mosaic of wet woodland and drier scrub, the site has 37 special plant species named in its citation, including alder, ash, crack, grey and white willow; pond sedge, reed sweet-grass, meadowsweet, water mint and the nationally-scare hoary mullein. The grassland glades are rich in butterflies, there are otters in the river and it’s one of the best places in Norwich to spot a kingfisher.
With the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Friends group of plant recorders are working to list all the species on site this year. So far these include over 50 species, details coming soon!