All events are free
- Booking in advance is essential for the Community Wildlife Workshops, Forage Taster, Fungi and Dawn Chorus Walk, by emailing williamstewart@norwich.gov.uk
- Please bring sturdy footwear and outdoor clothing and a torch for events that take place after dark.
- Events will be cancelled in the case of heavy rain or strong winds.
Moth Survey Evenings
Join a Norwich City Council Mousehold Heath warden in using a light trap to catch, record and release the beautiful and diverse species of moth living in our parks and gardens.
- Thursday 16 April, 8:30pm until late
- Wednesday 29 April 8:45pm until late
- Thursday 21 May, 9:20pm until late
- Thursday 9 July, 9:45pm until late
- Thursday 20 August, 8:45pm until late
- Thursday 3 September, 8pm until late
Meeting point: pitch and putt car park, top of Gurney Road, Mousehold Heath, Norwich. (Grid reference TG247104).
Please bring a torch.
Community Wildlife Workshops
Join a local wildlife expert and a Norwich City Council Mousehold Heath warden, to look at the wide variety of threatened and characteristic species which inhabit the site. The sessions will focus on a different species. After an hour in the classroom, the rest of the session will be spent exploring the site. Light refreshments are provided during the lunch break.
- Friday 1 May, 11am – 3pm: Introduction to moths
- Monday 20 July, 11am – 3pm: Introduction to Butterflies
- Tuesday 1 December, 11am – 3pm: Introduction to Winter Birds.
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
Booking essential.
Dawn Chorus Survey Walk
Join a Mousehold warden in carrying out a B.T.O, Common Bird Census transect survey walk to mark International Dawn Chorus Week at the start of May – a worldwide celebration of the nature’s daily miracle.
- Thursday 7 May, 4.30am – 6.15am - followed by breakfast.
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
Booking essential.
Forage Taster walk
Accompany local naturalist Jon Tyler and a Mousehold Heath warden to learn how to identify edible species and forage responsibly.
- Thursday 25 June, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
Booking essential.
Geodiversity Earth Heritage Walk
Join Geologist Tim Hot-Wilson and a Mousehold warden to explore the Mousehold Earth Heritage Trail. Experience how past glacial activity and land use has shaped the landscape and how this supports biodiversity.
- Wednesday 17 June: 10:30am – 12:30pm.
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
“A Wasteland or a People’s Park?”
This walk will demonstrate how it became neither and explores the transition from a disputed and quarried common to a beloved green space for the whole city. We will look at the challenges facing the early Rangers and how they managed to tame the Heath.
- Tuesday 23 June, 10:30am -12:30pm
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
Fungi Walk
Accompany local naturalist Jon Tyler and a Mousehold Heath warden, for a walk around the site, to look at the stunning variety of fungi species living in the heart of Norwich.
- Wednesday 21 October, 10:30am – 12:30pm.
Meeting point: car park below Zaks restaurant (NR1 4HW), halfway up Gurney Road. (Grid reference: TG243101).
Booking essential.
