There are four Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves in West Norfolk – special areas where as well as birds, there’s a chance to see some of England’s rarer species of plants, animals, and insects.
For example, Roydon Common, just a few miles from King’s Lynn, is the finest example of lowland valley bog in Britain. Plants such as sundews and butterwort still thrive and the sharper-eyed visitor might spot a local black darter dragonfly.
Norfolk’s western region skirts the Wash, the UK’s most important estuary for wild birds and a site of international significance. A vital part of the east Atlantic flyway, one of the major bird migration routes in the world, the Wash provides a plentiful wintering over location for more than 300,000 birds. Its sheltered mudflats provide a vast feeding ground for thousands of water birds from as far away as Greenland and Siberia.
Download a guide to Birdwatching in West Norfolk for more information on superb all-year-round birdwatching opportunities.
