Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Head Office

What it’s like

Wildlife Watch sessions on bats, butterflies and fungi, plus nature walks and boat trips across Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves.

This isn't a single site with a gate and a ticket booth, it's the Norfolk Wildlife Trust running family activities across its reserves, with visitor centres as the base. The main draw for kids is Wildlife Watch, sessions built around a topic, bats one time, butterflies or fungi another, so it rewards going more than once rather than treating it as a one-off outing.

Beyond the organised sessions there are nature walks and boat trips on the reserves, which suit a family happy to wander rather than one chasing a fixed attraction. Entry itself is free, which is the good bit, though non-members do pay for car parking at the reserves, so factor that into the day even if the activities themselves don't cost anything extra.

Booking is essential for most of the family events, which is a bit of a faff if you're the type who decides on the morning, but it does mean sessions don't get overrun. If you're going more than once or twice a year, family membership brings discounts on those events plus four Wildlife Watch magazines through the year, which is worth doing the sums on before you commit.

There's a café at the visitor centres and outdoor play for when the wildlife-spotting attention span runs out, and the reserves are wheelchair accessible, with fuller details listed on the nature reserves page.

Facilities

Need to know

Booking

Essential for most family events

• Wildlife Watch topics change, so different visits mean different sessions rather than repeats
• Car parking isn't free for non-members even though entry is
• There's a café and outdoor play at the visitor centres for breaks between activities

Plan your visit

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