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1.5 Ghost Pingo Excavation update – September 2023

In August 2023 four ghost pingos were excavated on two separate privately owned landholdings in the Brecks close to Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Thompson Common nature reserve. More

2023 Ghost pingos News Project 1.5
Thetford Craft Group’s Amazing Textile River

Thetford's Craft Group make amazing progress on the second of three fabulous textile river scenes! More

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BFER September Newsletter 2023

Welcome to the September newsletter. As our young people think about returning to school, combine harvesters are finishing off the harvest, and blackberries are ripening in the hedgerows, it feels like the summer is coming to an end. More

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Forest Bathing at West Stow

Join us as we take a walk through West Stow Country Park, giving you an opportunity to truly slow down and unwind. More

  • September 30, 2023
  • 10am-11.30am
  • West Stow Country Park
  • £6 (This rate is subsidised with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund)
‘Bones & Stones’ Palaeolithic Day School

A day not to be missed. A start at Mildenhall Museum, then a field trip by coach visiting three Palaeolithic sites. The visit will also include a flint napping demonstration by nation expert John Lord. More

  • September 30, 2023
  • 9.30am - 17.00
  • Mildenhall Museum, 6 King Street Mildenhall IP28 7EX
  • Free of charge due to funding made possible through National Lottery Heritage Fund
Biofluorescent Night Walk

Discover the amazing hidden colours of our natural world on this special guided evening walk, using UV light to uncover biofluorescent organisms. More

  • October 4, 2023
  • 7:15pm - 8:45pm
  • Brandon Country Park
  • Fully funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
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The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership Scheme

Find out about the Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by more than 60 local, regional and national groups, to conserve and celebrate the unique heritage of the Norfolk and Suffolk Brecks.

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Project Spotlight: The BFER Grant Fund

Introducing our Grant Fund pot for new community/heritage projects in the scheme area.

This funding can be for local groups delivering new heritage and conservation projects.

The BFER Grant Fund
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Thetford Railway Station to receive Heritage Grant

The Friends of Thetford Station were awarded a grant from the Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership scheme this week. The funding, which comes indirectly from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will go towards designing and installing two new interpretation panels that will help raise awareness of the fascinating history of the station, and […] More

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Bury Trout Club – Project Update February 2022

In the previous update in November (which you can read here), progress had begun on the River Lark where structures were put in the river to increase the flow of the river and improve habitat diversity. The work was done in joint partnership by volunteers from the Bury Trout Club and River Lark Catchment Partnership. […] More

BFER Grants Project 4.6
Bury Trout Club – Project Update November 2021

West Stow Country Park , River Lark , Suffolk , River Restoration Project 2021 supported by a grant from BFER to Bury Trout Club.   The River Lark Catchment Partnership (RLCP)  has had a rolling programme of training events, led by Rob Mungovan from the Wild Trout Trust. Whilst the theory has been explained through […] More

BFER Grants Project 4.6
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