Embracing Autumn in the Brecks
Our quick guide for enjoying autumn to the fullest in the Norfolk and Suffolk Brecks. More
The word “safari” is Swahili for journey or expedition. Local geological specialist, Tim Holt Wilson took us on an historical expedition at the Brecks Outdoor Festival.
It was a sunny Saturday at Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve, the Festival was in full swing and we dug out our sturdy footwear. Ten of us plus two dogs, Mitsy and Bramble, were ready to go.
The fascinating guided walk took in a fantastic Brecks habitat managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust; an ancient landscape of lowland heath, grassland and woodland that has changed little since the age of the Anglo-Saxons. Of the more than 12,500 species living in the Brecks, 30% are nationally rare!
Our safari uncovered the heritage of the Earth through Ice Age features and explored the links between geology and wildlife. We explored a now-vanished river and two ancient ice sheets and uncovered the story of how the landscape came to be how it is today. In just two miles, we discovered the evolution of the landscape over the past half-million years. If that isn’t an expedition, we don’t know what is!
