Cancellation follows reports local estate owners were worried about predator’s impact on other birdsA pioneering project to return white-tailed eagles to Norfolk for the first time in 200 years has been cancelled at the last minute to the dismay of con…
Vulnerable patient’s death at private hospital is a ‘scandal’, says mother
Mother of Ben King speaks out as report highlights series of failings at Norfolk hospital where three patients diedA mother whose son was among three people who died at a private hospital for people with learning disabilities said his death was a “scan…
Exit pursued by a marsh harrier: why I wrote a play for nature reserves | Steve Waters
Created deep in the fens of East Anglia, Murmurations is a new drama about conservation in the age of extinctionIt’s not been a great year for playwriting. In March 2020 I was deep in casting for a revival of my plays on climate change, The Contingency…
Norfolk’s rediscovered ‘ghost ponds’ offer up trove of long-lost plants
Rewilding projects reveal rare species preserved in buried ancient wetlandsThe fertile land of Norfolk is home to a host of stately homes, rare wildlife and more ponds than any other county. Now, estates in the area are trying to hunt down ancient “gho…