Ecological Experiences

Art

Roadside Chainsaw Carver Bespoke wood carvings by Arnie Barton the Roadside Chainsaw carver, for a very special and unique gift

Accommodation

Three Acres B&B Friendly comfortable accommodation in a great location for wildlife at West Somerton, Norfolk

Blogs

Lowestoft Birding  Peter Ransome's blog on local wildlife

Craig Shaws Digiscoping Birding Blog Craig Shaw's obserations around Corton and further afield

Bens blog-in search of nature Ben Andrew's observations on wildlife accompanied by some really nice photographs

Birding Sites

Yare Valley Wildlife Up-to-date bird sightings in the Yare Valley

The Lounge Lizard Constantly up-dated bird sightings from the Lowestoft area and further afield in Suffolk

Boating

Norfolk Power boating RYA Coastal and Inland powerboat training centre A professional and friendly instruction for your kind of boat. Relaxed training courses to achieve Powerboat level 2 and higher standards of boat-handling.  Also see: Training afloat Broads training  for boating courses and days out on the Broads

Cycle Hire

Sea Palling Cycle Hire Cycle Hire in Norfolk, based in Sea Palling

Insect Sites

UK Butterflies Information and photographs of UK butterflies, including the Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

BWARS (Bees Wasps & Ants Recording Society) Informative site for recording Bees, Wasps and Ants

British Dragonfly Society - Latest sightings of Dragonflies Information on dragonfly sightings in the UK
A very interseting area of ecology, with some good information

British Leafminers A very interesting area of ecology. The site has some good information and ID photos

British Bugs An online identification guide to UK Hemiptera (Bugs). A thorough photo ID guide showing various stages of development

Colletes species account A guide to Colletes Bees, particularly in Norfolk

Identify the most commonly seen British aphids A really good site to ID what is consuming your roses and much more

Steven Falk Flickr Collections A really good site with many photos of insects, particularly Bees

Naturespot The wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland photo ID but a very good place to start in identifying insects and spiders, plus much more

Marine

British Marine Life Study Society (Index Page) Information on marine life


Places to Eat

The Three Swallows Cley Next The Sea  Great place for lunch, with good pub food and real ales

The Goat Inn Skeyton Good food and do try the Goat Ale!



Spiders

N.W Europe Guide to Spiders A very good thumbnail photo identification guide, which works well as a starting point for ID

ArachnoPhoto Spiders in NW Europe Another good identification guide for identifying spiders

Vets

Toll Barn Veterinary Centre For expert and compassionate care of animals-pets, exotics & wildlife

Wildlife Film-making

Hairy Frog Productions  Renowned Wildlife film producer Mike Linley offers wildlife film courses on all different aspects of wildlife film-making

Wildflower and Grass Seeds

Emorsgate Seeds Reasonably priced, good service and a wide range of wildflower mixes and species

Wildlife Sites

Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists Society Species Guides A good selection of ID guides to some of the different species found in Norfolk