Stories

Educating the younger generation about wildlife (1950s-2019)

Rodger was a motor engineer who became interested in wildlife in the 1990s and worked with young people through the RSPB’s Wildlife Explorers and outreach

Falling in love with Keswick Mill (2016-2019)

Juju tells about her home, Keswick Mill near Norwich, its history, surroundings and what it’s like to live in a mill. First view of the

And the mill came with the house (1948-2019)

Nick began his working life in his family’s holiday and marina businesses. After this, he worked many years for Brown and Root as an offshore

Twenty five years of natural history. The Wheatfen warden (1992-2017)

David spent many years working in the farming community. He then worked at Wheatfen nature reserve, where he was warden for 25 years until his

Looking back to move forward: The Wheatfen warden (2017-2019)

Will is the current warden of Wheatfen Nature Reserve, the Ted Ellis Trust. He has been there for nearly three years having taken over from

Sparkes on wherries (1951-2019)

Mike grew up by the river in Trowse near Norwich and played on the Whitlingham marshes. His great grandfather was a skipper on the old

Bringing power to the marshes (1961-2019)

Kerry worked for Eastern Electricity for many years before setting up his own company providing helicopter surveys. He describes the challenges of installing and maintaining

Three generations of woodworkers (1969-2019)

Although considering himself a Norwich man, Bob was born in a converted railway carriage in Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk. His family has had three generations of woodworkers

Wildlife conservation on the Broads (1950s-2019)

Rodney grew up near the river in south Norfolk. He studied zoology and geography and lived for a time in Australia where he was the

Spreading the word about wildlife (1970s-2019)

Chris talks about his lifelong interest in birds, his involvement in various projects, particularly protecting little terns and the return of cranes during his long