A new nature reserve was opened early this year alongside Marriott’s Way, on the outskirts of Norwich. And so on this late summer day (30th August 2024) we get kitted out and bus into Norwich and walk out to check it out. Please join us…

30th August 2024

Coslany Bridge in Norwich. It doesn’t matter how many times I cross it, it still enchants. This is part of the original Viking settlement but also the heart of the way-back-when weaving industry

30th August 2024

30th August 2024

We could keep to the trail, but we like to explore

30th August 2024

30th August 2024

Back in the day this was a tow path alongside the river Wensum with marshland beside it. Below, that’s not the river, it’s only a drain

30th August 2024

30th August 2024

The willows here have had plenty time to grow… though every so often the gales uproot them

30th August 2024

Now that’s the river, with the remains of a fallen willow, possibly the willow I had to clamber over in 2020

30th August 2024

30th August 2024

This part of the marshland has been a nature reserve for many years. Below is the new Sweet Briar Marshes, neatly pathed to allowed disabled access

30th August 2024

And we’re disappointed with the lack of flora and fauna diversity, though clearly this isn’t the best season to visit. We make a mental note to return in late spring.

Next week we complete the walk, terminating at ‘Costessey Ponds’ (those flooded gravel diggings I knew as Costessey Pits)

Hope you enjoyed