On Friday 16 October we held our third AGM. Full details, including a link to the minutes, are available below.
We were delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Steve Collin, Nature Conservation Manager at Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Steve shared his extensive experience restoring Foxley Wood — Norfolk’s largest ancient woodland, acquired by NWT in 1988 — and offered valuable insights into long‑term woodland recovery.
During our AGM we revealed the five finalists of the BAWT 2026 Photo Competition. The winning images feature in our beautiful set of 5 notelet cards, now available to purchase, £5 per set. Our winners are listed below.
Paul Cowcher - 'Springtime meander' - Winner of the Judges’ choice prize.
Robert Morgan - 'A hazel tree in the snow'
Anna Morgan - 'White tailed bee on burdock'
Hazel Stuart - 'Resting place'
Robert Larkin - 'Painted lady on buddleia’
Details on where to buy your set of BAWT notelet cards to follow.
On 30 August, we were delighted to welcome visitors to a special guided walk day in the section of Buckenham Wood managed by BAWT. The walks were a great way to find out more about the wood's unique environment, and an opportunity to ask questions about our management approach.
This event is part of our growing commitment to strengthen engagement with local community groups and expand our educational offer. We’re developing a series of simple, accessible guided walks that introduce people to the woodland’s ecology, history and ongoing conservation work — we hope to offer more of these opportunities in the months ahead.
If your community group would be interested in a guided walk, we’d love to hear from you. Why not get in touch (via email, link below) and request a visit, just like the Brundall WI group did. Their walk was a real highlight, and we’re excited to welcome more local groups of all ages who want to learn about Buckenham Wood and the work being done to care for it.
The management work we started last year continues. We will be removing more sycamore trees over the coming months. Sycamores grow quickly and produce vast numbers of seeds — and we’re already seeing new saplings appearing in areas recently cleared. If left unchecked, they can rapidly dominate and overwhelm the spaces we’ve worked hard to restore.
To learn more about our long‑term plans for Buckenham Wood, visit the BAWT website and explore our management plan, or take a look at the information posters in the wood.
This year we have been running about two woodland days per month. Work continues to focus on contributing to the woodland management plan which includes clearing brambles and sycamore saplings which if left unchecked can quickly choke areas we have worked so hard to restore.
There are plenty of woodland volunteer workdays ahead, and pulling up sycamore saplings is great exercise — and a brilliant way to meet friendly, committed people. If you’d like to get involved, just follow the links below. We aim to provide one workday on a Sunday and one in the week.
If you are interested in helping out at our next volunteer woodland work day, or would like to know more about what to expect visit our 'Upcoming Events' page. Sign up to our mailing list (via our 'Support Us' page) to receive email updates about upcoming work days—we’d love to see you there.
For the latest edition of Bob’s Blog we are reproducing an extended version of an article Bob wrote for the Eastern Daily Press (published 19th September 2026).
Buckenham Wood is a County Wildlife Site. In the article Bob highlights the importance of these sites and explains how collaborative partnerships with key organisations, such as Norfolk Wildlife Trust, play a vital role in supporting them.
BAWT purchased the woodland in October 2024, starting the hard work and financial commitment to maintain it. Let’s all get together to help ensure that the local community continues to benefit from our Ancient Woodland for generations to come.
1. Become a member – it’s free!
We need members so that funders can see we have community support, and to guide our decisions.
2. Volunteer
We need more volunteers to help join us run the Trust, and to help with practical tasks in the wood.
3. Donate
We’re currently updating our donation system—thank you for bearing with us.
4. Follow us on Facebook
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5. Spread the word
If you think you know someone who would enjoy getting involved with our work please tell them about our website, where they can find out more about us.
This project is funded by the Greater Norwich Growth Board through the Infrastructure Investment Fund.
This project is part-funded by the UK Government and Broadland District Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This project is part-funded by Broadland District Council through their s106 Green Infrastructure Fund.