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Castle Acre Wildlife

Some examples of the rich biodiversity to be found in the Nar Valley around Castle Acre. Most are from the river and water meadows http://www.nickpix.co.uk/rivernar/index.html but the butterflies are mainly from the castle surrounds which are a mass of wild flowers in summer http://www.nickpix.co.uk/castleacrecastle/index.html.
I apologise if I've misnamed any of the creatures pictured - the ones I see never seem to look like the ones in the books! Corrections are more than welcome!
All photos were taken in the areas covered by the following maps:
The first two, from DEFRA, show access to farmland and the third is a longer walk taking in West Acre. All three are downloadable PDF files. (You will need 'Acrobat Reader' to open them.)

http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/DisplayImage.aspx?Type=Mapboard&IFN=282200005A.pdf
http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/DisplayImage.aspx?Type=Mapboard&IFN=282200005B.pdf
http://www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk/pdfs/walk-14.pdf

(click on thumbnails for larger image.)

 

Muntjac

Chaffinch

Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Dunnock

Blue Tit

Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Blackbird

House Sparrow

Starling

Goldfinch

Green Woodpecker
   
    
    
    
    
    
    

 



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