Wildlife in the Wensum Valley
In 1988, when the Wensum Valley Project was established, the Wensum Valley was known to be important for wildlife. Various wildlife surveys had been carried out and local wildlife enthusiasts were continuing to survey and monitor local sites and areas for particular species.
The Norfolk
and Norwich Naturalists Society carried out a survey of the River
Wensum during 1976-77 and concluded that 'The whole of this lowland
valley forms a major refuge for wildlife and it is to be hoped that this
beautiful central Norfolk river will continue to offer naturalists the
opportunities for study and enjoyment in the centuries to come'. In 1981
an ecological review of the Valley from Ringland to Norwich concluded
that the Wensum Valley ‘contains many sites of some interest, and a
few of great significance, but its chief value lies in the variety of
habitat found in a relatively small area.'
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