WHAT ARE WE PROTECTING?

The Barn Owl is an iconic animal in our countryside, flying silently at dawn and dusk. Their distinctive heart-shaped faces have captured the heart of the nation.

With a RED conservation status, a focus of this project is to create and improve habitats for this beautiful bird. They are Europe's only migratory dove species!

Adders are the UK's only venomous snake, they use it to subdue their prey. Adders have a very defined, beautiful zigzag/diamond pattern on their backs, with bold red eyes. 

An icon of our woodlands, Hedgehogs can also be found in our more urban areas. They hibernate between November and April. 

Common Toads eat slugs, snails and other invertebrates, but larger toads have been known to eat small Slow Worms, Grass Snakes, and even Harvest Mice!

Another RED list species seen in our summer skies. Confused with Sand Martins and Swallows, make sure to look out for the Swift's long pointed (boomerang shaped) wings, short and forked tail, white throat, and bullet-shaped head.

These pretty butterflies can be found in a variety of habitats, such as heathlands, woodlands, and parks.

Male Common Blues have bright blue wings with a brown border and white fringe, females are brown with a blue 'dusting' near the body. It has orange spots on the underside of its hindwings, whereas the similar Holly Blue has black spots.

Also a RED status species, Yellowhammers are seen in hedgerows and bushes - often in farmland - a habitat that covers much of the Triangle.

This little bird is also another RED status species. With their black cap and pale belly one can often mistake them for Willow Tits. It wasn't until 1897 that ornithologists realised they were two different species. However, Willow Tits have now disappeared from Norfolk. 

Found in towns, parks, woodlands, grasslands, and heathlands, this butterfly can be seen from the end of June until August. The underside of the rear wing is washed lime-green and pink, with silvery streaks running across it.