Alderfen Marshes

You know that spring is early when butterflies cast long winter shadows! Beautiful spring day today.

A beautiful moonlit night over the marshes this evening creating some eerie silhouettes

Great to welcome Ian and Joanna Scott to Alderfen Marshes today and find out more about Dotty Scotty felt bird sculptures - amazing! https://www.instagram.com/dottyscotty8338 /

A fun day out for all would-be wood-whittlers. Our spoon carving workshop is a great introduction to green woodcarving with Monica Cass on Alderfen Marshes. 30th March and 27th April this Spring https://go-moco.co.uk/rural-skills-worksh ops/

Yesterday's beautiful blue skies look promising for today too. Looking forward to a day on the marshes getting ready for summer.

This course is an interactive and enjoyable introduction to green wood carving. Under expert guidance from Monica Cass, let your creative juices flow as you split, chop and carve your log into a unique spoon. Take your new skills (and your spoon) home with you, ready to tackle your next green woodcarving project.
Selecting your wood Understanding the tools for carving Designing your spoon... Creating a spoon ‘blank’ with an axe Carving the detail using a selection of knives Finishing the spoon Tool maintenance
£75.00 Included in the price: Woodcarving tuition Wood, carving tools and gloves Tea, coffee and light snacks
You will need to bring: A packed lunch. Sturdy boots and outdoor clothing suitable for weather conditions on the day.
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Rural Skills Workshops on Alderfen Marshes starting in March: 3 spaces left for Introduction to Willow Weaving on Sunday 3rd March. https://www.facebook.com/events/630913407 363220/

Another perfect day for coppicing and clearing goat willow scrub from the marshes - the clearance creates rich fenn habitat, while managed coppicing creates new growth for making willow fencing and firewood.

A perfect spring morning for East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity team challenges on Alderfen Marshes. Not too muddy and amazed by some impressive diving catches that went beyond the call of duty! #Dedication #Teamwork

Hand cut discs from a Red Oak thinned earlier this year finished with natural mineral oil and polished with beeswax to make trivets, cheeseboards and cutting boards. #Upcycling #NothingGoesToWaste

Cutting and raking last year's growth from the dyke banks encourages diverse growth to come through in the Spring. Cutting various banks on a one, two or three year rotation allows different species to thrive across the marshes

Rural Skills Workshops starting in March with Willow Weaving and Green Wood Carving. https://go-moco.co.uk/rural-skills-worksh ops/

Keeping the waterways clear is a pleasant winter job on the marshes. Maintaining diverse habitat as well as unspoilt access for canoes is an important balance

Clearing dead alder branches and scrub from the marshes allows light in which increases plant diversity below. This is chopped, making great fire wood. Nothing goes to waste.

Over 100 willow cuttings planted so far this year. Great for wildlife, an excellent natural screen on the marshes as well as producing a useful crop of whips every year - perfect for making natural bird hides

If you fancy a go at willow weaving, come along to a two-hour introductory course at Alderfen Marshes on Sunday 3rd March with expert tuition from Jonathon Carrie of Norfolk Hedge Baskets. We're limited to eight places so let us know if you'd like to reserve yours. https://go-moco.co.uk/rural-skills-worksh ops/

We had a lovely day out on the water with Moco yesterday - you see so much more from a canoe. We were very well taken care of and thought it was brilliant value for money. We'll definitely be going again later in the summer.

Brilliant place, fantastic experience hope to return.

As a single person this was my first foray in testing off grid camping. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Thanks.

We had a lovely day out on the water with Moco yesterday - you see so much more from a canoe. We were very well taken care of and thought it was brilliant value for money. We'll definitely be going again later in the summer.

Brilliant place, fantastic experience hope to return.

As a single person this was my first foray in testing off grid camping. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Thanks.