The Cary's Meadow Fairy Doors Trail

You are bat. You sound like a flapping butterfly. You make me feel like a happy bat. Hello bat! You want to say to us: ‘squeak!’ Fun fact!  Of the approximately 17 resident species of bat found in Britain, at least eleven species have been recorded in Norfolk. Learn more here Norfolk and Norwich Bat Group – […]

Dear tree, You are like a seat that you have in an outdoor class or home and a bed to lay on. Thank you for oxygen to help us live and giving home to wildlife and to us. You want to say to us: ‘thank you for treating us with care.’ Fun fact! Leaves and

Hug a tree! Plant flower seeds to help pollinators and stop using harmful sprays. Fun fact! Around 230 nationally important invertebrates (mini-beasts) can be found in the Broads including Britain’s largest butterfly, the swallowtail, and the rare Norfolk hawker dragonfly. Learn more about wildlife on the Broads here.

Dear bee, You sound like a buzzing dart. You make me feel like a slow worm. I wish I could say to you ‘wait up!’ You want to say to us: ‘catch up!’ Fun fact! We have bees to thank for every mouthful we eat! Did you know bees especially love violet-blue flowers, like bluebells

Share love in nature and hug each other. Help the birds build their nests by leaving out sticks, leaves and a tray of mud for birds to make their nests when it’s hot and there’s not much mud! Fun Fact! Spiders are really important to nesting birds – did you know cobwebs are used to

Slow down and notice the little things, the details you normally miss. Try a fairy double dare! Plant an apple tree! Fun fact! Woods and trees are good for our wellbeing! Woods for Health and Wellbeing – Woodland Trust

Dear tree, You are like a home. You make me feel happy. You sound like a whisper. Thank you for oxygen. You want to say to us: ‘thank you for keeping us safe.’ Fun fact! Trees are able to communicate and let other trees know when they are being attacked by releasing certain chemicals.

You are Willow Weepers, Cary’s Meadow Fairy. You sound like peaceful silence. I wish I could say to you ‘you are free’. You want to say to us: ‘take me with you.’ Fun fact! Trees can live for thousands of years!