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Guidance for owners of traditionally constructed buildings on how to create more energy efficient and sustainable homes ‘ Making Old Buildings Energy Efficient’ English Heritage – Climate Change and Your Home
[ Read more about Environmental Policies on the Sustainable Development page]
After recycling and reusing as much as possible, we currently send the rest to landfill. But we can't do this for much longer. [ Find out more about the future of Norfolk waste ]
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We are committed to protecting and enhancing our environment. Our services include managing public rights of way, biodiversity, municipal waste management, tree management, conservation of historic buildings and the built environment, and landscape, heritage and environmental advice.
£500,000 of European funding has been secured by Norfolk County Council, in partnership with the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk, to restore the Gaywood River Valley and unlock its potential as a natural amenity for local communities in and around King's Lynn.
With the BBC's Springwatch programme bringing Norfolk wildlife into every living room, a call has gone out to the county's wildlife watchers to help spot a creature that has so far eluded the cameras - the glow-worm.
[Read more about From Springwatch to Glow-worm Watch]
A booklet offering a choice of 12 circular walks based on the 61-mile Weavers' Way long distance path between Cromer and Great Yarmouth is being launched tomorrow (Friday) by Daniel Cox, Leader of Norfolk County Council.
[Read more about Launch of new Weavers’ Way circular walks guide]
The Fens may be flat, but they are certainly not boring, as anyone will discover by following the walks set out in the latest Health, Heritage and Biodiversity Walks booklet produced by Norfolk County Council.
[Read more about Flat but not boring! Discover the Gateway to the Fens]
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Find out about biodiversity in Norfolk; including what biodiversity means, why it is important and what is being done to help conserve species and habitats in the County. |
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Planners and developers are being encouraged to think about how wildlife can fit into and even enhance new developments across Norfolk. New planning guidance specific to this county is being launched by the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership, which brings together local councils and conservation groups. |
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