The River Wensum is a whole river SSSI and Special Area of Conservation from source to Hellesdon Mill. They combine with the Wensum Valley Local Nature Reserve to create a Wensum wildlife corridor right into the heart of the City of Norwich.
And there is a bypass too! As the river winds its way past Ringland it passes close to the River Yare, a quick hop over the Ringland Hills, takes birds and animals into a valley that skirts the city’s southern fringe.
Since becoming a Special Area of Conservation great strides have been made to restore the Wensum, work that continues to the present day through the Wensum Alliance , Norfolk Rivers Trust , Broadland Catchment Partnership
The co-operation between local landowners, drainage boards, academics and NGO’s is making a difference and Norwich Diocese/ Norfolk Wildlife Trust Conservation churchyards have also helped.
But there are new threats :- the run off of pesticides from agricultural land, is one. The demands of increasing road traffic and the creation of new roads compromising the wildlife bypass, is another.
The Walsingham Way 