Families blow away winter cobwebs on magnificent Mousehold
Carl Partridge and his wife, Megan, enjoying the New Year bank holiday at Mousehold Heath with their daughters Margo, four, and Alma, two. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
Children, families, couples and dog walkers blew away the festive cobwebs and welcomed 2022 at a popular city nature spot.
Joan Spencer out for a walk with Penny, 12, enjoying the New Year bank holiday at Mousehold Heath. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
On a blustery and crisp Bank Holiday Monday Mousehold Heath, between Sprowston and Norwich, was the perfect place for people to walk off the excesses of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Sisters Emilia, six, and Eryn Miller, four, enjoying the New Year bank holiday climbing trees at Mousehold Heath. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
From children hiding in and climbing up historic trees to offering wide open spaces for dogs to roam, the large wild space drew in people young and old across the city.
Tina Pinnell takes two-year-old Russell for a walk in the sunshine at Mousehold Heath. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
The 184-acre spot, made up of heathland, woodland and recreational open space is the largest of the nature reserves managed by Norwich City Council.
Teresa Malagon and Dan, enjoying the New Year bank holiday at Mousehold Heath as they walk 10-year-old Pandora. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
Offering magnificent views of the city centre it was once an area of heathland that extended to the north and east of Norwich, which has since been largely converted to woods and farmland, or lost to housing development.
Two-year-old Bobby Johnson-Lane playing hide and seek at Mousehold Heath. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2022
The old name for the area, Mushold, is interpreted as meaning mouse wood.
