14 GoodGymers from Norwich got stuck in at Mousehold Heath to clear an area of Broom and Gorse.

The area we covered is normally clear from when it snows and its all pushed down from people sledging. Sadly as we haven't had any snow in Norwich for a few years, this has started to become overgrown.

It was one of Norwich's best locations, with a stunning view overlooking Norwich City Centre, as you can see from the photos.

This week's Group Run was based at Mousehold Heath, but at a different location and area of the heath to where we normally meet.

A large team of GoodGymers met Will the Warden at Britannia Road, in front of the Prison. The conservation work on this visit was all around that area, which has one of the best views overlooking Norwich City Centre.

We gave a big welcome to two new GoodGymers - Amy & Dan, who were taking part in their first (of hopefully many more) good deed with us.

After a morning of hard work, it was finished with a nice hot drink to warm the cockles.

Well done to the GoodGymers who turned out on Mousehold Heath to continue with the Conservation work there. It really is a place of joy.

Bill & Katy discovered a coffee van afterwards, which we'll be sure to visit next time.

It was quite a spectacle at Mousehold Heath this evening as we were treated to a beautiful rainbow as we were about to take our group photo.

Jen and Bobby lead the run from The Forum with several others cycling too.

This was possibly our biggest turnout since post-covid, with 23 of us making an appearance.

It was the last bracken pulling session of the summer. Will met us with pitch forks (in a nice way) so we could pile up the pulled bracken... and there was a lot of it!

What a lovely evening with the sunset coming over as we finished up for the evening. A few people stopped at the pub on the way back to have a well deserved drink.

Tonight 20 Goodgymer's (and 1 dog) ran or cycled 6km to Mousehold Heath.

We continued the work being done to improve the biodiversity of the heathland, by pulling up bracken to allow the heather to flourish underneath.

Always a popular task, and our second visit this summer, we covered a different area on the eastern side of the heath. Within an hour there was a large wide area that had been cleared, with all the bracken piled up and moved with pitchforks.

On our way out of the heath, local warden Will showed us an area that had been worked on over 3 years, and is now covered in a beautifully vibrant purple heather.

Tonight 18 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 6km to Mousehold Heath.

We returned to this 140 acre heathland to continue the conservation work improving the biodiversity of this historical part of Norwich.

Armed with gloves and forks we cleared two large areas of bracken, allowing the underlying heather and grass to continue to grow.

Kudos to Ed and Ana who completed their first good deeds, and a BIG shout out to Sarah for her 50th good deed tonight!

Despite the summer rain, we ended the evening with a picnic in the nearby bandstand for more 7th birthday celebrations of GoodGym Norwich!