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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers

Species

Heath fritillary

The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…

Species

Small heath

The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.

Nature Reserve

Ragpath Heath

A small area of remnant wet heath and acid, oak woodland

Species

Heath bumblebee

The Heath bumblebee is not only found on heathland, but also in gardens and parks. It nests in small colonies of less than 100 workers in all kinds of spots, such as old birds' nests, mossy…

Species

Cross-leaved heath

Cross-leaved heath is a type of heather that likes bogs, heathland and moorland. It has distinctive pink, bell-shaped flowers that attract all kinds of nectar-loving insects.

Species

Large heath

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.

Habitat

Lowland heath

Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…

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Let the meadows bloom

Durham Wildlife Trust was successful in its application to Biffa Award, as part of the Government's Landfill Communities Fund, following a fundraising appeal in summer 2024. The Trust is now able to purchase land adjacent to the access road at Rainton Meadows (Mallard Way).
Appeal

Let the Meadows Bloom - Rainton Meadows appeal

Durham Wildlife Trust is fundraising £54,000 to purchase 12.5 hectares of land on the edge of the Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve. By acquiring the land the Trust will safeguard the future of…