Nature's undertakers
Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Nature Matters
The landmark 2023 State of Nature Report has shown that the UK – already classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries – is continuing to allow nature to decline.
Nextdoor Nature
The Nextdoor Nature initiative will give Durham Wildlife Trust the opportunity to leave a natural legacy from jubilee celebrations, thanks to a share of £5m of funding from the National Lottery.
Dogs and nature
The UK is a nation of both dog and nature lovers, but how can we balance both?
Healing Nature Project Sites
Durham Wildlife Trust's Healing Nature project has sites across Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside. Check out the interactive PDFs and discover and learn more about the sites near you…
Defend Nature
Over recent days, the UK Government has launched an attack on nature, weakening the laws that protect our wildlife and making a U-turn on manifesto promises to be the greenest Government ever: reversing reforms to farming and making energy decisions that will worsen climate change.
Defend Nature
Over recent weeks, the UK Government has launched an attack on nature, weakening the laws that protect our wildlife and making a U-turn on manifesto promises to be the greenest Government ever: reversing reforms to farming and making energy decisions that will worsen climate change.
Links with Nature
Durham Wildlife Trust has secured £149,462 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and £20,000 match funding from Sunderland Council, for the development stage of a project that ultimately aims to restore nature in 13 green spaces across Sunderland’s Coalfield area.
Healing Nature
Healing Nature was a Green Recovery Challenge Fund project, funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and our partners at Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council, and Sunderland Council. The project aimed to undertake habitat work for wildlife conservation and to engage people and communities with their local area and greenspaces across 20 sites spread across Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside.
Nextdoor Nature Resources
Durham Wildlife Trust's Nextdoor Nature is bringing communities together to help nature flourish where they live and work! Thanks to £5million funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nextdoor Nature will provide people with the advice and support they need to help nature on their doorstep, and leave a lasting natural legacy to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Threats to nature: a gamble with our natural world
Short term and ill-informed thinking in relation to nature will have long lasting implications for all of us. But people can, and must, take action to protect our natural world.
Nature deserves better
Help us to tell the UK Government that nature deserves better! The UK Government are developing targets to meet the commitments in the Environment Acts. It says these are ambitious plans for nature recovery - and yet current plans would mean less wildlife in England in 20 years time. the UK Government must act NOW. Demand more for nature by signing our petition.