Hedgehog Survey
Help us understand how hedgehogs are faring across our region!
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Chalk reefs
A chalk reef is a natural seabed made from chalk that rises above the surrounding seafloor.
Hedgehog Survey 2025
Help us understand how hedgehogs are faring across our region!
Hedgehog Survey Results 2024
This is the first year Durham Wildlife Trust has asked for your help in surveying hedgehogs across our patch. Over one hundred people took the time to report sightings; here’s what we learned…
Water vole surveys
Help Durham Wildlife Trust's work for wildlife by becoming a water vole survey volunteer.
Protected Species Surveys
Durham Wildlife Services is the consultancy arm of Durham Wildlife Trust. It has extensive experience in survey, assessment, mitigation and habitat creation and management to benefit protected species, which ensures that your project is efficiently delivered with no impacts on wildlife.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Puss moth
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
Schools get stuck in to River Wear litter survey
In the last few weeks local schools have been getting involved with our River Wear Plastics Project.
Brimstone moth
The brimstone moth is a yellow, night-flying moth with distinctive brown-and-white spots on its angular forewings. It frequently visits gardens, but also likes woods, scrub and grasslands.
December moth
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.