Milkwellburn Wood
A large mixed woodland in the Derwent valley with a history of commercial planting and coal mining
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins
Learn how to identify swifts, swallows and martins. These birds are all summer visitors to the UK. Here's how you can find the difference between a swift and a swallow or work out what kind of martin you could have spotted!
Signs of Spring
We want to help you discover and explore the wildlife in your gardens, neighbourhoods and green spaces.
Five Wild Walks to try this Spring
Take a walk on the wild side this spring at one of our nature reserves.
Spring Gardening Membership
By becoming a member of Durham Wildlife Trust you can make a real difference for wildlife in our local area.
Spectacular buzzards and soaring red kites: the wonders of Gateshead during spring.
Spring is here! One of our Healing Nature Project Officer's, Mandy Bell, takes you on a day in the life of a project officer. In carrying out conservation works on our Gateshead sites, she…
Spring Wildlife Gardening Guide
Sign up to a wildly different inbox and receive your free wildlife gardening guide, from Durham Wildlife Trust
Upland spring, flush and fen
These tiny habitats, the source of our streams and rivers, are fundamental to the well-being of whole water catchments.
Tune into Nature’s spring playlist and help researchers track songbirds
A new project, Nature’s Audio, is inviting people to tune into nature’s amazing spring playlist and help researchers track the variety and distribution of garden birds through the songs they sing…
Toddling through spring with muddy wellies
Our pre-schoolers were back out at Low Barns Nature Reserve in April, enjoying a Muddy Wellies walk and some wildlife spotting.
wood anemone
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.