Since we began our Durham Swift City appeal, 46 individual and very generous donations from our supporters and other charitable groups have enabled us to turn a £1000 donation from local…

Eco-anxiety is reported as becoming a growing issue for people as they face the climate crisis and ecological emergency. Durham Wildlife Trust Conservation Trainee, Mollie, and I (Conservation…

The Nature Training Days programme aims to introduce our volunteers to new species, habitats, projects and skills, all through beginner-friendly workshops and training sessions led by Durham…

Mary-Anne Rielly gives a run-down of her time as a Volunteer Conservation Trainee with Durham Wildlife Trust.

New Year resolutions come in all shapes and sizes but the ones we like the best have a nature theme. Conservation Volunteer Coordinator, Mary-Anne Rielly, went on a New Year Plant Hunt at the turn…

Conservation Trainee, Mary-Anne Rielly, shares her experiences of botany training on the Identiplant course.

Rainton Meadows is one of five sites monitored by bird ringing as part of the BTO’s Constant Effort Sites (CES) scheme. Our Conservation Trainees took the opportunity to shadow a session and were…

The North East of England is home to some vast and biodiverse natural areas. Mary-Anne, shines a spotlight on Magnesian Limestone habitat.