Durham Wildlife Trust’s Heart of Durham Project volunteers in partnership with Northumbrian Water have created an artificial hibernacula on Pow Hill Heath, on the south side of Derwent Reservoir…

December and January have been very busy and exciting months working with families, children and young people at Low Barns.

With a National Tree Week grant from Durham County Council, hedging plants and trees were purchased to complete the hedge around Thornley Wood just below Tow Law.

Bryophyte walk at Castle Eden Dene, Sun. 24th November 2019, report by Lesley Hodgson

Some interesting and useful advice for anyone with a wildlife garden – or indeed anyone thinking about making their garden more wildlife friendly for the first time.

by Lesley Hodgson

Having enjoyed two of Janet Simkin’s training days previously, I was very happy when she agreed to run one for the group. Places filled up rapidly, and it was very well…

There was a great turn out for the Fungi training day at Black Plantation, as volunteers from Rainton Meadows and Low Barns attended the annual event.

Volunteers with Durham Wildlife Trust’s Heart of Durham Project, along with volunteers from Northumberland Wildlife Trust, joined the four man team from Northumbrian Water Conservation Department…

Durham Wildlife Trust manages 37+ nature reserves for the benefit of wildlife. All are regularly visited by wildlife enthusiasts, including children and school groups.

We have a ‘dogs on…