IDENTIPLANT with DWT Botany Group
We are offering this national online course teaching the basics of plant taxonomy and field botany. The tutor will bethe BSBI’s Hon. Gen. Sec, Steve Gater.
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Botany Group
The group aims to provide an interest in, and enjoyment of, all aspects of flora, within and beyond the Durham Wildlife Trust area.
Botany Group Bryophyte Walk
Bryophyte walk at Castle Eden Dene, Sun. 24th November 2019, report by Lesley Hodgson
Flowering rush
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
Durham Wildlife Trust Botany Group – Lichen Training Day
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…
Hidden kingdom: a beginner’s guide to fungi
Mycologist Ellen Winter from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust shares her fungi tips for beginners – and some surprising fungi facts you’ll never forget!
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
‘Business as Usual’ for Derwent Reservoir’s Grassland Plants
Derwent Reservoir, the second largest reservoir in the North East, boasts a spectacular assemblage of plants across a diverse range of habitats surrounding its banks.
DWT Team
Staff details from Durham Wildlife Trust
St Mark's Church group plant 1,000 square metres of wildflowers
St Mark’s Church in Merseyside has turned a large unused green space outside the church into a 1,000-square-metre wildflower meadow. The seeds were sown in Autumn 2023 and by Spring the flowers…
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Identify UK snakes
Grass snake or adder? The UK has three species of grass snake, adder and smooth snake. Want to know how to identify British snakes? Read our guide to work out what snake you've spotted.