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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Wildlife volunteers celebrated at festive event
Trust volunteers received recognition and thanks for all their support, during a festive celebration event hosted in Durham.
Wild at Home
Wild at Home
Durham Wildlife Trust has launched a new initiative to help keep people entertained during the restrictions in place to cope with the coronavirus crisis.
How to cut out palm oil – not trees
Palm Oil is a cheap, efficient form of vegetable oil, but a lot of species-rich tropical habitat is being destroyed to make way for it.
Beavers are coming home!
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in…
How to build a hedgehog home
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
How to go peat free at home
Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.
Wildlife trust stages free event to help nature-lovers support green spaces
Nature lovers are being invited to an event aimed at empowering North-East people to get involved in supporting wildlife.
Tree lungwort
Look out for this large, leafy lichen on trees in ancient woodlands in the west of the UK.
Tree sparrow
A scarce and declining bird, the tree sparrow can be spotted on farmland and in woodlands; it is not an urban bird in the UK. It has a brown cap and black cheek-spots, unlike the similar house…
Tree bumblebee
The tree bumblebee is a new arrival to the UK. First recorded here in 2001, it is slowly spreading north. It prefers open woodland and garden habitats and can be found nesting in bird boxes and…