The Return of ‘Ratty’
Help for water voles in the North East is within touching distance with a new region-wide strategy to halt the decline and aid recovery.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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The return of the little terns
Welcome to this first Durham Wildlife Trust little tern blog. Here you will find regular updates about the progress of our fabulous little terns and all of the interesting activity in and around…
European otter
The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast - try the west coast of Scotland, West Wales, the West Country or East Anglia for the best…
Returning Terns
Welcome to the first Durham Wildlife Trust little tern blog of 2023.
Wildlife volunteers celebrated at festive event
Trust volunteers received recognition and thanks for all their support, during a festive celebration event hosted in Durham.
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.
Re-terns
Our first update from the little tern team for 2024, submitted by Little Tern Warden, Derek Wood.
Yellow meadow ant
The yellow meadow ant is known for creating anthills in grassland habitats. It has a close relationship with the chalkhill blue butterfly - protecting the larvae in return for a sugary substance…
River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
My retirement
Malcolm loves volunteering every week at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve where he indulges in his passion for wildlife, keeps active and meets with friends.
Historic day for beavers in England
More support needed for landowners to enable beavers’ return, say The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust.
My history book
Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…