Coastal
Coastal habitats are found wherever the land meets the sea. With some 17,800km, the UK has one of the longest national coastlines in Europe. The coast is home to many habitats, with cliffs, rocky…
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Tow Law Millennium School ‘Green Leaders’ jump into action
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.
Tow Law Millennium School ‘Green Leaders’ jump into action
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.
How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.
Adventure Schools
School visits to reserves allow children a chance to see the wildlife on their doorstep, learn the curriculum in a new way and have the chance to find their 'Wild Life'. We offer a variety of school visits, from talks and explorations to educational workshops, all linked to the curriculum.
How to make a coastal garden
Coastal gardening can be a challenge, but with the right plants in the right place, your garden and its wildlife visitors can thrive.
Coastal Cliff Falls
There have been a number of very close calls with cliff slips.
Family Coastal Wildlife Walk - Horden
Join us for a family friendly guided walk to discover the seasonal wildlife that visits and lives in our coastal grasslands.
Coastal Bird Walk - Nose's Point, Seaham
Join us for a guided walk to discover the seasonal birds visiting our coastal grasslands.
Full marks for new school subject announced today
The new natural history GCSE will tackle the biggest issue of our time – the loss of nature and our connection to it
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Making rain gardens with schools
Durham Wildlife Trust is working with Northumbrian Water, on a project to educate pupils about the environment and sustainability through the design and construction of rain gardens in local…