Sunflowers power £2million for nature’s recovery
Wildlife friendly farm, which grows wild bird seed, and 100 acres of sunflowers, celebrates raising £2 million for wildlife conservation.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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The Jordans Farm Partnership
Polly Rattue from Jordans offers an insight into the partnership that puts nature at the heart of their cereal farming.
Heart of Durham
A partnership project with Northumbrian Water to restore habitat for wildlife on a landscape scale from Derwent Reservoir to Hamsterley Forest.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
House mouse
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
House sparrow
The house sparrow is a familiar, streaky brown bird of towns, parks and gardens. Males sport a grey cap and black bib, the size of which indicates their status.
Giant house spider
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
A Heart of Durham Task Day
Scrub management at Pow Hill Heath
The humble house sparrow
Tom Hibbert, birdwatcher and content officer for The Wildlife Trusts, takes a closer look at one of the UK’s most familiar birds.
Hart's-tongue fern
The hart's-tongue fern is a hardy fern of damp, shady places in woodlands. It also makes a good garden fern. It has simple, tongue-shaped, glossy, green leaves that have orange spores on…
House Sparrow Membership Thank You
Thank you for becoming a Member of Durham Wildlife Trust and helping us to continue our vital work in protecting wildlife from Tees to Tyne.
Nature is at the heart of our economy... so why is it being attacked?
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is making its way through Lords committee stage. Whilst many parliamentarians are making the case to retain strong nature protections, a handful continue to…