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.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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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.
Our work for wildlife
Our conservation work aims to deliver a richer environment for wildlife and local communities.
Community Conservation
Our Community Conservation project aims to use our nature reserves as a mechanism to engage people in wildlife surveying and habitat monitoring, providing an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills.
Celebrating women in conservation
On International Women's Day 2024, we celebrate some of the women working in conservation in the North East.
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…
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
The role of grazing in conservation
This blog, by Durham Wildlife Trust Reserves Manager, Andy Wadds, explores the topic of conservation grazing: what it is and why we use it.
My back-to-school
As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…
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 work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!