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.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Celebrating women in conservation
On International Women's Day 2024, we celebrate some of the women working in conservation in the North East.
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.
Conservation Rangers at Rainton Meadows
A group for 14 - 18 year olds who wish to learn some practical conservation skills, improve ecological knowledge, and enjoy the outdoors.
Conservation Rangers at Low Barns
A group for 14 - 18 year olds who wish to learn some practical conservation skills, improve ecological knowledge, and enjoy the outdoors.
Building a respectful, compassionate conservation community
It’s National Inclusion Week and The Wildlife Trusts’ Rob Gordon discusses the importance of building a compassionate conservation community.
Healing Nature Conservation Trainee (x4)
A paid six-month traineeship with Durham Wildlife Trust.
International Women's Day: Women in conservation
On International Women's Day we would like to introduce you to some of the women from our great team who are working to protect wild spaces across the Durham Wildlife Trust patch. #…
Practical conservation with Tilgate Youth Rangers
The group have sown wildflower beds, created beetle banks, planted and laid a hedge and much more.
Let us choose hope: IUCN World Conservation Congress
As the IUCN World Conservation Congress begins, The Wildlife Trusts Director of Landscape Recovery, Rob Stoneman, reports on the opening ceremony
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…
Goldeneye
A medium-sized diving duck, the goldeneye can mainly be spotted in winter when birds fly in from Northern Europe. Conservation efforts have helped small numbers of these birds to nest in Scotland…