Projects
To find out more about the wide benefits our project work is bringing to wildlife and communities near your please follow the links to the project pages below.
Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
Nature Rangers and Young Rangers from Durham Wildlife Trust took a road trip to the Weardale uplands this summer to help the Living Uplands project with their annual bird count. Below is the…
We're sharing this job role on behalf of our friends at Back on the Map.
Job Title: Environmental Projects Manager
Location: Hendon, Sunderland
Salary: £35k - £37k
Craig gives up his time volunteering in the Bluebell Community Garden. Transforming the garden into a positive space for local people to enjoy, Craig has felt himself become relaxed and happier,…
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…
Durham Wildlife Trust's Healing Nature project has sites across Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside. Check out the interactive PDFs and discover and learn more about the sites near you…
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…