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    Durham Wildlife Trust is a nature conservation charity. It owns and manages 50 nature reserves throughout the North East region, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations.

     

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Species

Small pearl-bordered fritillary. Credit: Bob Coyle

Mammals

House mouse

House mouse

Water shrew

Water shrew

Alcathoe bat

Alcathoe bat

Wood mouse

Wood mouse

Mole

Mole

Otter

European otter

Brown rat

Brown rat

Common pipistrelle

Common pipistrelle

Mink

American mink

water vole wildlife trust

Water vole

Noctule bat

Noctule

A stoat standing on a rock, one paw raised as it contemplates running

Stoat

Field vole

Field vole

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