Baal Hill Wood
A magnificent ancient woodland with an impressive 400 year old oak tree - The Bishop's Oak.
Leave a gift in your Will for wildlife.
Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
A magnificent ancient woodland with an impressive 400 year old oak tree - The Bishop's Oak.
Hill 60 is a two-hectare pasture at the heart of Crawcrook village, featuring mature hedges, acidic grasslands and sections of scrub. Visitors can enjoy pleasant views of the surrounding landscape…
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
A quiet and secluded retreat, with a mix of interesting and varied habitats.
An extensive area of magnesian limestone grassland with all the classic indicator species that define this internationally rare plant community.
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.
This nature reserve lies within with wider Durham magnesian limestone landscape and features a wonderful array of floral species.
The lilac-blue wood blewit grows in woodland and parkland. It is edible and gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - pop along to a Wildlife Trust event to try…
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of our most common rodents and is very likely to be found in the garden. It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.