Send a 'letter to the Editor'
Sending letters 'to the Editor' of local newspapers is another great way to speak up for wildife.
Sending letters 'to the Editor' of local newspapers is another great way to speak up for wildife.
The white-letter hairstreak gets its name from the white lines that form a 'W' shape on its underside. It is an elusive butterfly, spending much of its time in the treetops.
Join Durham Wildlife Trust in celebrating the first day of ‘30 Days Wild’ at an exciting open garden event.
This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
The White admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on Bramble.
The striking black-and-white checks of the marbled white are unmistakeable. Watch out for it alighting on purple flowers, such as field scabious, on chalk and limestone grasslands and along…
So-named for the silvery-white appearance of its leaves, the White willow can be seen along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodlands. Like other willows, it produces catkins in spring.
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, White bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in winter. It is a poisonous plant.