Botany Group
The group aims to provide an interest in, and enjoyment of, all aspects of flora, within and beyond the Durham Wildlife Trust area.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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IDENTIPLANT with DWT Botany Group
We are offering this national online course teaching the basics of plant taxonomy and field botany. The tutor will bethe BSBI’s Hon. Gen. Sec, Steve Gater.
Botany Group Bryophyte Walk
Bryophyte walk at Castle Eden Dene, Sun. 24th November 2019, report by Lesley Hodgson
Durham Wildlife Trust Botany Group – Lichen Training Day
by Lesley Hodgson
Having enjoyed two of Janet Simkin’s training days previously, I was very happy when she agreed to run one for the group. Places filled up rapidly, and it was very well…
Wildlife volunteers celebrated at festive event
Trust volunteers received recognition and thanks for all their support, during a festive celebration event hosted in Durham.
Wildlife trust stages free event to help nature-lovers support green spaces
Nature lovers are being invited to an event aimed at empowering North-East people to get involved in supporting wildlife.
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.
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
A blooming interest
Conservation Trainee, Mary-Anne Rielly, shares her experiences of botany training on the Identiplant course.
Flock joins the Rainton Meadows grazing team
We have some new additions to Rainton Meadows. A flock of 30 to be precise.
These welsh black and Hebridean cross sheep will be grazing across three fields from January to March this year…
Flock joins the Rainton Meadows grazing team
We have some new additions to Rainton Meadows. A flock of 30 to be precise.
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