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
Local Wildlife Groups
Durham Wildlife Trust members’ groups are made up of like-minded people who share a passion for the area in which they live and a desire to increase their own wildlife knowledge.
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…
Groups and Additional Needs Visits
We host a wide range of visitors on our Nature Reserves annually. From the expert to the novice, from the young to the old, we want to help you enjoy your visit. We are a very accessible site and we can arrange free guided tours for those with additional needs and their carers.
New volunteering groups for Gateshead volunteers
Green Connections sessions will bring people together to help wildlife in the Gateshead area
Talks
Information on available talks and speakers for local community groups wishing to find out more from Durham Wildlife Trust and it's environmental projects.
Red grouse
The red grouse is an umistakeable bird - plump and round, with a gingery-red body as its name suggests. Found on upland heathlands, it is under threat from the nationwide, dramatic loss of these…
Construction group lends a DIY hand to refurbish bird hide
The bird hide at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve has been refurbished, thanks to the support of business group Bowmer and Kirkland.
Black grouse
The male black grouse, or 'blackcock', is famed for its display behaviour, known as 'lekking'. A sight to behold, it fans out its tail and struts its stuff to show its…
Violet ground beetle
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.