Bishop Middleham Quarry
One of the country's most important disused quarry habitats for wildlife
One of the country's most important disused quarry habitats for wildlife
If you live in or around the Bishop Middleham/Sedgefield area we have some exciting news!
Bishop’s Fen is a 20ha farmland site about 2km south of Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Lying on the floodplain of the River Skerne and is part of the ambitious Great North Fen vision. Durham…
A small heathland and wet grassland site important for rare butterflies and reptiles
An old abandoned quarry with exposed cliff faces of Middle Magnesian Limestone
Durham Wildlife Trust manages 37+ nature reserves for the benefit of wildlife. All are regularly visited by wildlife enthusiasts, including children and school groups.
We have a ‘dogs on…
After a probable sighting of a willow emerald damselfly at Joe’s Pond in 2022, local spotters have been surveying the site on a regular basis. Last week, Ian and Elaine Burnell finally got the…
Volunteers visited Seaham Sewage Treatment Works Nature Reserve for the first time, to clear scrub and create invertebrate banks.
So many of us found a new or deeper connection with nature, landscape and season during the last lockdown. As we enter another lockdown, take a walk with me around Low Barns Nature Reserve.
Thanks to the support of The Daniell Trust, there are a number of improvements underway at Shibdon Pond.
Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
Most people live within a few miles of a Wildlife Trust nature reserve. From ancient woodlands to meadows and wetlands, they’re just waiting to be explored.