Wander through Elemore Vale
Join us for a nature walk around Elemore Vale
Join us for a nature walk around Elemore Vale
With its fluffy-looking, light blue flower heads, sheep's-bit is a pretty plant of dry grassland, heaths and clifftops. Sometimes carpeting an area, it is popular with nectar-loving insects…
The sweet chestnut is famous for its shiny brown fruits, or 'chestnuts', that are wrapped in a spiky, green casing and make a tasty winter treat. Look for this tree in woodlands in South…
Flowering in spring, the cylindrical, densely packed flower spikes of Sweet vernal-grass are easily spotted in a meadow. It also tastes of sweet vanilla and was once a favourite 'chewing…
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Naturally Native Project Officer Elliot Lea, takes a look at water voles in the Uplands and how these special areas are providing a refuge for Britain's fastest declining mammal.
Nature Rangers and Young Rangers from Durham Wildlife Trust took a road trip to the Weardale uplands this summer to help the Living Uplands project with their annual bird count. Below is the…
Reed sweet-grass is a towering grass with large, loose flower heads that can be found on marshy ground near rivers, streams and ponds. It can become invasive, but does shelter various aquatic…
Tom Hibbert, birdwatcher and content officer for The Wildlife Trusts, takes a closer look at one of the UK’s most familiar birds.
Norman has a strong connection to the land, having farmed in the local area for sixty years, and has watched the natural habitats evolve. Most of all he likes being outside in the fresh air, as it…