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.
Ragpath Heath
A small area of remnant wet heath and acid, oak woodland
Botany Group Bryophyte Walk
Bryophyte walk at Castle Eden Dene, Sun. 24th November 2019, report by Lesley Hodgson
A Fungal Foray at Tudhoe Mill woods
With autumn comes great contrast; dull grey days and mud are set off by rays of warm sunshine, crimson berries, colourful leaves and fungi, which come in a huge array of shapes, sizes, colours,…
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
Fungi Foray at Low Barns Nature Reserve
Come along to Low Barns Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre this autumn to discover the fascinating world of fungi...
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
wood anemone
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.