Common sexton beetle
The Common sexton beetle is one of several burying beetle species in the UK. An undertaker of the animal world, it buries dead animals like mice and birds, and feeds and breeds on the corpses.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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My history lesson
Lancashire Wildlife Trust is working with Moorfield Primary school in Irlam to deliver both indoor and outdoor education on the mossland habitat. This includes the history of the area, and the…
Birding at Hetton Lyons Country Park
One of our education leaders, John, reminisces on an exciting day of bird watching at Hetton Lyons Country Park, whilst leading one of our Healing Nature events. Read about his experience below!…
The Swans of Hetton Lyons - a photographic journey
Healing Nature Digital Officer, Alex Permain, takes you on a photographic safari around one of our project sites, Hetton Lyons. He explains how you can engage with nature through this digital…
Wellbeing and Nature: 'Feel Good Thursdays' at Hetton Lyons Country Park, Links with Nature
'Feel Good Thursdays' formed part of the Links with Nature project. The programme aimed to reconnect those in the Coalfield with local greenspaces. This blog, by Conservation Trainee…
Restore nature in Sunderland
Durham Wildlife Trust is working with the people of Sunderland to protect and improve spaces for nature and wildlife.
Five reasons for UK Government to restore nature in 2025
A focus on restoring nature in 2025 could help solve a raft of problems facing UK Government - from the economy, to floods and our water supply, and from climate, to farming and our health.
Peppered moth
The peppered moth is renowned for its markings that have evolved to camouflage it against lichen in the countryside and soot in the city. It can be seen in gardens, woods and parks, and along…
Lake restoration near Bishop Middleham
If you live in or around the Bishop Middleham/Sedgefield area we have some exciting news!
My soul food
For Dave, the mosslands are not only a place to watch and record birds, but evoke childhood memories of watching wildlife with his father. Only ten miles away from Greater Manchester, he’s always…
The Great North Fen: Restoring the Durham Carrs
Durham Wildlife Trust has a vision for a Great North Fen. Restored landscapes where nature can recover and wetland habitats will sequester and store carbon. The Trust has already begun to deliver…
Little terns
Every year little terns travel 300 miles from West Africa, in their quest for suitable nesting sites around the coastline of the UK. They often choose a site at Seaton Carew beach.