City Nature Challenge North East
The City Nature Challenge is a global competition that is taking place from Friday, 24th April until Monday, 27th April. Using the iNaturalist app, regions compete to log the most records and the most species.
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Stepping into the wild: a series of events brought the City Nature Challenge to life
The City Nature Challenge burst into life across the North East as volunteers joined a series of events to spot, record and celebrate local wildlife. From misty dawn birdsong at Elemore Park to…
Farming, food and nature – a triple challenge for this election
Politicians are notoriously wary of talking about food.
Nervous that anything they say publicly about changing the system will be construed as hiking prices of, or affecting access to,…
Great North Bog rises to the climate challenge
The Wildlife Trusts unveil 12 new nature recovery projects – restoring peatlands, saltmarsh, kelp forests, chalk grassland, wetlands and woods – to store carbon. Among them is Durham Wildlife…
Alison takes on new challenge at Durham Wildlife Trust
Durham Wildlife Trust has taken on a new Volunteer Conservation Trainee, based at its Low Barns Nature Reserve near Witton Le Wear and funded by the Prince’s Countryside Fund.
Banish the winter blues with Durham Wildlife Trust’s 12 Days Wild challenge!
Go wild this winter and sign up for some festive fun to help nature
Charities challenge Ministers: fix the Planning Bill, or nature will pay the price
In a joint letter, over 30 charity leaders issued a warning to Government calling for urgent repairs to the new planning reforms. The reforms fail to deliver the Government’s promise of a ‘win-win…
30 Days Wild – UK’s most creative nature challenge celebrates tenth anniversary in June
Millions of participants benefit from countless acts of wildness over past decade
Connecting with nature on your doorstep boosts health and wellbeing, survey finds ahead of 30 Days Wild challenge
TV presenter Liz Bonnin urges people to ‘fall back in love with nature’ in June
The Wildlife Trusts’ marine highlights and challenges of 2023
Sensational bait ball spectacles at sea, new marine protection and hope for whales and bluefin tuna: The Wildlife Trusts' marine review 2023
Wildlife volunteers celebrated at festive event
Trust volunteers received recognition and thanks for all their support, during a festive celebration event hosted in Durham.
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