Events

Durham Wildlife Trust hosts a wide range of events each month catering for all ages, abilities and wildlife interests. Browse our selection of upcoming events below and get involved.

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Posterboard
Posterboard
August – November 2019 Aug – Nov 2019
Aug
20
Tue
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
10:00 am
Tickets
Calling all pond dipping detectives, come to Low Barns and join the search for the secretive creatures of the pond. £4 per child, £2 per additional child, booking essential.  All children must be accompanied by[...]
Low Barns Nature Reserve
Aug
30
Fri
Aug 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
10:00 am
Tickets
See wild birds up close and personal! Ringing is a reliable method of identifying individual birds and is vital in studying bird populations and movements which helps to focus conservation efforts. Join us and our local licensed[...]
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
Sep
14
Sat
Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
10:00 am
Tickets
Come and join us for our Wildathon! and learn new skills to help ensure we can create a wilder future. We believe that we can all play our part in putting nature into recovery and[...]
Low Barns Nature Reserve
Oct
6
Sun
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
Come and learn all about the night sky. We will be joined by Sunderland and Durham Astronomical Society for this special event. Hear all about dark skies and (subject to weather) look at what you[...]
Low Barns Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre
Oct
31
Thu
Oct 31 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2:00 pm
Tickets
Join us for a frighteningly good time in the Woodlands of Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve.   We’ll be pumpkin carving, making pumpkin soup by the fire, trying out apple fishing and there’ll also be lots of[...]
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
Nov
16
Sat
Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
Join members of Sunderland Astronomical Society at Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve for a spot of moon watching. See the moon in stunning detail through telescopes and enjoy a tour of the night skies from this[...]
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve
August – November 2019 Aug – Nov 2019