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A project to establish verified records of reptiles across the vice county 66 region which includes County Durham, Gateshead and Sunderland boroughs which encapsulate South Tyneside.
Revealing Reptiles Adder
A stout bodied snake up to 65 cm with a thin neck triangular head and short quickly tapering tail.
Revealing Reptiles Common Lizard
A small robust short legged lizard about 16 cm in length with the tail being 1 to 1.5 times the length of the body.
Revealing Reptiles Slow Worm
A legless lizard with a stout body short neck and rounded head.
Revealing Reptiles Grass Snake
A slender bodied snake reaching 100 cm though usually less.
Wildlife Advice
Our help and advice about wildlife, including FAQs
Rush of calls prompts Trust to issue hedgehog advice
The Trust has issued advice to be used if people find hedgehogs in trouble after receiving a number of calls for help in recent days – and the changing climate could be a factor.
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.
Longburnford Quarry
A small heathland and wet grassland site important for rare butterflies and reptiles
Spirorbis tube worm
Ever noticed lots of little white spirals on seaweed fronds on rocky shores? These are tiny tube worms!
My wild time
Building dens, climbing trees, mountain biking or looking for fairies, Jane and her family can spend hours getting close to nature in the woods near their home.
Chamomile
Chamomile releases a beautiful, apple-like scent when crushed. For this reason, it was used in Elizabethan times as a plant for lawns and seats! Today, it is scarce in the wild, its grassland…