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2019 Bumper Year for Butterflies
With the glorious bursts of spring sunshine last week it was not surprising that our gardens were receiving welcome visits from the first emerging butterflies.
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
My project
Craig gives up his time volunteering in the Bluebell Community Garden. Transforming the garden into a positive space for local people to enjoy, Craig has felt himself become relaxed and happier,…
Enrichment Pilot Project
Trust appeals to protect sites
Sadly we've had a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour and littering on our sites. We're appealing to people to protect our reserves.
Healing Nature Project Sites
Durham Wildlife Trust's Healing Nature project has sites across Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside. Check out the interactive PDFs and discover and learn more about the sites near you…
Cuthbert’s Moor Managing Moors project
An update from the Cuthbert's Managing Moors Project, by Project Officer Rebecca Clark.
A project update from Cuthbert's Moor
Managing Moors Officer, Rebecca Clark, gives an update on the Trust's work to-date at Cuthbert's Moor Nature Reserve.
A week in the life of a Healing Nature Project Officer
There is no typical week for our conservation team. In this blog, one of our Healing Nature Project Officers, Alison Laing, details some of the exciting and varied tasks she has undertaken so far…
Carline thistle
The Carline thistle produces distinctive brown-and-golden flower heads that look like a seeded thistle. These flowers are attractive to a wide range of butterflies, including the very rare Large…
Linking Together to protect wild spaces across the Coalfields
Link Together is a project that aims to create better conditions for wildlife on 13 greenspaces across the Coalfields. Project Manager, Anne Gladwin, gives an update on what's been happening…