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…
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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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.
Restore nature in Sunderland
Durham Wildlife Trust is working with the people of Sunderland to protect and improve spaces for nature and wildlife.
Lake restoration near Bishop Middleham
If you live in or around the Bishop Middleham/Sedgefield area we have some exciting news!
The water vole
Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.
Durham Wildlife Trust launches plans to restore nature across Sunderland’s Coalfield
A NORTH-EAST Wildlife Trust has launched a £169,000 project to restore green spaces around Sunderland.
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…
My experiment
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…
Projects
Durham Wildlife Trust delivers a wide range of conservation and engagement projects annually, restoring Durham’s threatened habitats and species, and reconnecting people with the natural world around them.
To find out more about the wide benefits our project work is bringing to wildlife and communities near your please follow the links to the project pages below.
To find out more about the wide benefits our project work is bringing to wildlife and communities near your please follow the links to the project pages below.
Scarlet tiger
This beautiful moth is often found resting on leaves, though it does also fly during the day.
Jay
The jay is a colourful member of the crow family, with brilliant blue wing patches. It is famous for searching out acorns in autumnal woodlands and parks, often storing them for the winter ahead…
Large skipper
As its name suggests, the large skipper is bigger than the similar-looking small skipper! It can be seen in summer, resting on the long grass of grasslands, woodlands, verges and sand dunes.