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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers

Guide

How to comment on planning developments

People need housing - that is a fact. People need clean, safe, suitable places to live. But this doesn't have to cause problems for nature and wildlife.

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Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre

Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre is set within 100 hectares of woodland, wetland and grassland habitats, all of which are linked through an excellent network of accessible pathways and viewing areas.
Nature Reserve

Rainton Meadows

A good birdwatching site with over 200 species of birds

Blog

Planning by numbers

The time it can take to build out developments granted planning permission is too long. The Wildlife Trusts’ head of land use planning, Becky Pullinger, discusses why.

News

Flock joins the Rainton Meadows grazing team

We have some new additions to Rainton Meadows. A flock of 30 to be precise.

These welsh black and Hebridean cross sheep will be grazing across three fields from January to March this year…

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Planning and Infrastructure (England) Bill

In a Wilder Future, everyone benefits from and enjoys wildlife near them. However, parts of the UK Government's new Planning and Infrastructure Bill currently threaten nature's recovery in England. This isn’t good for wildlife, or for people.
Appeal

Let the Meadows Bloom - Rainton Meadows appeal

Durham Wildlife Trust is fundraising £54,000 to purchase 12.5 hectares of land on the edge of the Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve. By acquiring the land the Trust will safeguard the future of…