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Male Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) – Photo courtesy André Karwath. Click to enlarge… Used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License One of the UK’s rarest types of wildlife habitat will be expanded following the announcement of a
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Marsh harrier chicks celebrating life in Northumberland. Northumberland Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that up to four Marsh Harrier chicks have recently fledged at its East Chevington reserve. What makes this breeding even more exciting is the fact that this is the first confirmed breeding of Marsh Harriers
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The Quality Badge scheme combines for the first time learning and safety into one easily recognisable badge for all organisations providing learning outside the classroom experiences. Durham Wildlife Trust Director Jim Cokill said: “Being awarded the Quality Badge is a real coup for all the staff here as it shows that we offer young people the type of high quality learning experiences they really benefit from. “We’re thrilled to get official recognition for our efforts and we look forward to welcoming even more children and young people from the local area to our nature reserve.” Durham Wildlife Trust’s purpose is to protect wildlife and promote nature conservation in County Durham, the City of Sunderland and the Boroughs of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Darlington. Continue reading Durham Wildlife Trust gets top marks for educational visits?? Durham Wildlife Trust now hosts parties for children and young people from 3-13 years old at Rainton Meadows. The parties include pond dipping, mini beast hunts, bird watching, themed games and activities, party food, birthday cake, and goodie bags. Parties can last an hour or two or be a whole day of wildlife activities. The minimum number of children is six, with a maximum of 24, and there must be at least one adult with
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River Wear in Durham. More than half (52 per cent) of people questioned would not swim in their local river because they think it is too polluted. That was the shocking finding from a survey carried out for the Blueprint for Water, a coalition of leading conservation groups. The survey, carried
[...click on headline to read full story] Volunteers from Sunderland Provider Services have taken over the coffee shop at Rainton Meadows and transformed it into Beckwith’s at Rainton. The volunteers will be staffing the coffee shop every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 10.30 and 2.30pm, selling a variety of refreshments. Local MP Fraser Kemp and Mayor of Sunderland Cllr Denis Richardson kindly performed the official opening before the Family Fun Day. Trust Director Jim Cokill said; “I’d encourage all members to come
[...click on headline to read full story] Durham Wildlife Trust is celebrating the acquisition of its newest nature reserve at Stanley Moss, approximately 2 miles east of Tow Law in Weardale. Stanley Moss is one of the very few remaining blanket peat bogs in the lowlands of County Durham. Extending 7.5 hectares, it once covered a much larger area but the vast majority of this type of habitat has been lost due to opencast coal mining, forestry and agricultural improvements. The vegetation
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Balloon releases are often used as a method of fund raising for charities, schools and local groups and it is acknowledged that they can play an important part in
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RAF Cranwell cadets help out at Holburn Moss. Photo Derek Hornsby – Click pic to enlarge North East Nature News… A group of 16 helicopter cadets from RAF Cranwell touched down at Holburn Moss to help Northumberland Wildlife Trust with the removal of birch trees and
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