Project aims to help rare butterfly

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene). Photo: James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster - Click photo to enlarge.

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene). Photo: James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster – Click photo to enlarge.

Durham Wildlife Trust and Northumbrian Water have launched a new project to protect rare species in the face of climate change, starting with County Durham‘s rarest butterfly.

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Grant helps secure rare wildlife habitat

Male Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) - Photo courtesy André Karwath. Click to enlarge... Used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License

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

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Durham Wildlife Trust gets top marks for educational visits



Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve and Joe’s Pond near Houghton-le-Spring has shown itself to be at the top of the class for educational visits by being awarded a Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.

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

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