Grant helps secure rare wildlife habitat

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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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Party time at Rainton Meadows

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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Coffee at Beckwith's

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

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Top flight for nature conservation

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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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