Parent bug
The parent bug lives up to its name. The female lays her eggs on a silver birch leaf, watching over them until they hatch. She stays with the young until they are adults. Other shield bugs lay…
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Discover your wild side
Diverse, local and innovative, Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and wilder than ever before!
Discover Nature Based Solutions
If you have any questions about the benefits of Rewilding.
Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter
When did you last see a caterpillar? They’re often cryptic creatures, with patterns that provide perfect camouflage as a piece of leaf, twig or bark. An unwary eye could pass right over one…
Generous donation will help visitors discover more at Aqueduct Cottage
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Aqueduct Cottage has received a £21,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund. The generous support will be used to design and install visitor information…
My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Learn the principles of Rewilding
If you would like to explore rewilding topics introduced in the exhibition from lost species to peatland restoration.
Rare pine marten discovered in Derbyshire
A rare pine marten has been recovered from a roadside between Belper and Ripley – it is the first confirmed presence of a pine marten in Derbyshire for 16 years.
Discovering the Minotaur Beetle: Nature’s Underground Recycler
Discover how this mini but mighty species transforms soil and helps nature to thrive
Wilder Learning
Training Courses
Scale of nature and climate crises undermined by low ambition farm payments
Today the Government has announced new payments for farmers which raise serious questions as to whether we’ll see any better environmental outcomes now than the era of the much-derided Common…
Exciting new project about our beautiful birds of prey!
If successful in receiving National Lottery Heritage funding, a new project, Upland Skies, will help people the Peak District and Sheffield discover, learn about and share the love of birds of…