Discover your wild side
Diverse, local and innovative, Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and wilder than ever before!
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Discover Nature Based Solutions
If you have any questions about the benefits of Rewilding.
Beaver Training with Derek Gow
As the release of the beavers at Willington, in the Trent Valley, gets closer, a small group of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust employees and volunteers have been lucky enough to receive beaver training…
Corporate education talks and training
Supporting employees with new skills and knowledge is a great way to motivate and inspire them. Education is also one of the best ways to support nature as it’s through knowledge that we can learn the significance of our actions.
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…
Learn the principles of Rewilding
If you would like to explore rewilding topics introduced in the exhibition from lost species to peatland restoration.
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.
The Wildlife Discovery Room
The Wildlife Discovery Room at Carsington Water offers a range of interactive wildlife and environmental activities in a fully equipped classroom and outdoor classroom through a partnership with Severn Trent Water.
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
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