Mapperley Wood
The narrow belt of woodland and acid grassland glade is a glorious carpet of bluebells
in spring and as summer approaches it bursts with birdsong.
The narrow belt of woodland and acid grassland glade is a glorious carpet of bluebells
in spring and as summer approaches it bursts with birdsong.
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and so we thought we would share some recent work that our Wilder Communities team have put together. One afternoon we went out with George Jones, our Wilder…
There has been an exciting sighting at our Carr Vale nature reserve!
3 bullfinches on the feeders
At the end of June 2012 Derbyshire Wildlife Trust was gifted Lea Wood by the local community Lea Wood Trust.
A beautiful semi-natural ancient woodland in the Lower Derwent Valley near…
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow chest and eyestripe.
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.
The lilac-blue wood blewit grows in woodland and parkland. It is edible and gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - pop along to a Wildlife Trust event to try…