Derbyshire Road Verges Project
In today's blog we talk about the Derbyshire Road Verges Project and how you can contact your Council to express your support for the project!
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Brown hare
The brown hare is known for its long, black-tipped ears and fast running – it can reach speeds of 45mph when evading predators.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust urge the government to protect Mountain Hares in the Peak District
From the 1st of March 2021, Mountain Hare are now protected in Scotland.
We urge the Government to introduce legislation to provide an equivalent level of protection in the Peak District…
Derbyshire’s Missing Pine Marten
In this blog, Ruth Pilbeam, Programme Manager, tells us more about the vital work underway to prepare Derbyshire for the return of the pine marten. From restoring woodland habitats and working…
£100,000 grant awarded to protect and restore Derbyshire’s peatlands
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded a £100,000 Discovery Grant by Natural England to identify the mechanisms needed to protect and restore the county’s peatlands and develop a Lowland…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
We're a charity that looks after Derbyshire's wildlife and wild spaces especially for you. From wild flower meadows to wild wetlands, badgers to bees - join us and help protect them.
Nature recovery project for Derbyshire to protect and encourage the movement of wildlife in the Wye Valley
One of five nature recovery projects being launched across the country by Natural England to create wildlife ‘stepping-stones’ across the National Park
The River Erewash – Derbyshire’s wandering wonder
The River Erewash runs through the Derbyshire landscape and is an important part of the local habitat for a lot of our wildlife.
Rewilding in Derbyshire
Rewilding is about making more space for nature and bringing natural processes back to the countryside for people and wildlife, at a range of scales.
Wilder Derbyshire
A FREE fun day to celebrate the nature around us.
Wilder Derbyshire Magazine
Downloadable Wilder Derbyshire Magazine
Meadow brown
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.