Land management
Our experienced field staff can provide advice on how best to manage your site with a focus on conservation. We will work with you to carefully evaluate sites to produce a plan that works for you and the wildlife on your site.
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Natural Flood Management and the Derwent Connections Project
What is Natural Flood Management and how we have been using this within the Derwent Connections Project.
Brownfield Sites
Open Mosaic Habitats on previously developed land (Brownfield Sites) support 80 species listed as UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species. Find out what else they support and why they are so important for Derbyshire's wildlife.
Woodland Creation and Natural Flood Management Tools and Resources
Welcome to our digital database of handbooks, toolkits and resources designed to support you establishing woodlands and natural flood management measures in your area.
Beadlet anemone
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are exceptional areas of land and some of Derbyshire's most valuable wildlife areas. Find out what we are doing to protect them and why they need our protection.
Trust secures funding for two key sites in Derbyshire
Funded has been secured to improve the visitor experience at two of its most loved sites in Derbyshire; Wye Valley just off the Monsal Trail and The Whistlestop Café in Matlock Bath.
Endangered crayfish ‘shell-ebrate’ move to new Ark sites
A series of major translocations of white-clawed crayfish have successfully taken place at sites across Derbyshire as part of a project to protect the rare and endangered species.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust opposes Hen Harrier Brood Management announcement by Natural England
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is strongly opposed to any human interference in the nesting of hen harriers, one of England’s rarest nesting birds.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust bags £4000 to train volunteers in habitat management skills at Woodside Farm
We are delighted to announce that we have bagged £4,000 from a Tesco funding scheme.
Wildlife on your site
Want to know what wildlife might live on your site? Take a look at our habitat guide and we'll tell you which species might live there.
wood anemone
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.