Towns and gardens
The green spaces of our towns and gardens bring nature into our daily lives, brightening our mornings with birdsong and the busy buzzing of bees. Together, the UK's gardens are larger than…
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The Big Wildlife Open Garden
Welcome to The Big Wildlife Open Gardens tool kit where you will find everything that you need to help you with your Open Gardens event. With the decline of many Wildlife species, there has never been a better time to Open your Garden up and raise money for DWT and awareness of the importance of wildlife friendly gardens.
Big Wildlife Open Garden Pack
Welcome to The Big Wildlife Open Gardens tool kit where you will find everything that you need to help you with your Open Gardens event.
Wildlife gardening
Large or small, ledge or yard, your garden could be part of a wider network of natural havens linking urban green spaces with nature reserves and the countryside. Find out how to help wildlife in your garden.
From your gardens
Over the past month you've been sending us some amazing sightings from your gardens and local walks - we've listed some of the amazing species you've spotted across Derbyshire!
Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
What you've seen in your gardens!
Derbyshire residents make great gardens home for wildlife!
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust part of ambitious partnership to enhance, restore and create vital wildlife habitats in the Trent Valley
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is excited for the year ahead as partnership looking to boost recovery of wildlife in the Trent Valley reaches key phase.
Getting Wild About Gardens
The buzz of a bee, the sweet scent of honeysuckle, the splash of a frog hopping into a pond, the feeling of (real) grass under your feet, the chattering of birds in a hedge. These precious moments…
Gardening for wildlife this autumn
Our friends at Vine House Farm share their top tips for wildlife gardening this autumn!
How to create a container garden for wildlife
Pots and containers are a great way of introducing wildlife features onto patios, or outside the front door. They are also perfect for small gardens or spaces like window ledges or roofs. Herbs,…
How to make a shrub garden for wildlife
Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit?