Over the last three years, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Wild Solutions have helped shape the emerging Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) landscape in Derbyshire and beyond, proving that development and…

Urban wildlife in Chesterfield is struggling, but local communities are stepping up to help. Wilder Chesterfield, a pilot project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is empowering…

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…

Our peatlands might look like soggy moorland, but they’re incredible carbon storage systems – locking away greenhouse gases and supporting rare wildlife. Thanks to the new England Peat Map, we now…

The Derwent Living Forest is one of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s most ambitious landscape recovery programmes but none of this is possible without people. 💚 From community orchards to school…

A Wildlife Corridor has been established in the High Peak, thanks to the collaboration of local farmers, volunteers, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and City of Trees.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust were delighted to host our Nature Returns partners right here in Derbyshire and show them around some of our sites where rewilding and nature-based solutions (NBS) have…

Animals have been shaping our landscapes for thousands of years, but some species are more important than others. We call these ecosystem engineers.

As the season for tree planting comes to an end let’s take a moment to highlight the new partnerships formed and long hours put in within the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and the fantastic groups we’…

In the 1950s the breeding population of Eurasian Hobbies in the UK was no more than a few pairs centred around the New Forest. In Derbyshire this fiery little falcon was completely absent as a…