Identify British butterflies
Spotted a butterfly but not sure what it is? Here are some common British butterflies you might see in your garden, and how to identify them.
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust named Best of British Fund Winner 2026
Airbnb has today announced that Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is among the inaugural winners of its Best of British Fund, a £1 million initiative launched in partnership with Visit Britain to fuel…
Festive myths and folklore
Sophie Baker, communications officer at Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, explores our native species that have become enduring cultural symbols in festive myths…
Book Review- Our Place by Mark Cocker, Jonathan Cape 2018. Hardback/Kindle.
A review by Nick Brown, Wildlife Enquiries Officer.
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Book Review by Nick Brown, Wildlife Officer - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Wilding by Isabella Tree (Picador, hardback, 2018)
Book Review by Nick Brown, Wildlife Officer - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Swifts in a Tower by David Lack. Updated edition by Unicorn Press 2018.
Book Review by Nick Brown, Wildlife Officer - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
How to be an Urban Birder by David Lindo (Princeton, paperback, 2018). £14.99.
Where did Derbyshire get its names from?
Hello. Or WES ǷŪ HĀL, I may have said a little over 10 centuries ago.
Have you ever wondered about the origins of the names of the places where we live?
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Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…
Sightings Blog - 2022 Blog #1
Your wildlife sightings in Derbyshire in the first week of January 2022
Sightings Blog - 2022 Blog #2
Your wildlife sightings in Derbyshire in Mid January 2022