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Fly Agaric, Elliott Neep
It’s back and wilder than ever!
Ilkeston’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and bigger, in fact, wilder than ever before!
Set for 15th June 2019 at…
A Nature Recovery Network
Michael Gove recently announced a review of England’s National Parks. The announcement states that the review will “focus on how…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust takes part in The Peoples Walk for Wildlife!
Ten thousand people walked through central London on Saturday 22 September 2018 and made The People’s Walk for Wildlife by far the…
Hen harriers breed in the Peak District for the first time in 3 Years
It’s great news that hen harriers have returned to breed successfully in the Peak District for the first time in 3 years with 4 chicks…
'Re-wilding' – what does this mean?
If we want to see our countryside, our farmland rich in nature's bounty and be proud of our small islands astonishing variety, we…
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Our day at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Woodside Festival
I could use several words to describe Woodside Festival; vibrant, eclectic, educational and joyous, to name but a few. However, the one…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust: Care Homes’ Experiences of 30 Days Wild
The staff and residents of both homes were up for the challenge, which they hoped would improve morale and mental wellbeing, and enhance…
Let's go wild for wild flowers
The wild flower meadow is something of a British icon, and a part of our proud rural heritage.
Sam's safari
Some of our fabulous reserve volunteers took a break from the weekly volunteer work parties and were led on a lovely spring walk in the…
Badger cull: in the interests of nobody
The government has chosen to seek the best possible scientific advice and then ignore it
My love of wildlife
My love affair with wildlife began before I was born. You could say it was predestined; my maternal grandfather, Harold, was a…
A new approach for our uplands is needed
Tim Birch takes a look at Derbyshire's uplands, the National Trust's recent tenancy agreement and what our vision is for…