White storks historic return to the Midlands takes flight in Derbyshire
White storks have returned to the Midlands for the first time in more than 600 years, marking a major milestone in an ambitious species recovery project at Willington Wetlands.
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Four Beavers, Eight Kits, One Incredible Wetland Habitat - Celebrating Four Years of Beavers Back in Derbyshire
This week marks four years since beavers were reintroduced at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Willington Wetlands Nature Reserve, 800 years after they last inhabited the county.
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.
Bridging the gap: Willington wildlife has got visitors walking in circles for nature
Nestled on the edge of Willington village, a rich wetland habitat that has been quietly reclaimed as a haven for wildlife is now even easier for people to visit and enjoy nature through a new…
New Kits on the Block at Willington
The first family of beavers to live and breed in Derbyshire for 800 years has welcomed the second generation of climate change combaters and biodiversity boosters.
Smitten Bittern breed in Derbyshire for first time on record
Bitterns, the UK’s loudest bird, have bred in Derbyshire for the first time on record at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Willington Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Funds will help bring back beavers to Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s plans to bring beavers back to the Trent Valley have moved a step closer thanks to a £75,000 grant from Biffa Award and a £65,000 contribution from Severn Trent.