River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
An ambitious plan to halt and reverse declining native species abundance across the Peak District has been awarded £1.69 million funding from the Government's Species Survival Fund.
This species has never before been recorded in Derbyshire.
There's still plenty of wild things to see during the winter months, we've put together a little guide for what you might be able to find around our nature reserves during winter!
Wildlife Trusts in the Peak District are calling for urgent action to create a wilder National Park rich in wildlife
Derwent Connections was established to see the creation of a new, dynamic landscape along the Derwent Valley corridor, stretching from the National Forest in the midlands to the Northern Forest in…
Our guest blog today is written by the Paddle Peak team! They were out in force again cleaning the River Derwent between Matlock Bath and Cromford and they were joined by Severn Trent’s newly…
The River Erewash runs through the Derbyshire landscape and is an important part of the local habitat for a lot of our wildlife.
Lone Black Necked Swan swimming towards Derby on the River Derwent
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has received an Our Heritage grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its Doe Lea River Restoration project.
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
A water vole swimming.