Invasive Species Management
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are all about getting people closer to nature and taking action for nature. It’s simple really, we want a Wilder Derbyshire where people and wildlife thrive together and…
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A species abundant future for Wild Peak with new Species Survival Funding
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.
New species of shieldbug found in Derbyshire
This species has never before been recorded in Derbyshire.
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Explore Derbyshire's wildlife and wild spaces with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Discover your nearest nature reserve, the best places to bird watch, build dens and get away from it all. You can also discover our shops and our education centres - enjoy!
Winter Species to Spot in the Woods
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!
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Elk, bison & beaver: Rewilding Britain award funding to projects exploring return of lost species
Funding is being awarded from Rewilding Britain to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trusts for a joint project exploring bringing back elk to Britain.
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Wildlife pond
A garden pond can provide a home for many species and is one of the best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden including hedgehogs, birds and other creatures that need a fresh drinking source.
Wildlife
Discover what wildlife loves Derbyshire as much as we do - see which habitats Derbyshire has to offer and let us know what you've been lucky enough to see!
The Wildlife Trusts and Reintroductions
Dr Catherine McNicol reveals some of the work that Wildlife Trusts across the UK are doing to bring species back from the brink.
Wildlife of Florida
A talk on Florida's varied and colourful wildlife by Matthew Capper.