Discover your wild side
Diverse, local and innovative, Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and wilder than ever before!
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Discover Nature Based Solutions
If you have any questions about the benefits of Rewilding.
Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter
When did you last see a caterpillar? They’re often cryptic creatures, with patterns that provide perfect camouflage as a piece of leaf, twig or bark. An unwary eye could pass right over one…
Learn the principles of Rewilding
If you would like to explore rewilding topics introduced in the exhibition from lost species to peatland restoration.
My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Generous donation will help visitors discover more at Aqueduct Cottage
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Aqueduct Cottage has received a £21,000 donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund. The generous support will be used to design and install visitor information…
The Wildlife Discovery Room
The Wildlife Discovery Room at Carsington Water offers a range of interactive wildlife and environmental activities in a fully equipped classroom and outdoor classroom through a partnership with Severn Trent Water.
The Nature Returns Forum comes to Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust were delighted to host our Nature Returns partners right here in Derbyshire and show them around some of our sites where rewilding and nature-based solutions (NBS) have…
Wild by the water
Lakes, rivers, canals and streams are brimming with wildlife to discover!
Rare pine marten discovered in Derbyshire
A rare pine marten has been recovered from a roadside between Belper and Ripley – it is the first confirmed presence of a pine marten in Derbyshire for 16 years.
Wild Peak
The Wild Peak is an ambitious rewilding initiative based in the Peak District.
Discovering the Minotaur Beetle: Nature’s Underground Recycler
Discover how this mini but mighty species transforms soil and helps nature to thrive