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.
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My daddy time
Mahesh doesn’t get much time to see Tanvi during the week so weekend adventures with outside are a must.
My coffee shop
Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
Shop Closures: Coronavirus and the Trust
Update from our CEO in response to the latest government advice.
We have closed our charity shops and café.
You can still shop for gifts for loved ones, activities and books to…
River Derwent Charter
Exposed to a chemical cocktail of pollutants and stripped of its natural resilience, the Derwent is in crisis. Pollution, littering, over-abstraction, the spread of invasive species, increasing rainfall seasonality, and over-modification of natural watercourses—human-induced pressures—are driving the ecological destruction of our Derwent.
My family time
Siti and Amin love visiting Stocker’s Lake for a walk at the weekend. It’s just 15 minutes from where they live in Rickmansworth. The great outdoors is right on your doorstep.
My wild time
Building dens, climbing trees, mountain biking or looking for fairies, Jane and her family can spend hours getting close to nature in the woods near their home.
Charity shop donations Derbyshire
Donate your unwanted goods to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's charity shops and we'll use the profits to help create a Wilder Future for Derbyshire.
Paddle Peak River Derwent Clean
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…
Charity shop volunteer - Bakewell
Love retail? Come and volunteer at our Bakewell Charity Shop
The River Erewash – Derbyshire’s wandering wonder
The River Erewash runs through the Derbyshire landscape and is an important part of the local habitat for a lot of our wildlife.
River Derwent sighting reported by Janet Reeve
Lone Black Necked Swan swimming towards Derby on the River Derwent