Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
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Marine Wildlife and Me
Donal Griffin, marine conservation officer for The Wildlife Trusts, shares the experiences that inspired his love for the sea.
Christmas Wreath Making
Christmas Wreath Making at Carsington
Christmas Wreath Making
Christmas Wreath Making at Carsington
Christmas Wreath Making
Christmas Wreath Making at Carsington
Willington Marina sighting reported
Black Swan, Willington Marina
Marian's story
Read about why Marian volunteers for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust on the otter and water vole recording project.
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a peanut-laden birdtable.
Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
Making Space for Water
Following the devastating flooding in the Derwent and Amber valleys in Derbyshire, there needs to be a focus on how we as a society can work with the natural world to identify solutions to the…
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.