Marine Wildlife and Me
Donal Griffin, marine conservation officer for The Wildlife Trusts, shares the experiences that inspired his love for the sea.
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Willington Marina sighting reported
Black Swan, Willington Marina
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is mostly nocturnal and very hard to spot. Reintroductions are helping it make a comeback.
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.
Making Space For Nature
We Need to Think Bigger
For years, we’ve focused on protecting our best wild places - nature reserves, ancient woodlands and special sites. This work matters, but it hasn't stopped the loss of nature and it's not going to be enough to bring nature back into everyone’s life.
Wildlife can't survive in small, isolated patches. It needs connected landscapes where animals can move freely, ecosystems can function properly and nature has room to recover.
In 2010, Sir John Lawton's ground-breaking report, "Making Space for Nature", showed us what we need: Better, Bigger, More, and Joined Up spaces for nature.
Making Space for Nature programme is part of our response at DWT, alongside our landscape scale programmes. We're using new funding mechanisms to create new spaces for nature, helping to create connected landscapes.
For years, we’ve focused on protecting our best wild places - nature reserves, ancient woodlands and special sites. This work matters, but it hasn't stopped the loss of nature and it's not going to be enough to bring nature back into everyone’s life.
Wildlife can't survive in small, isolated patches. It needs connected landscapes where animals can move freely, ecosystems can function properly and nature has room to recover.
In 2010, Sir John Lawton's ground-breaking report, "Making Space for Nature", showed us what we need: Better, Bigger, More, and Joined Up spaces for nature.
Making Space for Nature programme is part of our response at DWT, alongside our landscape scale programmes. We're using new funding mechanisms to create new spaces for nature, helping to create connected landscapes.
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…
Bat Box Making Session 1
Join us at Peak Village for a bat box making session.
Bat Box Making Session 2
Join us at Peak Village for a bat box making session.
Bat Box Making Session 3
Join us at Peak Village for a bat box making session.
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…
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop Session 1
Start off the festive season by making your own willow wreath from locally-sourced natural materials.
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop Session 2
Start off the festive season by making your own willow wreath from locally-sourced natural materials.