Report Suggests Badger Culling Is A Flawed Idea
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has published a report today which shows that research, produced by the Government’s Animal and Health Agency
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Beavers For Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has revealed ambitious plans to create a home ready for a family of beavers to move in
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White Peak Distillery Creates Fundraising Gin From Local Plants
A very special gin flavoured with wild growing flowering plants has been created by Ambergate based White Peak Distillery with
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“Best Birding Trip Ever” – Talk on Bird Trip To China
Birding in Yunnan (China) by Jeff Blincow Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for a presentation on the spectacular birdlife of the
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State of Nature Report: No Let Up In Loss of UK’s Nature
The UK’s wildlife continues to decline, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since
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8 Month Reprieve for Derbyshire Badgers
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Work To Begin @ Wyver Lane Nature Reserve
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will soon start work at the Wyver Lane nature reserve to help restore the habitat on site.
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Calls On Theresa Villiers To Stop the Cull
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, with the support of their partners, have written a letter to Theresa Villiers, the Secretary of State
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events – Late August, September
Nature Tots – Buxton – 30th August Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s ever popular Nature Tots, our play group with a difference,
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Hen Harrier Day Highlighted Animal Persecution With Chris Packham & Natalie Bennett
A record 1,500 people came from across the UK for the sixth Hen Harrier day at Carsington Water on Sunday
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Write to Your MP to Stop the Badger Cull
Derbyshire is one of 14 areas that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is considering for ten
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Free Summer Children’s Activities at Whistlestop Cafe, Matlock Bath
Make your summer wild! Drop in to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Whistlestop café on Thursdays in August and discover more about
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events in July
Enjoy Nature Tots For Free Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s ever popular Nature Tots, our play group with a difference, has a
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Black Rocks Conservation Work Complete
Black rocks, an outcrop of gritstone overlooking Cromford, was formed some 300 million years ago. It can be seen for
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Badger Vaccinations Off To A Flying Start
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust have had great success with their badger vaccinations in the county so far in 2019 thanks to
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New Date For Wildside Festival
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s music festival, which was postponed due to safety concerns after heavy rain, has announced a new date.
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Climate Emergency: Derbyshire at The Time is Now Rally
50 residents from across Derbyshire travelled to Westminster, on Wednesday 26th June 2019, to meet with MPs at one of
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Climate Change: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Volunteer To Join Mass Lobby of MPs
Mass lobby – The Time is Now – Wednesday 26th June Supporters of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are preparing to travel
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Rare American Gull Spotted at Carr Vale
A Bonaparte’s Gull was recently spotted at the Carr Vale Nature reserve on the outskirts of Bolsover in Derbyshire. These
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Derbyshire Wildlife Events This Weekend
Explore Witches Oak Water Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to celebrate wildlife during 30 Days Wild at Witches Oak Water, which
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events for Late May
Family Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
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FREE Family Day at Hilton Wildlife Reserve
The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are running a FREE day at the nature reserve at Hilton Gravel Pits, on Willowpit Lane
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First Ever Badger Vaccination Conference in Derby
Photo by Georgie Hutton DERBY UNIVERSITY, APRIL 27, 2019, ORGANISED BY DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST, NATIONAL TRUST AND THE BADGER TRUST
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Wildlife Trust Gets Funding To Restore Belper Wetlands
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded over £18,000 from Biffa Award to save Derbyshire’s wet grasslands. The Trust will use
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Run and Paddle for the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
New fitness challenge comes to Derbyshire A 9km run followed by an 8km paddle – it’s the Wild Trent Challenge,
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Nature Reserve Saved from Further Quarrying
Quarrying planning permissions which could have threatened a Derbyshire nature reserve have now been revoked. Derbyshire County Council’s planning committee,
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Wildside Festival Line-up
The 2019 Wildside Festival line-up has been released – diverse, local and perfect for a summer festival – it’s a
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Nature-Reclaimed Brassington Quarry To Be Preserved
A Derbyshire quarry is set to have its planning permissions revoked so that plans to keep it as a nature
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events in April
Family Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
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New Nature Reserve for Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of
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Star Studded Wind in the Willows Animation Calls For Action on Tragic Reality
To call attention to what we humans have done to nature, Sir David Attenborough, Catherine Tate, Stephen Fry, Alison
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Secures Funding For Two Sites
Photo: Orchids at Chee Dale A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to improve the visitor experience at two of its most
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Midlands Wildlife Charities Team Up To Save Birds of Prey
Birds of prey are in trouble in the Peak District. They should be a common sight on the hills and
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Join a Torchlit Newt Survey with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to learn about the newts that live at the Trust’s Avenue Washlands nature reserve, at Wingerworth.
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Encouraging Ospreys to Nest in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are attempting to encourage the return of ospreys to Derbyshire. In recent years ospreys have been seen
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Calling all Musicians for the Wildside Festival Song Competition
The Wildside Festival, run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, have launched a song competition, seeking an anthem of salvation for local
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Wildlife: Angelic First For Derbyshire
It is a recorded first for Derbyshire as angel’s wings fungus has appeared in a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Woodland Nature
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Trust Calls For a Wilder Future for Derbyshire
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has launched a new campaign to secure a wilder future for our county. Over the past 50
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Insect Found Near Cromford is New To Derbyshire
In early August during an invertebrate training event, at Rose End Meadows near Cromford, a participant captured an unusual looking
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Rare Pine Marten Travelled Over 100km
A statement was released yesterday from The Vincent Wildlife Trust confirming that the pine marten recovered from the A38 near
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Rare Pine Marten Discovered In Derbyshire After 16 Years
Derbyshire Wildlife trust have announced that a rare pine marten, the first spotted in the region for 16 years, has
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DerwentWISE Celebrates 5 years With Superhero Picnic
On Thursday August 2 DerwentWISE will be celebrating at Darley Parks with a superhero picnic. The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Asking Nature Lovers To ‘Act Swiftly’
Nature-friendly farmers, planners, local authorities, wildlife experts and people who care about nature are being urged to seize a unique
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Wye And Upper Derwent Group AGM And Crich Chase Meadows Talk
A talk about Belper’s Crich Chase Meadows and Wye and Upper Derwent Group AGM will be held on Monday April
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Wyver Lane Easter Trail – 28 March
Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust at Wyver Lane to complete the quiz sheet on this ‘spring and bird’ themed trail for
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Wyver Lane Nature Reserve Receives Funding Boost
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is celebrating a grant of £3726.22 awarded by the Co-op Local Communities Fund as well as an
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s New Shop Encourages Residents To Get Involved
The Christmas decorations are all packed away and it’s that time of year when many people start to think of
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Protect Derwent Valley: Become A ‘Weir Watcher’
Derbyshire’s Lower Derwent Valley has some of the most important historic weirs on the planet – now local people are
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Forest Schools – May
Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our monthly Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfields near Carsington Water.
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The UK’s Natural Environment Benefits From Our Membership of the EU – Independent Report
Press Release from Derbyshire Wildlife Trust A report commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF-UK from the Independent Institute
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