Durham Wildlife Trust

Our Purpose

Durham Wildlife Trust’s purpose is to protect wildlife and promote nature conservation in County Durham, the City of Sunderland and the Boroughs of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Darlington. The Trust manages nature reserves and delivers conservation projects to protect our region’s wildlife, and provides education and volunteering opportunities for thousands of children and adults every… [Continue Reading]

Corporate Support

Durham Wildlife Trust works with a wide range of corporate partners, enabling companies to help us make a real difference for people and wildlife across the region. Environmental issues are high on the political agenda and almost everything we do can have an impact on wildlife and the environment. Durham Wildlife Trust’s aim is a simple… [Continue Reading]

Low Barns

The centre is a fantastic base to find out more about the wildlife of the Trust’s Low Barns nature reserve on the banks of the River Wear, one of the finest in the North East. The Trust has managed Low Barns since the 1960′s, tranforming it from an industrial site to a wildlife haven designated as a Site… [Continue Reading]

Rainton Meadows

Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, Houghton-le-Spring Rainton Meadows has been the Trust’s HQ since 1997 and the Visitor Centre shares a building with the Trust’s main offices. The Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve surrounds the centre, providing the visitor with acessible paths to explore the woodlands, grasslands and lakes that make up the site. There is always… [Continue Reading]