Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of the Wildlife Trusts and the UK’s leading environmental action club for kids. If you care about nature and the environment and want to explore your local wildlife – this is the club for YOU!
- We have 4 Watch groups in the Durham Wildlife Trust area
- Watch groups are organised fun activities for 5 –11 year olds
- All leaders are CRB checked and the groups are checked regularly to ensure a high standard of health and safety
- There is normally a suggested donation of 50p to help cover costs
- Children under 8 must be companied by an adult
The following groups meet regularly:
Durham City Watch Group
5 – 11yrs. Meet at Durham Botanic Gardens, 10am -12noon second Saturday of every month except April. Contact Judy Summerson on 0191 4883597 or email Judith.summerson@blueyonder.co.uk.
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Lanchester Watch Group
5 – 11 yrs. Monthly field trips alternating between our home patch of Malton Nature Reserve and other wildlife sites further afield. For details please contact Noel Jackson on 07778 633 2365 or Elaine Williams on 01207 520063.
Low Barns Watch Group
4 – 11yrs. Meet every 4 weeks at Low Barns visitors centre on Saturday mornings between 10am to 12noon. Dress for the outdoors. For further details please contact 0191 584 3112.
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Rainton Meadows Watch Group
5 – 11yrs. Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre near Houghton-le-Spring, 1pm-3pm on Tuesdays during the school holidays. Contact 0191 5843112.
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Rainton Meadows Young Volunteers
12 – 18yrs. Meet at Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre , 1pm-3pm on Tuesdays during the school holidays. Contact 0191 5843112.
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Find out more about Wildlife Watch at http://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk.
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