 Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, HQ of Durham Wildlife Trust | |
| Formation | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity |
| Headquarters | Rainton Meadows, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Website | www |
Durham Wildlife Trust is a registered charity[1] that was established in 1971, originally as the Durham County Conservation Trust, becoming Durham Wildlife Trust in 1988.[2] The Trust operates across the area of the old County Durham, which includes Darlington, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.[3]
Durham Wildlife Trust is part of the federation of 46 charities across the U.K. that together form the Wildlife Trusts. Recognised by their badger logo, each individual Wildlife Trust is an independent organisation conserving wildlife in its local area. The Trusts are membership organisations.[2]
Durham Wildlife Trust manages 50 nature reserves between the Tees and the Tyne. The reserves include areas of ancient woodland, heathland, meadows, wetlands and more, and have helped to save important natural areas in the North East from destruction.[2]
Today Durham Wildlife Trust continues to acquire new reserves and run large scale conservation projects.
- ^ "Durham Wildlife Trust, registered charity no. 501038". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Durham Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. "County Durham AncC through time | Census tables with data for the Ancient Count". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 June 2023.