We are looking forward to this year as we have many more talks and walks planned. Our next event is a joint outing with Lanchester Wildlife Group on Saturday 23rd June. We will walk the Tunstall Reservoir and Backstone Bank wood circuit for an interesting variety of birds, insects and flowers. There is also a good chance to see Pied Flycatchers that normally nest in the bird boxes provided there - please see the calendar for full details.

Our subscriptions run from January to December, if you would like to join or renew your subscription, just ask at any of our talks. Subscription is £10 per person or £15 for a couple and entitles you to attend all our talks and walks.

Wildlife is an important part of Weardale's landscape but much of it is being lost. In order to conserve and protect our natural heritage we want to play our part in understanding our wildlife and encouraging others to enjoy our surroundings.

We aim to:

• Bring together people interested in wildlife
• Record key wildlife species and their habitats
• Encourage local interest in wildlife and conservation
• Share our knowledge and skills with other groups and organisations

If you would like to get involved, your enthusiasm and interest would be warmly welcome and we have many events in the pipeline. If you are interested in joining our steering group, please let us know, we are always looking for additional volunteers. We can be contacted by email at enquiries@weardalewildlifegroup.co.uk or check out our facebook page. Feel free also to post events or news on our blog page on this website, called 'What's been going on' or on our facebook page. Please note, we have a no dog policy.

We also record wildlife sightings which are submitted to Wildwatch. Please use the following link to record your own sightings Wildwatch