Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve

Recently, several of the team carried out the monthly WeBS count of the LDV’s waterfowl, as part of the national ‘Wetland Bird Survey’. Thes...

Introduced to Britain in the later part of the 17 th  Century, Egyptian Geese are a relatively recent colonist of the Lower Derwent Valley N...

As part of the World Wetlands Day celebrations last week, we were pleased to announce that Natural England has declared a further 22 parcels...

Modern and more affordable technology has opened up new and exciting areas for researching our important bird populations over recent years....

Perhaps often overlooked and under-appreciated due to their relative abundance and widespread distribution, the drake Mallard is nevertheles...