CONSERVATIONIST and botanist David Bellamy has opened a wildlife display at a nature reserve.

Dr Bellamy opened the exhibition and display at Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, near Houghton-le-Spring, on Monday

Durham Wildlife Trust paid for it with the help of a £10,750 grant from the Onyx Environmental Trust, which was matched with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The trust uses the centre as its headquarters, from which it runs an environmental education programme for children.