March 3 is a special day as the world celebrates wild animals and plants.
We are doing the same with a look back at a collection of great Sunderland Echo photo memories from 2003 to 2015. They take in nature reserves, school wildlife gardens and even a bug hunt.
In case you missed it;
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1. So creative at Busy Bees
Youngsters Adam Goff, Holly Dusher and Katie Chisholm at Busy Bees Nursery, Cleadon Village, were working with the Wildlife Trust in 2015. | se
2. Doing great work on Durham Road
Work began in 2014 on creating a wildlife area on the allotments behind Lidl on Durham Road. | se
3. Flashback to 2014 in Houghton
Rainton Meadows reserve officer Mark Dinning and volunteer Margaret Brabban were pictured on the nature reserve at Houghton in 2014. The reserve, part of the Durham Wildlife Trust, was given £27,660 to improve facilities. | se
4. Retro at Rainton Meadows
Bridget Phillipson cut the ribbon to open a new access route at Durham Wildlife Trust's Rainton Meadows, in 2013. Also there were pupils from East Rainton Primary School and volunteers Bob Humphries (left) Tom Maxwell (right). | se