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The most important part of the site from a biodiversity conservation perspective is the species-rich unimproved magnesian limestone grassland, which covers just under 4.6 hectares (11 acres) of the site. Only 270 hectares (670 acres) of this habitat exist in Britain, two-thirds of it in County Durham. Brown argus butterfly in Bishop Middleham ...
Monk's Moor in Upper Teesdale, the largest SSSI in County Durham. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in County Durham, England.It excludes SSSIs situated in that area south of the River Tyne that is now part of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear as well as the area north of the River Tees which, prior to 1996, formed part of the county of Cleveland.
This area is frequented by local wildlife, such as deer, rabbits, hedgehogs, squirrels, moles and numerous species of birds. The fields are open grassland with wooded borders, with a small stream (tributary to the larger river Team) running through the woodland, a further children's play area, closer to Ouston than Urpeth, with various paved ...
Middridge Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Sedgefield district of County Durham, England.It is a disused quarry, situated alongside the railway line between Newton Aycliffe and Shildon, 1 km south of the village of Middridge.
Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham and Northumberland, England.It consists of two separate areas, the larger—encompassing the upland areas of Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons—in the Derwentside and Wear Valley districts of north Durham, the smaller—Blanchland Moor—in the Tynedale ...
Rainton Meadows can be found by following the brown signs from the A690 between Durham and Sunderland.By bus, the Meadows is served by the 20A every 20 minutes and the 35 every 20 minutes and stops at Rainton Bridge, alternatively the 20 serves nearby with a 5/10 minute walk from the bottom of Gillas Lane West, the 4 and 71 also serve nearby Fencehouses and Chilton with a 15/20 minute walk.
West Rigg Open Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of west County Durham, England.It is a disused ironstone quarry, located just over 1 km north of the village of Westgate, in Weardale.
Brasside Pond is a Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of the city of Durham, England.The site occupies an area of former clay pits sandwiched between the River Wear to the south and Frankland Prison to the north and is split into two parts by a disused railway line.