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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.
Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of Durham, England.It occupies the steep eastern slopes of the valley of Waskerley Beck, alongside and downstream of Tunstall Reservoir, some 3 km north of Wolsingham and is one of the largest expanses of semi-natural woodland in west Durham.
Local Nature Reserves in County Durham (6 P) W. Nature reserves of the Durham Wildlife Trust (15 P) Pages in category "Nature reserves in County Durham"
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.
Pages in category "Local Nature Reserves in County Durham" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Durham Wildlife Trust leads and partners on numerous projects across the local area. The Trust is currently involved in projects to protect species such as the great crested newt, the water vole [4] and the barn owl, and played an important part in helping to re-establish otters across the county's river catchments.
Pages in category "Nature reserves of the Durham Wildlife Trust" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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 ...