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    Durham Wildlife Trust is a nature conservation charity. It owns and manages 37 nature reserves throughout our region covering an area of almost 800 hectares, providing special places for people, for wildlife and for future generations.

     

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Addison & Hedgefield nature reserve

Addison and Hedgefield

From the woodland at Addison, to the scrub and grasslands at Hedgefield, this place is a thriving wildlife refuge. The woodland at Addison and the scrub and grassland at Hedgefield support an…

  • Wildflowers
Baal Hill nature reserve

Baal Hill Wood

An ancient woodland with an impresive 400 year old oak tree

  • Ancient trees
View of Barlow Burn nature reserve

Barlow Burn

Mixed habitat with grassland, woodland and wetland. Diverse range of wildflowers, butterflies and breeding birds.

  • Birdwatching
Bishop Middleham Quarry nature reserve

Bishop Middleham Quarry

One of the country's most important disused quarry habitats for wildlife

  • Geological interest
Black Plantation Nature Reserve

Black Plantation

Black Plantation comprises 13.8 hectares of woodland dominated by semi-mature birch with a scattering of oak and other native broadleaf trees.

  • Ancient trees
blackhall-rocks-cross-gill-nature-reserve

Blackhall Rocks

A combination of geological exposures and internationally important grassland communities producing a site with a unique character

  • Geological interest
Pond skater

Burnhope Pond

A series of shallow ponds and marshy grassland formed as a result of coal mining subsidence

  • Tranquil waters
Chopwell Meadows Nature Reserve common spotted orchid

Chopwell Meadows

These grasslands occupy part of the site of the former Chopwell Colliery and provide nectar sources for insects and breeding opportunities for ground nesting birds.

  • Wildflowers
Cross Lane Meadows Nature Reserve

Cross Lane Meadows

A large area of re-seeded wildflower meadows, formerly arable farming fields, this site is now protected for its wildlife and landscape value.

  • Wildflowers
Edmonsley Wood Nature Reserve

Edmondsley Wood

A mixed deciduous woodland situated on an ancient woodland site

  • Wildflowers
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