Redcar Field

Redcar Field Nature Reserve

Redcar Field

One of the few remaining examples of a spring-fed fen on the magnesian limestone

Location

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Redcar Field Nature Reserve
Darlington
DL1 3LZ
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Know before you go

Size
1 hectare

Grazing animals

No

Walking trails

Access

Terrain
Difficult due to permanently waterlogged conditions.

Access & Parking
There is no public access to this site due to its difficult terrain and sensitive habitats. Parking is very limited with space for 1 vehicle near the entrance gate.

Dogs

Assistance dogs only

Guide dogs and Assistance dogs only

When to visit

Opening times

By pre-arranged visit only

Best time to visit

March to July

About the reserve

Durham Wildlife Trust’s smallest nature reserve with a range of fen vegetation types not found at any other site in County Durham including basic flush fen meadow, reedbed and willow carr.

The fen meadow is dominated by blunt-flowered rush with a carpet of mosses but grades into open flushes with a varied flora including marsh valerian, early marsh orchid, marsh arrow grass, butterwort and marsh lousewort. Tall fen is more extensive that the fen meadow and is dominated by common reed and great willow herb although other wetland plants such as meadow sweet, common valerian and marsh horsetail occur. On the periphery, meadow rue, rare in County Durham, has been recorded. The willow carr, is dominated by crack willow.

Contact us

Durham Wildlife Trust
Contact number: 0191 584 3112
Contact email: mail@durhamwt.co.uk

Environmental designation

Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)