Barlow Burn features a mix of habitats including grassland, woodland and wetland. Visit to enjoy a diverse range of wildflowers, butterflies and breeding birds.

Bishop’s Fen is a 20ha farmland site about 2km south of Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Lying on the floodplain of the River Skerne, the nature reserve is part of the ambitious Great North Fen…

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

Once owned and farmed by Hannah Hauxwell, this beautiful nature reserve features two species-rich unimproved upland hay meadows and a grazing pasture in a traditional farming landscape.

One of the largest examples of mid altitude heathland in County Durham.

One of relatively few areas of open-water in eastern Durham, Joe's Pond is a spring-fed lowland pond occupying an old brick pit and is an excellent place for birdwatching, with areas of fen…

One of the few undeveloped river floodplains in the area, Lamesley Pastures is the perfect place for watching wading birds and enjoying pleasant scenery along the River Team.

A vibrant ancient woodland with a long and surprising industrial history. It’s hard to believe that for hundreds of years scores of people lived and worked here in what was then a busy, noisy…

An interesting and varied reserve with an abundance of woodland birds; a quiet and secluded retreat

A 61ha wet grassland site reclaimed from intensive agriculture. Lying just north-east of Newton Aycliffe between the A1 and the East Coast Main Line railway, Ricknall Carrs, is one of the historic…