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Durham Landscapes

Understanding and conserving the diversity of the County Durham Landscape

  • Character
  • Strategy
  • Guidelines
  • Wind generators, Tow Law - © Copyright DCCClimate Change

  • Common Blue © Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.ukBiodiversity

  • High Force, River Tees © Copyright DCCGeodiversity

  • Raby Castle © Copyright John Clive Nicholson, www.geograph.org.uk and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence (see Legal Information)Cultural Heritage

  • River Tees, Wynch Bank Plantation © Copyright DCCTranquillity

  • Riverside cycleway, Durham © Copyright Stephen Craven, www.geograph.org.uk and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence (see Legal Information)Green Infrastructure

Broad Issues

The following sections cover some of the broad over-arching issues and cross-cutting themes that were considered when developing a strategy for the landscape of the County.

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  • County Durham Landscape Strategy
  • Strategy Overview
    • The Landscape Strategy
    • Methodology
  • Broad Issues
    • Climate Change
    • Biodiversity
    • Geodiversity
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Tranquillity
    • Green Infrastructure
  • Land Management
    • Agriculture
    • Woodland and Forestry
    • Moors and Heath
    • Field Boundaries
    • Rivers and Wetlands
    • Designed Landscapes
  • Development
    • Housing
    • Industry
    • Transport
    • Minerals
    • Waste
    • Renewable Energy
    • Recreation and Tourism
  • County Character Area Strategies
    • Dales Fringe
    • North Pennines
    • Wear Lowlands
    • West Durham Coalfield
    • East Durham Limestone Plateau
    • Tees Lowlands

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