Understanding and conserving the diversity of the County Durham Landscape

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reuseMany of our images have come from Geograph which is a web-based project, initiated in March 2005, to create a freely accessible archive of geographically located photographs of Great Britain and Ireland. Without this fantastic resource we would not have been able to create such a photo rich website – so we are grateful to Geograph and all the contributors who’s pictures we have used.

All images from Geograph are licensed by the contributors using this Creative Commons License (CC BY-SA 2.0) which permits modification and redistribution of the images, with the contributor retaining copyright.

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Durham Landscape

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  • Oil Seed Rape, Foxton – Tees Lowlands, Lowland Plain © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Old Wingate – East Durham Limestone Plateau, Clay Plateau. © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Arable Land – East Durham Limestone Plateau, Limestone Escarpment.Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.uk

  • Cowsley – West Durham Coalfield, Coalfield Valley. © Copyright Ian Porter and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Durham City – Wear Lowlands, Incised Lowland Valley.  © Copyright Andrew Hackney and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Beacon Point, East Durham Limestone Plateau, Limestone Coast © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Cassop Vale, East Durham Limestone Plateau, Limestone Escarpment © Copyright Robert Graham and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Renewable Energy, West Durham Coalfield © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

 

Landscape Character

Character Overview 

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  • Bink Moss – © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Physical Influences 

Topography & Drainage

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Human Influences

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  • Legs Cross – © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Durham Cathedral – © Copyright Tom Pennington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Newton Cap Viaduct – © Copyright Neville Davison and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Early Medieval

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  • Escomb Church –  © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Legs Cross – © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for Legs Cross under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Durham Cathedral – © Copyright Tom Pennington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Post Medieval

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  • Sikehead Leadmine Chimney – © Copyright Dean Allison and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Newton Cap Viaduct – © Copyright Neville Davison and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • The Castle, Castle Eden Dene –  © Copyright Les Hull and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

The Modern Landscape

Agriculture

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  • Sheep farming in the dales – © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodland & Forestry

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  • Ancient Woodland © Copyright John Hope

Moors and Heaths

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  • Mickle Fell – Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Bollihope Moor © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Field Boundaries

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  • Dry Stone Walls, Bowlees – © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Buildings and Settlements

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  • Staindrop – © Copyright Michael Graham and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Dispersed farms in the uplands – © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Easington Colliery – © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Mining and Quarrying

  • Mine Spoil, Coldberry Mine © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Designated Landscapes

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  • North Pennines AONB – © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Common Land

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  • Sheep © Copyright  Gordon Hatton. Licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence (see Legal Information)

Heritage Coast

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  • Easington Colliery – © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. Historic Parklands

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National and Local Nature Reserves

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Local Wildlife Sites

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  • Ferryhill Cut Local Nature Reserve – Tammy Morris-Hale

Conservation Areas

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  • Village Green , Romaldkirk – © Copyright Bill Henderson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Access Land

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  • Open access land below Mickle Fell – © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Character Areas & Types

County Character Areas

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  • County Bridge, Barnard Castle – © Copyright JThomas and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Seaham from the Harbour – © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Tees Lowlands – © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

North Pennines

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  • Wearhead – © Copyright Mike Quinn and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Heather Moorland, Mickle Fell – © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Sheepfold, How Beck – © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Dales Fringe

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  • County Bridge, Barnard Castle – © Copyright JThomas and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Mixed farming, Brignall © Copyright David Rogers and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Penny Hill Farm, A Raby Estate Farm © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under this the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Little Newsham – © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Buttermarket, Barnard Castle – Original picture © Copyright David Lally and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

West Durham Coalfield

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  • Howns Gill woodland © Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Field Boundaries  © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Howden-le-Wear© Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Wash Beck © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Hedleyhope Valley © Copyright Ian Porter and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Wear Lowlands

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  • Croxdale Viaduct © Copyright Malcolm Tebbit and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • River Wear, Sunderland Bridge © Copyright Philip Barker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • River Wear at Durham with castle and cathedral in the background © Copyright Russel Wills and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

East Durham Limestone Plateau

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  • Old Wingate, East Durham Limestone Plateau © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Shotton Airfield © Copyright Colin Keightley and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Easington Colliery Beach © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Harvest, Limestone Plateau © Copyright  www.northeastwildlife.co.uk

Tees Lowlands

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  • Tees Lowlands © Copyright Donald Brydon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Field Boundaries, Sedgefield © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Oilseed Rape © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Lowland Vale © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • River Tees, Gainford © Copyright Chris Heaton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Broand Landscape Types and Character Areas

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  • Field Barn, Dales Fringe © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Tow Law wind turbines, West Durham Coalfield © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Durham Cathedral, Wear Lowlands © Copyright Tom Pennington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Durham Coast, East Durham Limestone Plateau © Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.uk 
  • River Tees, Wycliffe © Copyright Alan Howes and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Moorland Ridges and Summits

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  • High flat-topped summits of Bleabeck Grain © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Peat Haggs © Copyright Mike Quinn and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Arngill Beck © Copyright Mick Boroff and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Sikehead Chimney © Copyright Dean Allison and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Harnisha Carrs © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Moorland Plateau

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  • Milstone Grit Outcrops, Goldsborough Crags © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Sheepfold, Crawlaw Gill © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • High Moorland Plateau, Bowes Moor © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Hunder Beck © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Flat topped summit of Goldsborough © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Moorland Fringe

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  • Wet, rushy pastures, rough grazing and enclosed moorland, Holdsworth Farm © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Improved moorland fringes, intakes and allotments, Houselope Farm © Copyright Ian Porter and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Plantation, Loupes Hill © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Relict of lead mining at Sedling Vein © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Shallow, Infertile and often waterlogged peaty soil, Eels Hill © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Large regular fields bounded by dry stone walls, Bowes © Copyright David Rogers and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Upper Dale

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  • Wearhead – scattered small farms with occasional farm clusters and hamlets © Copyright Mike Quinn and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Harwood Beck © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Regular field patterns of drystone walls, Forest-In-Teesdale © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Wet rushy pastures, upland hay meadows and rough grazing on the moorland fringe, Killhope Burn Valley © Copyright Mike Quinn and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Baldersdale Reservoir © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Middle Dale

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  • Hury Reservoir © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Holwick Scars, Teesdale © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Flower-rich upland hay meadow, Cowshill © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lower Dale

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Gritstone Upland Fringe

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  • Wet Pasture, Bessy Sike © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Regular grids of  dry stone walls, Bowes © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Deepdale Beck © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Gritstone Vale

 

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  • Old enclosure hawthorn hedges, with abundance of hedgerow trees © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse

  • Abundant Hedgerow Trees © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Gently rolling arable farmland © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Old Parkland, Larthington Estate © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Historic Market Town of Barnard Castle © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Narrow, winding Mount Eff Road © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Buildings made of local stone & pan tile roofs © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Coalfield Upland Fringe

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  • Mining Village of Tow Law © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Beehive Coke Ovens – Relicts of the mining industry © Copyright Alan Murray-Rust and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Dry stone walls enclose regular shaped fields © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Coalfiled Valley

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  • Fields bounded by hawthorn hedges © Copyright Ian Porter and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Busy roads connect scattered towns and villages © Copyright Pauline Eccles and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Older ‘green’ village of Hamsterley © Copyright GRAEME and LESLEY CRANSTON and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Coalfield Valley Floodplain

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  • McNeil Bottoms, abandoned gravel workings © Copyright Graham Scarborough and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Pond on floodplain, Fylands Bridge © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • River Wear, Bishop Auckland © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • River wear bounded by narrow line of trees © Copyright Les Hull and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lowland Valley Terraces

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  • Oilseed Rape Field, bounded by hawthorn hedges © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Pelton © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Incised Lowland Valley

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  • Durham Cathedral © Copyright Tom Pennington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Sunderland Bridge, River Wear © Copyright Philip Barker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Brancepeth © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Limestone Escarpment

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  • Farmland, Cassop © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Abandoned quarry at Quarryington Hill  © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Open arable farmland with pasture on the steeper slopes © Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.uk

Clay Plateau

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  • Flat or gently rolling terrain © Copyright Nigel Mykura and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Disused railway line © Copyright Philip Barker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
  • Low Hawthorn hedges © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Scattered mining villages connected by a network of roads © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Ploughed land, Sherburn Hill © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Pylons are a frequent feature of the skyline. © Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.uk

Coastal Limestone Plateau

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  • Ancient Woodland, Castle Eden Dene  © Copyright george hurrell and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Arable farming © Copyright Nigel Mykura and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Easington Colliery © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Limestone Coast

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  • Blue House Gill © Copyright Graham Scarborough and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Easington Colliery Beach © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Magnesian Limestone Cliffs crested with bolder clay © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Port at Seaham © Copyright George Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lowland Vale

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  • Agricultural arable land © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Lowland Vale © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Narrow, winding hedged lanes © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Fields  bounded by hawthorn hedges © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Heavily wooded area around Selaby Hall © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lowland Carrs

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  • Copse, Mordon Carrs © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Seasonally water logged, wet rushy pasture – Preston Carr © Copyright Stanley Howe and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • River Skerne bounded by levees © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • East Coast railway on a raised embankment © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Flat, low lying arable land, Mordon Carrs © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Great Isles Farm © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lowland River Terraces

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  • Meandering River Tees at Wycliffe © Copyright Alan Howes and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Narrow riparian woods © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Semi-improved pastures occur on the bluffs © Copyright Chris Heaton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Arable land, floodplain of Rivers Tees © Copyright Chris Heaton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Old village of Winston – closely associated with the river © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • West Bridge, River Tees, Gainford © Copyright Chris Heaton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Lowland Plain

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  • Area dominated by © Copyright Donald Brydon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
  • Hawthorn hedgerows and scattered hedgerow trees © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Ricknall Grange Farm © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Layton, deserted medieval village © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Overhead pylons © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Local Landsape Types & Sub-Types

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  • Upland wood: gills and gorges – Kilmond © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Foresore: Hawthorn Hive © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 
  • Dales reservoir © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

 

Landscape Strategy

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Strategy Overview

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  • Coalfield Upland Fringe © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Broad Issues

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Biodiversity

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Climate Change

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Cultural History

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  • Cycleway, Durham © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Geodiversity

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  • Grey Sands © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Green Infrastructure

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  • River Cycleway, Durham © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Castle Eden Walkway © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Park Lake, Newton Aycliffe © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse

Land Management

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  • Bink Moss – © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Fish Lake, Lune Dale © Copyright Mick Boroff and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Agriculture

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Woodland and Forestry

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  • Plantation, Loupes Hill © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Moors and Heaths

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  • Bink Moss – © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Holwick Fell – © Copyright James Gilbert and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Rivers and Wetlands

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  • Harwood Beck © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • River Wear, Durham © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Fish Lake near Closehouse Mine © Copyright Mick Boroff and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Designed Landscapes

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  • Garden, Raby Castle © Copyright Carol Walker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence

  • Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Hardwick Park © Copyright Malcolm Tebbit and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Development

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  • Industry © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Housing © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Transport Links, A1 © Copyright Stephen McKay and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Excavator in Quarry © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • River Wear, Durham © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Housing

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  • Housing © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Industry

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  • Greenlane Industrial Estate © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Belmont Industrial Estate © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Sculpture, Aycliffe Business Park © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Transport

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  • Approaching A1 © Copyright Stephen McKay and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

  • Cycleway © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Minerals

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  • Excavator in Quarry © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Renewable Energy

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  • Biomass plant © Copyright Chris Newham and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence. 

Recreation and Tourism

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  • Cycleway © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Bowes Museum © Copyright Jim Summerson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Cow Green Reservoir © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse

County Character Areas Strategies

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  • Durham Coast © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Durham, Wear Lowlands © Copyright Andrew Hackney and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

North Pennines

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Dales Fringe

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West Durham Coalfield

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Wear Lowlands

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East Durham Limestone Plateau

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  • Northrn Brown Argus Butterfly © Copyright Terry Coult

  • Durham Coast © Copyright Graham Scarborough and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Tees Lowlands

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  • Arable farmland  © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Barn Owl © Copyright www.northeastwildlife.co.uk

  • Brancepeth Golf Course © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park © Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Cornfield, Tees lowlands © Copyright Donald Brydon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

 

County Durham Landscpe Guidelines

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  • Trees at Wyse Hill, High Startforth © Copyright Cliff Occomore and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Bollihope Common © Copyright Nick Webley and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Trees

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  • Ancient Juniper bush, Moorhouse Nature Reserve © Copyright John McBain

  • Vetran Oak © Copyright John McBain

Woodland and Forestry

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  • Silver Birch Woodland © Copyright John Hope

  • Forestry operations © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Dryderdale Plantation© Copyright Mick Garratt and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Restoring Ancient Woodland

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Managing Plantations

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  • Hamsterley Forest © Copyright Peter McDermott and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodland Character Area Overview

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  • Copse, Tees Lowlands © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Dene Woodland © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodlands in the North Pennines

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  • Conifer Plantation, Moorland Fringe © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodlands in the West Durham Coalfield

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  • Woodland near Howns Gill © Copyright Dennis Lovett and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodlands in the East Durham Limestone Plateau

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  • Coastal Dene Woodland © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Dene Bridge Wood, Near Kirkmerington © Copyright GRAEME and LESLEY CRANSTON and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

 Woodlands on the Wear Lowlands

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  • Flass Vale © Copyright Harry Wilson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Woodlands in Tees Lowlands

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  • Broadleaved Plantation, Thorpe © Copyright David Rogers and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Plantation © Copyright Donald Brydon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Copse, Tees Lowlands © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Hedgerows

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  • Hedgerows, Cowsley © Copyright Ian Porter and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Grassland

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  • Spring Gentian © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Broad Landscape Types

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  • Mordon Carrs, Lowland Carr © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Arable farming, Clay Plateau © Copyright Nigel Mykura and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
  • Eggleshope Beck, Moorland Ridges & Summits © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
  • River Wear, Lowland Valley Terraces © Copyright Philip Barker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Moorland Ridges and Summits

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  • Sheep grazing on heather moorland © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Chimney of former Sikehead Mine © Copyright Dean Allison and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Juniper woodland with new planting from local seeds © Copyright David Brown and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Moorland Plateau

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  • Sheep – Original picture © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Sheepfold – Black Beck © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Blocked grips to restore moorland flush © Copyright Tim Heaton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Moorland Fringe

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  • New gill planting, Wooley Hills © Copyright Johnathan Gillinger and licenced for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Field Barn, Bowes© Copyright David Rogers and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Semi-inprived pasture, Wearhead © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Middle Dale

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  • Limekiln, Bollihope © Copyright D M Wilmot and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Lower Dale

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  • Field Barn, Cotherstone © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Romaldkirk – © Copyright Bill Henderson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Gritstone Upland Fringe

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  • Wet Pasture, Bessy Sike © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Gritstone Vale

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  • Field Trees, Hill House Farm © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Uncultivated field margins along hegderow backs © Copyright David Rogers and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Rigg and furrow, Larthington © Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Coalfield Upland Fringe

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  • Lowland Heath, Headleyhope Fell © Copyright Steve Fareham and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Beehive Coke Oven © Copyright Helen Wilkinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Coalfield Valley Floodplain

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  • River Wear at Newtoncap Viaduct © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Fylands Pond © Copyright Peter Robinson and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Incised Lowland Valley

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  • River Wear, Sunderland Bridge © Copyright Philip Barker and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Limestone Escarpment

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  • Species rich magnesian limestone meadow – Copyright Michelle Appleby

  • Field barn, Old Cassop – Copyright John Elliot

Clay Plateau

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  • Uncultivated field boundary, Old Wingate © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Native tree planting, Dalton © Copyright Roger Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Limestone Coast

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  • Broadleaved woodland and scrub, Blue House Gill © Copyright Graham Scarborough and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Coastal grassland © Copyright Graham Scarborough and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Coastal Erosion, Beacon Point © Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Lowland Vale

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  • Old hedgerow alignments, Hutton Magna © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Raby Castle Parkland © Copyright Alana Usher and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Pasture, Hutton Magna © Copyright Andrew Smith and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Lowland Carrs

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  • River Skerne © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Open landscape of Mordon Carrs © Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Wet pasture, Preston Carrs © Copyright Stanley Howe and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Lowland River Terraces

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  • River Tees and adjacent arable land © Copyright Stanley Howe and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • River Tees, Howbury Scar © Copyright Uncredited and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Lowland Plain

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  • Oilseed Rape © Copyright Carol Rose and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

  • Field Barn, Ricknall Grange © Copyright Hugh Mortimer and licensed for reuse under the CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.