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Posts Tagged ‘railway’

7 Mar 2012

Rainton Meadows to Pittington

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An 11 mile circular walk starting at Rainton Meadows, near to Houghton le Spring and taking much of the surrounding countryside and the superbly reclaimed mining landscape.

7 March, 2012 at 2:47 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, coal mining, durham wildlife trust, railway
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4 Jun 2010

Round and About Butterknowle

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Approx. Distance: 10 miles Start: The Slack, Butterknowle (GR NZ 113253) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map : OS Explorer 305 – Bishop Auckland. Spennymoor, Newtown Aycliffe, Sedgefield & Crook On previous walks in this area  in Langleydale and to Copley Chimney and the Steele Road I have also noted  many other […]

4 June, 2010 at 14:05 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, coal mining, railway
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28 May 2010

The Northern Hills Above Lanchester

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Click to view start position on Google Maps Lanchester is an attractive village situated in the Valley of the Smallhope Burn which rises in the hills to the west   above Knitsley. It is not in the Browney Valley as many think. This river rises  to the south-west of Lanchester and joins the Smallhope Burn at […]

28 May, 2010 at 13:44 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, lanchester, mining, railway, roman
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22 Apr 2010

Castle Eden Dene and the Durham Coast

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Approx. Distance: 12 miles Start: Masonic Hall car park opposite Castle Eden Inn, off B1281 (GR  NZ 423375) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map: Explorer 306 – Middlesbrough and Hartlepool & OS Explorer 308 – Durham and Sunderland This walk is probably the easiest walk to navigate on any that I do as […]

22 April, 2010 at 20:32 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, brewery, coast, railway
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2 Mar 2010

Elemore Woods and Pittington

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Approx. Distance: 12 miles Grade: Medium Start: Littletown Village Green off Coalford Lane (GR NZ 339434) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map : OS Explorer 308 – Durham and Sunderland Much of this walk was done some years ago starting at Rainton Meadows Reserve run by the Durham Wildlife Trust. At the […]

2 March, 2010 at 15:25 by Bill

Tags: railway, stephenson, woodland trust
Posted in Other | 1 Comment »

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