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Posts Tagged ‘birdlife’

17 Feb 2020

Round the East Durham Reserves

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An 11-mile circular walk around East Durham’s Nature Reserves with good birdwatching and industrial heritage interest.

17 February, 2020 at 2:14 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, cassop, kelloe, nature reserves, railways, shadforth
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6 Jan 2020

Sedgefield, Bishop Middleham and the River Skerne

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A 12.5 mile circular walk from Hardwick Hall Country Park in County Durham. The route takes in open countryside, nature reserves and some historic locations.

6 January, 2020 at 2:49 by Russ

Tags: bee eaters, birdlife, fishburn, hardwick hall, salters lanes
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21 Dec 2014

Edmundbyers and the Derwent Reservoir

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A 10 mile circular walk from Edmundbyers in County Durham taking in Derwent Reservoir and Muggleswick Common. There is also some excellent monastic ruins and tales of murder!

21 December, 2014 at 10:40 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, derwent reservoir, edmundbyers, monastic ruins, murder
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5 Feb 2014

Round and About Bowburn

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A 12 mile circular walk around Bowburn Village in County Durham. This area features the unique magnesium limestone along with many rare flowers and plants. The walk also takes in some excellent quarry wetlands and some historic buildings.

5 February, 2014 at 2:55 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, cassop vale, dolomitic limestone, tursdale house
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26 Jul 2013

The Sweeter Side of Teesdale

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A 12 mile circular walk from Holwick village in Teesdale. This spectacular walk includes High Force waterfall as well as many areas of rare flora and birdlife.

26 July, 2013 at 3:00 by Bill

Tags: birdlife, flora, high force, holwick, juniper trees, sugar limestone, whinstone, white force
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