External Links

Useful Contacts and Organisations

Categories

Click on the following links to explore your area of interest:

• Government
• Non-Government Organisations
• Local Authorities
• Path User Groups and Information
• Other Outdoor Activities
• Wildlife and Nature Conservation
• Countryside Management

Government

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency of England and Wales
Forestry Commission
Health & Safety Executive
Natural England (Formerly English Nature, Countryside Agency & Rural Development Service)

Non-Government Organisations

English Heritage
National Parks in England, Wales and Scotland
National Trust
North Pennines Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty
Northumberland National Park
North York Moors National Park
Yorkshire Dales National Park

Local Authorities

Chester-le-Street District Council
Darlington Borough Council - Rights of Way
Derwentside District Council
Durham City Council
Easington District Council - Countryside
Gateshead Council - Public Rights of Way
Hartlepool Borough Council - Rights of Way
Newcastle City Council - Public Rights of Way
Northumberland County Council - Public Rights of Way
Sedgefield Borough Council
South Tyneside Council - Public Rights of Way
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council - Public Rights of Way
Sunderland City Council - Countryside
Teesdale District Council
Wear Valley District Council Walks

Path User Groups and Information

Beyond Hamsterley - Mountain Bike Route Guide
Bike Wise - Durham Constabulary - Motorised bikes - advice and events
British Driving Society
British Horse Society
Byways and Bridleways Trust
Countryside Access
CTC - Cyclists' Touring Club
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Fieldfare Trust - Promoting Countryside Access for Disabled People
Glass: Green Lane Association
Hadrian's Wall Path
Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers
Land Access and Recreation Association - (LARA)
Long Distance Walkers Association
My Trips.Org - The Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
National Trails
North East Rover Owners Club
Northumbrian Water - Places to see
Open Spaces Society
Ramblers Association
Riding for the Disabled Association
Rights of Way Law Review
Sustrans - National Cycle Network
The Wayfinder Project - The national catalogue of Rights of Way
Weardale Way
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Youth Hostel Association

Other Outdoor Activities

British Canoe Union
British Orienteering Federation
British Mountaineering Council
Sport England

Wildlife and Nature Conservation

BTCV
Countryside Recreation Network
Durham Wildlife Trust
Great North Forest
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Mineral Valleys Project
Naturenet
Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime
Royal Forestry Society
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Tees Forest
Wildlife and Countryside Link
Woodland Trust
World Wildlife Fund

Countryside Management

British Standards Online - British Standards for Gaps,gates and stiles. Specification(5709)
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Countryside Alliance
Countryside Jobs Service
Countryside Management Association
Durham Necklace Park
National Farmers' Union
Open Access - information for land managers

Access and Rights of Way