Countryside Publications
Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding
Country Walks in County Durham
Price £2.25. This pack contains illustrated cards describing seven circular walks:- Pittington Hill and Hallgarth Circular Walk
- Tunstall Reservoir
- Low Force and Gibson's Cave
- Shincliffe Wood and Riverside
- Auckland Castle Park and Vinovia
- Dipton Woods
- Lartington Circular
More Country Walks in County Durham
Price £2.25. This pack includes a further seven circular walks cards:- Stanhope Dene
- Lumley Castle
- Tunstall Valley
- Flatts Wood
- Cassop Vale
- Beamish Woods Circular Walk
- Cockfield Fell
Lead Mining Trail
Price £2.25. Pack of three walk leaflets following old packhorse routes in Weardale:- Route 1 - Cowshill to Rookhope
- Route 2 - Rookhope Circular
- Route 3 - Edmundbyers Circular
Lead Mining Heritage Walks
Price £2.25. Pack of two walks discovering Teesdale's lead mining landscape:- Route 1 - Eggleston Circular
- Route 2 - Hudeshope Circular
Berry Edge to Beamish
Free. Horse Riding in County Durham - an 11 mile ride from Lydgett's Junction, Consett, to Eden Place, Beamish usingreclaimed railway paths, quiet roads and bridleways. Telephone 0191 383 4144
'Country Durham' guided walks and countryside events
Free. A six monthly programme of guided walks and countryside events led by local experts. No advance booking. Pay on arrival, £2.50 per person (under 5's free). Family ticket (2 adults, up to 3 children under the age of 12) - £7.50 Telephone 0191 383 4144View walking and cycling events online.
Cycling in County Durham
Price £1.95. Five routes on bridleways, quiet roads and railway pathsAvailable from:
Tourist Information Centresor
Finance
Environment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ
Tel: 0191 383 4116
Cheques made payable to "Durham County Council". There is no postage and packing charge if you are only ordering free information. When ordering the above saleable publications please add 50p postage and packing for a single pack or 95p for two or more packs.
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Nature / Conservation
County Durham Nature Conservation Strategy
Booklet. Price £6.00 plus £1.50 postage and packing.County Durham Geological Conservation Strategy
Booklet. Price £3.00 plus 50p postage and packing.Durham Wildlife Audit
Price £15.00 plus £2.00 postage and packing. Produced in conjunction with English Nature.Species Protected By Law - Online document only.
Guidance for Local Planning Authorities in County Durham.
Low Newton Junction Nature Trail
Price £1.00 plus 50p postage and packing. Schools PackAvailable from:
County EcologistEnvironment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ
Tel: 0191 383 4085
Cheques made payable to "Durham County Council". Please add postage and packing as indicated above.
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Available from:
CountrysideEnvironment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ
Tel: 0191 383 4144
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Public Rights of Way and Open Access
Public Rights of Way
Free. Guide for Landowners and Occupiers.This publication can also be viewed in a pdf file format:
Public Rights of Way - A Guide for Landowners and Occupiers (2 pages, 620kb)Rookhope Fields and Fells
Free. Produced as part of the Mineral Valleys Project, this leaflet promotes two circular walks around the Rookhope area. It is the first of a number of leaflets promoting circular walks leading from the Weardale Way. This leaflet can also be viewed in a pdf format:Rookhope Fields and Fells (2 pages, 5700kb)St John's Chapel farming, mining and Methodism
Free. Produced as part of the Mineral Valleys Project, this leaflet promotes a series of walks in and around the villages of Ireshopeburn, St John's Chapel and Daddry Shield. It is the second of a number of leaflets promoting circular walks leading from the Weardale Way. This leaflet can also be viewed in a pdf format:St Johns Chapel farming, mining and Methodism (9 pages, 2773kb)Escomb, Witton Park & Etherley, steam, coal & countryside
Free. Produced as part of the Mineral Valleys Project, this leaflet promotes a series of walks in and around the villages of Escomb, Etherley and Witton Park. In the series of leaflets promoting circular walks leading from the Weardale Way. This leaflet can also be viewed in a pdf format:Escomb Witton Park and Etherley.pdf (2 pages, 787kb)Cowshill to Killhope, an extension to the Weardale Way
Free. Produced as part of the Mineral Valleys Project. In the series of leaflets promoting walks leading from the Weardale Way. This leaflet can also be viewed in a pdf format:Cowshill to Killhope.pdf (2 pages, 493kb)Tow Law, Thornley & Harperley
Free. Produced as part of the Mineral Valleys Project, this leaflet promotes a series of walks in and around the villages of Tow Law, THornley. In the series of leaflets promoting circular walks leading from the Weardale Way. This leaflet can also be viewed in a pdf format:Tow Law Thornley and Harperley.pdf (2 pages, 455kb)Open Access in the North Pennines
Free. General information about Open Access in the North Pennines area with five suggested walks.This publication can also be viewed in a pdf file format:
Open Access in the North Pennines (2 pages, 1709kb)Discover Open Country in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Free. General information about the NPAONB and Open Access related issues in the North Pennines area with six suggested walks.This publication can also be viewed in a pdf file format:
Discover Open Country in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (2 pages, 827kb) You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website. Please note that the Adobe Access Plug-in enables vision impaired users to read Adobe PDF documents.
Available from:
Countryside GroupEnvironment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ
Tel: 0191 3833239
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Durham Voluntary Countryside Ranger Service
Free. Durham Voluntary Countryside Ranger Service.Available from:
Countryside GroupEnvironment
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ
Tel: 0191 3835704
