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As wellbeing may well be a subjective term it is important that the service and all its stakeholders refer to key components in a consistent manner. This should help to establish the service as a unique option in County Durham. The key messages below will allow all stakeholder to contribute towards the overall service goals.

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Supporting talented athletes and coaches to achieve their potential

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The Offer Following consultation with National Governing Bodies (NGBs), coaches, athletes and sport scientists, we have developed the following menu of opportunities which members of the DIS may be able to access : Free access to suitable training facilities Individual and group support sessions

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Specialist support and advice in: Strength and conditioning Sports science and analysis Nutritional services Access to a physiotherapist

The Durham Institute of Sport will offer an important and timely support system for athletes and coaches approaching and performing at National level. We aim to help young athletes to stay in the county and education system, where you can be in a familiar environment, before world class talent schemes and funding offers become your next step. Equally we hope we can retain and invest in the development of local top class coaches. The scheme will however not replace the funding and support of UK sport performance systems or other talent schemes. We also accept that our role is to connect to these programmes. Although we would ideally hope to retain our top sports men and women in the county, we do recognise that relocation is sometimes a necessity and that DIS is just part of the overall journey.

A small grants scheme for training and competition expenses High level professional development, workshops and mentoring opportunities for coaches and officials

By establishing a local mechanism for world class training and support, we aim to build a long term legacy which recognises and addresses the current shortfalls in support, scientific and educational provision for athletes and coach development in County Durham. 4

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County Durham Gifted and Talented Scheme This is a feeder scheme to the DIS, led by Durham County Council in partnership with Durham University. The scheme targets year 9 students who have the potential to reach the very highest level either academically or through their physical performance within either PE or sport. The scheme is long established and provides a broad base of experience on subjects of team building, as well as the leadership, physiological and psychological components, with a range of inspirational guest speakers from the industry and world of coaching. The programme will support both existing sport specific training and schools academic programmes.

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To this end we would welcome support from individual donors or private sector companies who may wish to be associated or invest in our future world class talent. In return we can provide wonderful social return for your investment and satisfaction that you are helping County Durham reach its full sporting potential. Occasional celebratory dinners and events will also be hosted, but our main focus is on direct investment into the athletes and coaches.

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The colleges offer the following opportunities to support you during your education:

Want to be part of it but your competitive days are over or keen to see the county produce and support the sporting stars of the future? The DIS is a long term commitment to growing medal success and we rely on the commitment of key partners to provide direct funds, expertise and a range of in-kind support services. However, we also need sponsorship and donations.

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Hedleyhope Fell supports a rich variety of plants and animals such as insects, birds, mammals and reptiles

Welcome to Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve. The Fell is one of the largest examples of mid-altitude heathland in County Durham. This type of heathland occurs between moorland in the uplands and heathland in the lowlands, attracting plants and animals from both. Mid-altitude and lowland heaths have declined in extent under pressures from development, mining, forestry and agricultural improvement and now survive only as isolated fragments.Their role in the surrounding agricultural landscape has diminished and few are currently grazed or actively managed. Neglected heaths are susceptible to scrub and bracken encroachment.

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Heathlands have a natural appearance but have developed as a result of forest clearance for agriculture around 5,000 years ago. They are typically areas of dwarf shrubs, such as common heather (ling), bell heather, cross-leaved heath and gorse.These plants grow well on nutrient-poor acidic soils.

What makes this place special? Hedleyhope Fell has a complex mosaic of heather dominated areas, acid grassland, rush pasture, bracken beds, patches of gorse and scattered trees. It is this variation in habitat type that supports such a rich variety of plants and animals such as insects (including butterflies), birds, mammals and reptiles.

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Access for people Three waymarked routes have been improved to increase access for visitors. Hedley Edge route offers fantastic views of the reserve and wider landscape. Distance: 3 km (1.9 miles) Access: a surfaced path suitable for people of all abilities.

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Circular route takes you into the heart of the reserve. Distance: 3.5 km (2.2 miles) Access: uneven ground and can be muddy in wet weather.The Hedleyhope Burn is subject to flooding. Long distance route links the communities of Tow Law and Cornsay Colliery. Distance: 5.3 km (3.3 miles) Access: uneven ground and can be muddy in wet weather. The Hedleyhope Burn is subject to flooding.

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Sunderland City Council and Durham County Council

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Sunderland City Council and Durham County Council Transformation Challenge Award Bid to the Department for Communities and Local Government

July 2013

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Transformation Challenge Award Bid - July 2013

A best of public services commercial ICT joint venture that builds economic value in the North East and demonstrates new public and private sector partnership working

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Proposal Summary Our vision brings together the best of public sector with the right level of commercial acumen to support both the changing face of public sector organisations and the myriad of emerging service delivery models, in a way that makes a real difference. We will establish and operate this joint venture from April 2014, managing the transition up to that point and creating a platform to grow the organisation. This document therefore outlines the ambition for the joint approach that Sunderland and Durham will create to deliver resilience, public sector value and commercial growth for its combined ICT services. We also set out how the Transformation Challenge Award can be used to significantly enhance and accelerate the benefits delivered by this joint venture. As demonstrated by the statement of commitment from our two Leaders, we have full council support for this Joint Venture. We have attached as an annex the two Cabinet Reports that have been approved in June 2013 for your information. Benefits we will achieve There are significant benefits that will be achieved by developing a public sector joint venture with the participation of a commercial partner: • A reduction in overall cost, ensuring sustainability, resilience and delivery of better value for money ICT services in both councils. • Enhancement of the skills base needed to support ICT across the councils whilst creating a capability that is attractive to the market. • Flexibly to respond to opportunities to support the transformational change of new service requirements whilst maintaining operational performance levels. • Both councils retaining a significant stake in its ICT services and infrastructure going forward Both councils retaining a significant stake in its ICT services and

infrastructure enabling the benefits of the joint venture to be shared and any associated risks to be effectively managed. • Provision of a common platform to support new models of public service delivery including future shared services between the participating councils. • A common regional ICT infrastructure strategy, including networks, data centres, cloud platforms, applications rationalisation and licensing. • The ability to commercialise the councils’ ICT infrastructure through the joint venture to provide ICT services to a wider customer base in the public and private sectors. • Economies of scale in infrastructure provision not only for other local public services but also for small businesses, mutuals, community interest companies and other emerging service delivery models. Driving wider economic and community benefits This combination of two strong and well-established ICT services with commercial input operating through a joint venture will genuinely create a new service delivery model for public services and local government: • It will have a strong focus on support the economic strategy for the North East by creating the largest public services ICT business in the region. • It will act as a platform to help and support other ICT services in local public service organisations, building a commercial model but retaining a strong public ethos. • It will complement other innovative collaborations such as the Combined Authority of seven north east local authorities recently announced. • It will make a major contribution to the digital agenda and the information economy, improving digital infrastructure, workforce skills and championing digital inclusion.

Using the Transformation Challenge Award to accelerate our ambition The Transformation Challenge Award will help to accelerate the speed and capacity needed to transition to the new entity, bringing in the necessary skills to deliver the change, implement key transition projects and provide a platform for sharing the lessons learned to a wider public sector. We request from the Transformation Challenge Award a contribution of £400,000 to support the transition costs of establishing the new joint venture and accelerating the achievement of the ambition The contribution will support a range of transitional activities and projects chosen to deliver as shown in the table below. Activities and Projects where TCA can support successful transition The key transitional activities that will be undertaken in 2013/15 include: 1) The organisational design and change required for the transition of Durham and Sunderland ICT services into the new joint venture. 2) The establishment of the legal entity and its shadow running under new management arrangements. 3) The procurement of a commercial partner to provide the investment, capacity, innovation and commercial acumen to build a successful joint venture. Integration projects over 2014/15 that will deliver early benefits and build commercial offerings to local public services and other organisations including: 1) A combined service desk and business support service that offers a fully integrated service management capability 2) Refinement of Data Centre and Network capability to ensure infrastructural coherence and interoperability , adding Public Services Network and G-Cloud Service Provider Registration and Certification to build on ISO27001 Certification and deliver a standards-based, compliant and resilient service model. 3) A series of early adopter projects to bring the best of both councils and the commercial partners together to create a high quality service capability that can be readily utilised commercially. To include the creation of a cloud based GIS service to reflect growing demand for spatially based open data; the development of a range of Virtual Desktop capabilities and a comprehensive catalogue of ICT services for schools.

In the next phase of implementation both councils will commit to significant resources and investment to manage the successful transition of both ICT services into the new joint venture. However in this challenging financial environment, a Transformation Challenge Award will help move this innovative partnership forward significantly.

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What makes this bid different? Delivering Value for Money and supporting wider Social and Economic outcomes By March 2014 create a JV structure for open and effective shared governance of ICT Services

A shared infrastructure transparent ICT services governance; meeting the needs of the partner councils and better suited to the growth of a hybrid services economy, home to nearly 1 million residents and 30,000 businesses. The biggest public sector ICT service in the North East can act as a conduit for skills, knowledge and capability in the North East ICT market.

By April 2014 transition to a leaner and more robust ICT Services Capability

Leaner but more flexible and higher skilled workforce to support wider public sector harnessing proven trusted community service delivery expertise, achieving economies of scale and diminished management overhead,

By September 2014 expand reach and growth opportunities through joint procurement of a commercial partner

Strategic Procurement completed of a commercial partner(s) and extension of services locally and regionally generating £2m of additional investment and income from external contracts over 5 years.

By March 2015 achieve Improved knowledge management and productivity

Major capacity and skills enhancement through JV structure. The development of a higher skilled, leaner workforce will improve leadtimes for development and implementation of services and should achieve an equivalent of 10% in FTE productivity.

March 2015 – ongoing integration and consolidation

Following early consolidation and streamlining of key processes the partnership will be in shape to rationalise and/or integrate key systems and applications. This will be a longer term process and can be dependent on supplies contracts but this will continue to delivery additional efficiencies and value for money.

September 2015 – Digital roll-out

Completion of roll-out of superfast broadband across rural areas and deployment of ultrafast programme to business to positions the Durham and Sunderland areas to benefits from the digital and information economy. Programmes of intervention delivered to support digital inclusion, regional digital skills enhancement and increased take-up.

March 2016 – ongoing transformation

The JV, acting as a delivery partner to Sunderland and Durham will accelerate the overall speed of transformation achieved and through Implementing the digital by default agenda in both councils can potentially realise £20m comprising of both increased income and additional savings for transformed services for the two councils over 5years.

We believe that the joint venture is different and will make a difference to the North East Why it is our proposed different? • It is a local authority led commercial Joint Venture building upon the ambitions of Software City and Digital Durham to provide a regional PSN, joined up public services, open governance, placed based data sharing, digital focus, inclusion and skills and support to communities, third sector and SMEs. • It focuses upon growth and investment, not just efficiencies. It is positive and forward looking and will drive a strategic direction around technical synergies, better contingency and use of all resources as well as improved skills enhancement • It will Improve services and develop new capabilities through an expanded service catalogue and an increased reuse of existing work leading to an enhanced reputation. How it will innovate? • It will help to create an environment in which new businesses can start up and thrive to provide growth and employment • It will improve the gross value added (GVA) of the region, working with businesses to understand the opportunities and threats that improved connectivity will bring • It showcases regional technologies and focuses upon helping businesses and communities operate better in the digital economy - allowing agile working leading to improved sustainability, less travel, reduced congestion, and reduced energy consumption. • It creates a single ICT organisation that will attract high ICT skills to the region and a catalyst to develop ICT employment throughout the region. What is novel about it? • It will demonstrate that public and private sector can find new and innovative ways of collaboration and public sector good and commercial benefits, bringing new investments and ideas into the region. • It will improve regional Business Continuity Planning and Resilience and Information Security for public sector ICT. • Empowering and enthusing people to benefit from use of digital services including community capacity building, building digital skills in the region and tackling digital exclusion. • Through public sector collaboration with Universities and Further Education colleges the joint venture can support ICT research, innovation and employment growth through including apprenticeship schemes and business start-ups.

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Community e.g. Local Sustainable Community Strategy, Area Action Plans, Parish & Locality Plans Healthy Living e.g. Health Improvement Plan, Health and Wellbeing Delivery Plan

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Regeneration e.g. Regeneration Statement

Peoples Agenda e.g. Equality, Children & Young People’s Strategy

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Transport e.g. Local Transport Plan, travel plans, Rights of Way Improvement Plan

Recreation and Leisure e.g. Physical Activity Strategy, Sport & Leisure Strategy

Tourism e.g. ATMaP

4.2 Policy Context Cycling permeates many themes including transport, planning, health, economic regeneration sport, leisure and tourism. At a national level the profile for cycling has increased significantly with The Times Cities Fit for Cycling Campaign and associated Manifesto being debated in Parliament and the recent proposal for an Active Travel Bill in Wales has also added momentum to the political support for local authorities to address the needs for safer and more convenient cycling. The diagram above shows how cycling links to other local plans and strategies and how the strategy can help contribute to fulfilling the aims of these documents.

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This strategy is part of the broader strategic framework which sets the scene for regeneration and economic prosperity in the County. The overarching plans and strategies within this framework, i.e. the County Durham Plan, The Council Plan, Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and Regeneration Statement, influence the strategic direction of this document (visit www.durham.gov.uk > council and democracy > policy and plans for more information). Cycling plays an important role in delivering key priorities and objectives of these plans. In particular, cycling can help deliver the Altogether Greener, Healthier, Safer and Wealthier priorities of the SCS. Cycling also delivers on 9 of the 15 LTP3 objectives, is identified as a common intervention benefitting 5 LTP3 goals and is included in LTP as policy 16. Cycling is also now firmly embedded in national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published March 2012, promotes sustainable travel, including cycling and provides the basis for the authority to produce its Local Plan. The County Durham Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan form the local policy framework which includes policies on sustainable travel, including cycling and fully support this strategy and action plan. This work is reinforced by the County Durham Parking and Accessibility Guidelines which state that all developments should promote sustainable travel with Travel plans and sets design standards for pro-cycling developments and cycle parking.

In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn’t enough of those things.

4.3 Consultation Draft

8: We will improve the network through development and modernisation

Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium, 2004

The draft Cycling Strategy was released for an 8 week public consultation. 54 people responded to this consultation. All the comments have been compiled into a report which is available at www.durham.gov.uk/transport and follow the links to the cycling pages. The comments were mainly supportive and the majority related to the document itself with constructive suggestions for amendments. Other feedback focussed on people’s own experiences of and aspirations for cycling in the County. The majority of comments on cycling issues related specifically to Durham City - difficulties getting across the city, secure parking, inadequate signage, the need to educate highway users of their rights, driver behaviour and maintenance of

9: We will refine the network to maximise accessibility and connectivity

10: We will enforce legislation which protects access rights, promotes ease of use and enhances the environment

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Map produced and delivery coordinated with highways

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4 signage schemes delivered

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6. Improve key recreational routes through a prioritised programme

3 recreational routes improved/year

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7: We will maintain 1. Establish a system for the network to high management of the cycling network through maintenance, standards to maximise comfort inspection and recording and effective use 2. Use LTP3 funds for maintenance of the cycling network for vegetation removal, sweeping (where appropriate coordinate with highway hedgecutting programme) and pothole repair

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STOP and make HUGE savings!

behaviour.

and December 2014 the programme has helped with the following reductions: • Electricity = 5% Reduction • Gas = 5% Reduction (weather corrected or 26% non-weather corrected) • And... Total DCC CO2 emissions have reduced from 105,769 in 2008/9 to 89,289 in 2013/14

Be a success Eight key ingredients for running successful energy awareness programmes in schools: • Define a Vision

Durham County Council is taking

• Ensure you have the support of the Head Teacher, Caretaker and

part in WWF Earth Hour again for

Chair of Governors

Key achievements • Undertake an Energy Audit • Understand your energy data

Upgraded insulation and efficient boilers Save £££’s

• Create a report highlighting key actions to be taken • Set up an energy notice board

Receive free advice

business energy efficiency project Small Steps Big Strides!

2015. The official hour is on

• Make it Exciting!

Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm.

• Renewables may be the catalyst, but behavioural change is key

Durham County Council will be

• Give pupils responsibility, control and authority

promoting its own hours on

• Build Partnerships

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• Integrate sustainable energy and carbon awareness into every

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Reducing carbon, reducing bills

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Presented to:

Key achievements • Produce an Energy Policy • Produce a detailed action plan, with timescales and targets • Coordinate an Eco Committee of pupils and adults • Carry out a whole school awareness campaign including assemblies and training for staff • Regularly monitor energy use

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School Carbon Reduction Programme

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Estimated time of ride: Allow yourself 2.5 - 5 hours, depending on conditions.

Parking: Bowes Village Hall Carpark (opposite Village Hall). From carpark turn R onto road, then L at mini-roundabout. Follow sign to Barnard Castle 7 miles (blue cycle sign). Go through village and across bridge over A66.

Continue up hill straight ahead on road. Go straight on following surfaced track round to fieldgate.

SHORTCUT 1: 9 miles (15km)

Turn L after fieldgate at sign for “Public Bridleway Pasture End 2 miles”. Follow stone track until BW peels off L (at waymark post). Follow waymark posts. After wooden signpost and stepping stones at end of stonewall, head L towards A66 alongside the wall down to the road. Follow directions from point 7. From gate follow track to farmhouse at Levy Pool. Go to L of house, down to gate and splash through ford or take bridge.

SHORTCUT 2: 12 miles (20km) At obvious track go L (Ladyfold Rigg) and follow directions from point 6.

Continue up following well worn moorland path. You’ll encounter a small stream and boggy area with stepping stones. Go through metal gate and continue on obvious path heading to the magnificent rocky outcrop of Goldsborough. This is a great place for a rest / picnic / shelter. Dump your bike at the bottom and climb up for great views. With Goldsborough on your R, follow BW to road. Turn R and continue along until you go over second cattle grid. Then, turn L along BW (signed). Cross bridge and grass field to ornate metal gate in stone wall. Head L onto stone track. After 60 metres, go R through wooden gate and over dam between two reservoirs. Follow edge of reservoir on BW until you meet the dam head. Take the metal gate in stonewall on R. Head L across grass field to metal gate in corner. Go along short section of tree-lined lane. Turn L at end before field boundary head to wooden gate. Through gate, across field and down enclosed lane and cross footbridge f otbridge / ford. fo f rd. fo

BW = Public Bridleway PW = Pennine Way

Cross fields through a series of gates until you get to a tarmac road with house (Birk Hat) on your left. Turn L onto track and follow for 50 metres to old gate marked “Pennine Way” – pick up PW to Clove Lodge (CL).

Follow track across two bridges to metal gate and head up steep rocky track to CL. Go through gate into CL yard and turn R, leave yard through gate, onto single track road. After 100 metres uphill, take BW (Pennine Way) off to R.

Follow wall up a steep and bumpy bank to wooden bridlegate at top. Turn L and follow waymarks as BW then turns R. Continue to 3-fingered signpost. Turn R and follow waymarks to wooden gate.

Follow well worn moorland track to Race Yate and gate at top. This is a gruelling, exposed, uphill section with lots of boggy bits and ditches. The great views and rewarding downhill after make it worth your while, especially in summer. Through gate, whizz down hill to wooden fieldgate over bridge or splash through ford.

At bottom of field go R along boundary and through underpass (through gate). Follow BW on left, parallel to A66. Go along track and turn R downhill onto track, past house and through metal fieldgate to God’s Bridge (admire!).

Follow PW as you climb back up and then back down to Pastures End by the A66.

Through gate, turn R and continue along until you find a toe-curling drop down to the L (you may decide to dismount). Hang on as the BW curves down and round the hill to end at the gated footbridge. Cross bridge and go through a series of gates across grass fields until you reach the road. Turn L along the singletrack road and follow all the way back up to Bowes Village and the carpark. Take care on this bendy road.

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Head R to waymark post and then L and follow white-topped posts across moor. Rush down steep section to cross stream. Then keep heading up, up and away!

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Maps: OS Explorer Map OL31 Accommodation: • Ancient Unicorn Inn (B+B and pub food) tel: 01833 628 321 • Clove Lodge B+B tel: Caroline Carter 01833 650030 Tourist Information: www.thisisdurham.com or call 03000 26 26 26 Refreshments: There are no shops on the route so take provisions and refuel at the Ancient Unicorn on your return. Things to point out: You may think 16 miles sounds like a doddle, so we’d like you to try this route and think again! The routes aren’t technically demanding but the rugged terrain will test your endurance. These quiet windswept bridleways and roads take you into the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and will be a delight to explore if you come prepared. This classic route is great for beginners or intermediate riders who aren’t afraid to get off and push. Expect erratic weather; it can feel quite remote so don’t get caught out. There are plenty of feet-soaking bogs and fords to look forward to so plan on getting wet and muddy. There are a few fairly strenuous off-road climbs but the views make them worth the while. The route has great places to rest, Goldsborough is the number one picnic spot! Take a compass (and know how to use it), it can get misty on the moors. The North Pennines AONB is a protected area, like National Parks, so keep to the tracks, respect our feathered and furry friends and any other path users you may meet along the way. Enjoy your ride! If you require this leaflet in any other format or more information on public paths please contact: prow@durham.gov.uk or call 03000 265 342.

Best time to go: May – September. You’re likely to experience mud, bogs and unpredictable weather except in the very driest times of summer. Some sections are exposed – be prepared!

Total miles: 16 miles (26km) with 9 miles (15km) or 12 miles (20km) shortcuts

Getting there: Start the ride from Bowes Village Hall carpark (GR 996 135), opposite the Village Hall (parking by kind permission of the Village Hall Committee). Bowes lies at the junction of the A67 and A66, 4 miles west of Barnard Castle. From the A1M, take the A66 at Scotch Corner and follow until you reach Bowes. Bus/Rail: Traveline 0871 200 22 33 info@travelinenortheast.info www.travelinenortheast.info

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Keep dogs under effective control

Enjoy the outdoors

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Horden is a former coal mining village situated on the Respect other people coast of County Durham. Although coal mining

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St Mary’s church George Elmy lifeboat can be seen in Seaham Marina

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The Countryside Code Introduction Respect, protect, enjoy!

Dawdon Colliery in 1905 it expanded Hawthorn Dene is the largest dene in the countyenjoy! The dene isThis managed walk takes by Durham us through Dalton-le Dale towards Respect, protect, enjoy! Respect, protect, Respect, protect, enjoy! Respect, protect, enjoy! Respect, protect, enjoy! The Village of Easington Colliery was built at the it was dumped directly on to the second glacial clay, sand and gravel. It was has a popular place for holiday makers dramaticallyCrimdon with rows of been houses Dawdon the option semi-natural broadleaved woodland and Wildlife Trust and thewith coastal edge isof visiting Noses’ Point and beginning of the 20th century specifically to house sea. Naturewith hasunspoilt reclaimed the carved by the water from melting ice for many years. From the 1920’s mining communities Respect other people Respect other peopleThere is a Respect otherThis people Respect Respect other people built to accommodate miners and links to Durham’s Coastal Footpath. walk is truly species limestone meadows. owned by the National Trust. The miners and their families. The colliery opened in 1899 area and now hostsrich an Magnesian array of at the end of the last period of glacial from area visited Consider the local community and other Consider theatlocal community theSaxon local community Crimdon for their annual summer Consider the local community and other Bythe 1910 Dawdon a journey through from early settlementsand other their families. pub in the village for refreshments the start or end and of other Dene is of special interest andtime in Consider but didn’t start producing coal until 1910. A disaster in flora and fauna. activity. Today the little burn is totally holidays. Themen name derives from the Old English words people enjoying the outdoors. people enjoying the outdoors. people enjoying outdoors. people enjoying the outdoors. Colliery employed 3300 and to industrial developments, havethe shaped the the walk. need of protection because it is one of which 1951 claimed the lives of 83 men. The colliery closed out of place in the wider valley. We ‘crymel’ and ‘dun’ which means a small piece of land on Leave gates and property as you find Leave gates and property as you find Leave gates property as you find produced one Leave gates and property as you find million tons of handscenery which undisturbed we now see on the and coast at Dawdon the few areas of relatively in 1993. A timeline can be seen leading up to a pit The streets in Easington Colliery were refer to this as a ‘misfit’ stream. them and follow paths unless wider hill. The discovery them and follow paths unless wider them and follow paths unless wider them and follow paths unless wider hewed coal.a The beyond. colliery closed of in a pagan cross would suggest Hawthorn Village woodland inand East Durham. cage just to the north of the car park. This is an original used in scenes from the filmdeveloped Billy Elliott.in the Medieval period with thatsite thereclaimed. site has been inhabited for many years. access is available. access is available. access is available. access is available. 1991 and the farming providing the main economy. The village is pit cage and was used to carry men down into the Crimdon Dene, in keeping with other denes along the Dalton was formally known as Dalden and dates from therefore notably different in character to the other Hawthorn Village, Dene and Hive contain an mine to work on the various coal seams. The walk provides some stunning views of the coast Durham coast, has a viaduct which was built 1905 environment Protect the natural environment Protect thewere natural environment Protect the naturalinenvironment Protect theinnatural Protect The dene is one ofColliery many in East Durham. It is Saxon meaning afeatures settlement a valley More information on Dawdon settlements along the coast, which built in abundance Anglo of natural andtimes archaeological and on a clear day the hills of North Yorkshire can be to carry the North Eastern railway. Leave no trace of your visit and take your Leave trace ofinyour visit and take yourwhich all have Leave trace your visit Leave no trace of your visit and take In contrast, Dawdon began as a and take or Dealla’s can be found at Nose’sa Point. essentially limestone gorge carpeted with layers of response to the booming coalnoindustry the late a part toVale. play in telling theno story of of An aerial ropeway carried spoil from the colliery where seen to the south and Sunderland to the north. litter home. litter home. your litter home. your litter home. but with the sinking of 19th/early 20th century. the area. small hamlet of 83 houses

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In order to reduce our carbon emissions, we are monitoring and recording the usage of our main utilities, taking temperature readings, and displaying the information for public view. We have identified where lighting can be used less, where electrical machines can be switched off when not in use, and have halved our clarifier usage by taking out unnecessary water tanks. Externally we have provided cycle racks and displayed cycle routes from local towns and villages to our centres, to encourage more environmentally friendly means of travelling to our facilities. As a Council we are currently auditing our carbon emissions, and through self assessment we are identifying means through which we can reduce emissions across our organisation.

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property belonging to any users. The any directions by a member ofoperates a 24 hour cancellation policy. Sharing information aboutgiven safeguarding and Photography and recording of images of any Council in particular accepts Cancellations made at least 24 hours priorno to good practice. Staff. kind is only allowed with the written commencement of a booking will or notdamage be responsibility for loss to any Sharing information about concerns with authorisation of the centre manager. charged.valuables Cancellations made within 24hours while on the Council’s agencies who need to know and involving premises (including valuables left in any unattended vehicle). To ensure

Environment statement Across all six leisure facilities we are committed to reducing our energy consumption and consequent carbon emissions. In doing this, the Council’s Leisure Services are playing an important role in tackling one of the major causes of Climate Change. We are currently working with various agencies in an attempt to reduce our energy consumption; these include the Carbon Trust, Institute of Sport and Recreation Management and the Council’s energy suppliers.

Energy consumption

Lights, TVs and fans are switched off in rooms that are not in use, this is part our policy to conserve energy and be environmentally friendly. If you enter a room and equipment is switched off please contact a member of staff who will turn the equipment on.

Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians of the Durham Magnesian Limestone

carnivore the Otter seems to have survived the depredations of the gamekeeper, hanging on in the county until almost completely disappearing during the England otter population crash of the 1950s and 60s, which was caused by pesticide pollution in rivers and streams.

by Terry Coult

Today, the Otter is recolonising the rivers and streams of County Durham, even as far as the City of Sunderland and into the urban conurbations of Stockton and Middlesborough. Whether it ever permanently occupies the denes and coast of east Durham remains to be seen, but there have been a handful of recent tenuous otter records on the Durham coast.

Polecat photo: www.wildstock.co.uk

Mammals The dramatic changes undergone by the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mammals was illustrated by an incident in 1878. Quarrymen working the limestone of the Cleadon Hills, near Whitburn Lizards, uncovered a cave in which were found human bones along with numerous gnawed bones of native mammals and birds, including the remains of the now extinct flightless seabird the Great Auk. Wild mammal bones found in the cave were Wild Boar, Red and Roe deer, Fox, Badger, Pine Marten, Weasel, Hedgehog, Mole and abundant Water Vole bones; no doubt the remains of various carnivorous feasts. By the time the cave was quarried in 1878, the Wild Boar was extinct in Britain, the Pine Marten confined to the wilds of Scotland and the Badger, Red and Roe deer almost extinct in the North-East.

Pine marten photo www.wildstock.co.uk

Red deer became extinct in the wild in Durham, probably, during the 17th Century and now exist in the county only in a private park. By the early 18th Century, the Roe was gone from the

east of Durham, mainly due to deforestation, but lingered in very small numbers in the west of the county and on the Northumberland border. Today, it has spread back to its former haunts, recolonising the larger coastal denes during the 1960s. By the end of the 19th Century, the unrelenting massacre of carnivores by gamekeepers caused the demise in Durham of the Pine Marten, the Wild Cat, and Polecat, one of the last of which was reported by the Rev. G. C. Abbes, of Cleadon, in his garden. The Wild Cat became confined to the far north and west of Scotland and the Polecat to Wales. In 1895, Sir Alfred Pease, the badgerdigging MP for Cleveland, wrote that the Badger was extinct in Durham. Whether this was true is uncertain, but it was certainly the nadir in the fortunes of the Badger in Durham; since that date the Badger has expanded in both numbers and range and can once again be found in the woods and denes of the east of the county. That other large

Wild boar

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The most ubiquitous large carnivore of them all, the Fox, made it all the way through despite intensive persecution, the reason almost certainly being that after the crash in deer numbers it was promoted to a beast of the chase and was preserved on some sporting estates so that it could be pursued by hounds, a paradox of the hunting psyche. The smaller carnivores Stoat and Weasel are still present across the whole of the county. Water Vole bones were found by the quarrymen in 1878 as well, which may have much to do with the local geography. The River Don flows into the Tyne at Jarrow and its extensive tributary system drains the flatlands of South Tyneside, bordered to the east by the Magnesian Limestone escarpment at Cleadon Hills. It is quite likely that the Water Vole bones found in the Whitburn cave were the remains of meals caught by predators in the streams and ditches Water vole

Introduction

An Audit of the Wildlife of Lanchester Parish 2011

by Michael Horsley

Habitats

Plants

Birds

Mammals

Fish

Reptiles and Amphibians

Invertebrates

Authors: Michael Horsley, John Gall, Terry Coult, Angela Horsley, Fiona Green, Gary Bell, Rachel Jackson.

Great Spotted Woodpecker, photo Joe Ridley. Front Cover: Kingfisher, photo Darin Smith

Landscape History

• A monthly practical conservation volunteer team which has undertaken woodland and wetland management, invasive species control and tree planting;

This wildlife audit is a snapshot based on historical and current records. It documents what is known of the wildlife of the parish with some indication of the changes over time. This brings the information together in a single document to illustrate to the people who live here the diversity around them and to provide input for future projects to protect and enhance this wildlife.

• Support to farmers in securing grants such as English Woodland Grant Scheme and Higher Level Stewardship; • A skills audit which has informed a programme of training that has included accredited training for young farm workers such as first aid, chainsaw, shearing and hedge laying;

Various sites of interest for wildlife are mentioned in this document. Whilst there is public access to many, some of these are on private land and no right of access can be assumed.

• Training to support the wildlife and heritage audits including botanical survey, use of the Map Mate computer program and archival research;

Who has contributed - Many people have been involved in various ways, from providing the records of local wildlife sightings in the parish over many years and photographs of this wildlife, to the compilation of the sections of this audit. The sections have all been compiled by volunteers. The organisations listed at the back have also contributed by allowing their data to be used.

• Botanical surveys of selected areas in the parish; Lanchester Parish church: photo, Darin Smith

Otter, photo Darin Smith

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, photo Darin Smith

Peacock Butterfly, photo Darin Smith

Badger, photo Sue Charlton

The triangle appears to have lost a number of the species that were previously recorded in it and it requires more management with a heavier grazing level to hopefully restore it. Stuartfield Moor NZ086447 This LWS lies at the western end of the parish and comprises heathland and woodland habitats. It has three sections and was surveyed in 1992 and 1994.

The habitat varies along the railway and includes patches of herb rich neutral grassland, acid grassland and areas of wet grassland. Greater Butterfly Orchids (Platanthera chlorantha) have been recorded on this site in the past, both on the railway line and within the triangle but none were seen during survey in 2007. There are many species of interest along the railway line including:

The pre-Roman p occupation of the parish is not well recorded at present, but there have been finds of ‘cup and ring’ stones and flint tools in the valley and surrounding hills, indicating that there has been at least 4000 years of hunting and farming around indica Lanch Lanchester.

We know little of the period from the leaving of the Roman Garrison until the arrival of the Normans. There may have been a major estate centred on Lanchester but it does appear that native woodlands would have re-established themselves over much of the Roman farmlands.

When the Roman legions marched north, leading to the creation of a fort and assoc associated civil settlement of Longovicium, this would have had a considerable effect on th the lands around the valley. Five hundred horse, (even small ones), the soldiers and their supporting community would have needed to be fed and watered and this could have involved the clearance of woodland and the cultivation of the best of the drained lands. lands Dere Street, the stone fort with its associated buildings and vicus would have required requi major quarrying and there are indications in the parish of extensive iron which would have necessitated the felling of large areas of woodland in order work working provide charcoal. to pro

With the arrival of Norman overlords activities were centred on the Bishopric and Church at Durham. During this time we have evidence of man’s effect on the parish with further clearance of woodlands as well as the establishment of the present village around the church. There was some mediaeval iron working and the outcrop coal seams were worked in a small way. From late mediaeval times until the early 18th century the parish appears to have been a ‘backwater’ though much of the major woodland seems to have been felled and was replaced by coppice woodland for the production of hazel corf rods for the coal industry.

The Future - It is hoped that it will be possible under the auspices of the Locality Map Project and based on this wildlife audit to identify other sites in the parish which may contain interesting flora and fauna and to conduct survey work on those sites. It would also be beneficial to revisit sites for old records of rare plants to check whether the plants are still there.

Common name Bladder Campion Burnet Saxifrage Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil Common Knapweed Common Spotted Orchid Cowslip Eyebright Field Scabious Goatsbeard Great Burnet Kidney Vetch Lady’s Bedstraw Oxeye Daisy Pale Lady’s Mantle Quaking Grass Slender St John’s Wort Smooth Lady’s Mantle Tormentil Zigzag Clover

Harebell, photo Darin Smith

North Plantation and Stuartfield Lodge is an area of mid-altitude heathland which is the only area of this habitat in the parish. The heathland is dominated by heather and bilberry. A number of uncommon plant species are found along the southern edges of the site including Adder’s tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum), Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria) and Petty Whin (Genista anglica).

Specific name Silene vulgaris Pimpinella saxifraga Lotus corniculatus Centaurea nigra Dactylorhiza fuchsii Primula veris Euphrasia sp Knautia arvensis Tragopogon pratensis Sanguisorba officinalis Anthyllis vulneraria Galium verum Leucanthemum vulgare Alchemilla xanthochlora Briza media Hypericum pulchrum Alchemilla glabra Potentilla erecta Trifolium medium

South Plantation and Woodburn Plantation – the woodland is dominated by Birch (Betula pubescens and Betula pendula) with some mature Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and a small amount of Spruce (Picea sp.) and Larch (Larix sp.). The ground flora consists of grasses and Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) with patches of Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) and Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) scattered throughout. Alder (Alnus glutinosa) lines the stream with Eared Willow (Salix aurita) by a small pond. Wetter patches contain Sharp-flowered Rush (Juncus acutiflorus) and Marsh Violet (Viola palustris). Bog Bean, photo Terry Coult

Common Spotted Orchid, photo Darin Smith

Cowslip, photo Darin Smith

Mouse-ear-hawkweed, photo Darin Smith

Lanchester Roman Fort, photo Darin Smith

High Plantation is an area of mid-altitude heather moor and birch plantation grazed by sheep. The ground layer is Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) with occasional patches of Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) and Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) with Sphagnum moss and Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) in wetter areas. Birch (Betula pubescens and B. pendula) forms open woodland in part of the area while in other parts Birch are scattered together with occasional Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris). Burnhill Junction and Longburn Ford NZ070444 This LWS comprises several different habitats which are important for the Small Pearlbordered Fritillary butterfly, that is, acid grassland, meadow and young tree planting. It was surveyed in June 2004.

Towards the eastern end of the site, there are raised banks with thin soils. These are more acidic in nature with Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata), Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum), Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca ovina), Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile) and Betony (Stachys officinalis).

As a result of new and draft national planning legislation further local planning documents are in preparation by Durham County Council. The information contained in this audit can provide input to this process.

Small Copper Butterfly, photo Darin Smith

Published by Lanchester Parish Council 978-0-9571618-1-8

by John Gall

By describing the range of local wildlife this audit can help people to develop a more informed knowledge of and interest in the natural environment around them. Anyone can already record interesting old trees on-line through the Woodland Trust website: www.ancient-treehunt.org.uk.

Method - Where available specific records from many sources have been brought together by the volunteers involved and analysed to provide a picture of wildlife in the parish. Elsewhere the knowledge of local experts has been drawn on. Publication - This document has been made available in printed form as a book and can be viewed on-line and downloaded from the Lanchester Parish Council website at: www.lanchesterparish.info.

Hurbuck Triangle NZ143481 This LWS surveyed in July 2007 comprises a particularly species rich stretch of former railway line which forms part of the Lanchester Valley Walk together with a small triangle of wet grassland adjacent to the railway on the northern side.

• A heritage audit resulting in the publication of 7 walk leaflets through the surrounding landscape that highlight the local heritage.

Summary - Because of its geography stretching from the Pennine foothills in the west to the gentler farmland in the east, the parish has a wide variety of habitats and supports a wide range of species from plants through to birds, invertebrates and amphibians. Although many are common, some are rare and declining and need help if they are to survive here and maintain the diversity for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.

At the western end of the site, the railway sides slope steeply downwards and the triangle is located at the base of one of these steep slopes on the northern side. It is mostly dominated by Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), with Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis), Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) and Rose-bay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium).

The central part of the meadow was uncut and ungrazed and was damp in places with a good variety of herbs and grasses including Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), Crosswort (Galium cruciata) and Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis).

LLandscape History

• A programme of educational visits and activities to connect local children with the environment and where food comes from;

Background - Lanchester is a mainly rural parish and, in common with other areas, the wildlife found there has changed and continues to change.

Contents Introduction

The Locality Map Project - The compilation and publication of this wildlife audit has been part of a wider project to implement the “Lanchester Locality Map”. This is a document compiled by Lanchester Parish Council, Lanchester Partnership and representatives of the farming, wildlife and environment groups of the parish to address rural issues. Funding was obtained for a Project Officer, Sue Charlton, to co-ordinate delivery of the Locality Map Action Plan. Whilst this audit has been in preparation other actions have included:

Common Dog Violet, photo Darin Smith

Marsh Marigold, photo Darin Smith

Cotton Grass, photo Darin Smith

Burnhill Junction is a section of the Waskerley Way and contains Marsh Violet (Viola palustris) in a gutter to the west of the track on which the larvae of the butterfly feed.

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Mineral collecting The gem-like quality of Weardale fluorite makes it prized among collectors throughout the world. In the 19th and early 20th Centuries there was a lot of interest in collecting mineral specimens. They found their way into many museums and private collections and have been used as sources of research and education relating to how minerals were formed. Miners were in a position to collect minerals, but it was generally ʻgentlemenʼ who purchased them. Miners collected minerals without the approval of the mine owners, and if they came across a vug of particularly good mineral specimens would take hours, or even days, to carefully extract the minerals. These minerals were then smuggled out of the mine (in ʻbait boxesʼ) and sold to mineral dealers and dispersed around the country.

Killhope Museum, Near Cowshill, Upper Weardale, County Durham, DL13 1AR Tel: 01388 537505 Email: info@killhope.org.uk, Web: www.killhope.org.uk

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Magnificent Minerals You can see a magnificent selection of minerals commonly found in the North Pennines in our mineral gallery

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Minerals of the North Pennines The North Pennines was, for many years in the 18th and 19th Centuries, one of Britainʼs most extensive and productive lead mining areas. Lead extraction is the reason for most of the mining that took place in the area, but the mineral veins that carried lead ore were also rich in other minerals. Some of these minerals, such as fluorspar, quartz and calcite can be seen in our collection. The ground under our feet is made of layers and layers of rocks, comprised of limestones, shales and sandstones. These layers repeated over time to form ʻcyclothemsʼ which are alternating series of these rocks. The most significant layer in the North Pennines is the Great Limestone.

‘Simply, a mineral is a naturally occurring, reasonably pure, solid, inorganic chemical compound that usually we find in the ground. Some special minerals form on or near the surface of the land, but the important minerals have to be dug out of the ground in mines and quarries.’ Trevor Bridges, Friends of Killhope

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These rock layers were subjected to great pressure which caused fractures. Mineral rich fluids from deep within the earth rose up to fill the cracks. When the fluid cooled, the minerals in the fluid crystallised out into the characteristic crystals shown in the specimens on display.

Pattison Sill Little Limestone Upper LImestone Group

High Coal Sill

Low Coal Sill

Great Limestone Tulf Quarry Hazel Four Fathom Limestone Nattras Gill Hazel Middle LImestone Group

Three Yards Limestone Six Fathom Hazel Five Yards Limestone Slatey Hazel

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Where did these minerals come from? Minerals occur in the North Pennines within deposits, mainly in the limestone, but sometimes in sandstone, known as veins and flats. Veins—are sheet-like bodies of minerals that fill vertical faults in the surrounding rocks. Veins can be very narrow (a few millimetres) or very large (around 10 metres). Flats are horizontal bodies of mineral that may extend for metres on either side of a vein. They form within horizontal faults in the limestone. Sometimes mineralisation doesnʼt completely fill the vein or flat, leading to the creation of open cavities, known as ʻvugsʼ. These are crystal lined spaces which contain perfectly formed crystals. Vugs can be the size of a hand or even large enough to stand in.

Vugs were a nuisance for miners looking for rich deposits of lead ore. However, they were highly prized by those miners who collected minerals as a hobby or to sell to supplement their income.

Whetstone Jew Limestone

Silver Y

Burnet Companion

Cinnabar

Butterfly or Moth? Mother Shipton

The Herald

Brimstone Moth

Other differences such as the position of the wings at rest, and shape of antennae may help distinguish between moths and butterflies, but there are often species and specimens to be found that do not conform to the ‘rules’!

Large Emerald Lunar Hornet Moth

5 spot burnet

There is a huge variety of forms and habit amongst moths. In Britain alone, there are over 2000 species compared to less than 60 species of butterfly (including common visitors). This leaflet therefore illustrates only a handful of the many moth species you may encounter and is far from being a comprehensive guide.

Chimney Sweeper

Colourful day-flying moths such as the 5 and 6 spotted burnet may sometimes be mistaken for a butterfly, but there is a moth species that has in recent years, increasingly visited our shores and confused some observers even more. This is the hummingbird hawk moth, whose name derives from its amazing similarity to the tiny tropical birds, both in appearance and in its habit of hovering when feeding from flowering plants.

Ghost Swift Hummingbird Hawk-Moth

6 6 spot burnet White Ermine

Though, whilst some adult moths do not feed at all or remain loyal to specific habitats such as heathland, many species of moth can be attracted to gardens. Planting a diverse range of nectar-rich plants and, if space is available, a variety of trees and shrubs will help to draw a wide range of insects to your garden (which in turn will also help to attract birds and other animals)

Fox Moth

Wood Tiger

Dragonfly or Damselfly ? The Life-Cycle of a Moth

If asked this question, many people would reply that butterflies are colourful insects that fly by day and that moths are drab insects that fly by night; but this is far from accurate. Whilst butterflies are chiefly day-flying, some species are far from being colourful. There are even, species of moth which display bright hues and patterns and fly by day.

Small Magpie

Flowers such as honeysuckle, tobacco and nightscented stock will provide a valuable food source for moths that fly at or after sunset.

Small Elephant Hawk-Moth

Oak Eggar Garden Tiger

6 Spot Burnet

Magpie

Large Yellow Underwing

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All of the butterflies pictured in this leaflet may Durham Wildlife Trust's purpose is The Life-Cycle of abe Dragonfly The Life-Cycle of a Butterfly seen in County Durham. Some species are to protect wildlife and promote

Durham Wildlife Trust's purpose is to protect wildlife and promote nature conservation in County Dragonflies are larger and more robust insects Durham, than the City of Sunderland damselflies. Whilst at rest dragonflies will always hold and the Boroughs of Gateshead, 3 their wings outstretched, whilst damselflies may do Tyneside and Darlington. South DURHAM this also, they1will frequently fold them back over or at an angle to the body. We are one of the most active environmental

organisations in the region, managing 25 Nature Reserves,

Demoiselles are large damselflies withofdifferent wing a variety species and habitat recovery projects and four Visitor Centres. We also manage an extensive structures and metallic bodies. Demoiselles also prefer environmental education programme that aims to to breed in running water, unlike most damselflies engage schools, community groups, whole communities which prefer still water. The males of the banded 2 and and individuals in issues around nature conservation demoiselle have blue bands across their wings making the wider environment. them easily identifiable amongst British species. If you would like to support the work of the Trust please

very widespread and may be observed in parksnature conservation in County and gardens, whilst others such as the dingy Durham, the City of Sunderland skipper and small pearl-bordered fritillary are and the Boroughs of Gateshead, 4 much rarer and will only be encountered whereSouth Tyneside and Darlington. DURHAM DURHAM specific habitat conditions are present.

We are one of the most active environmental organisations in the region, managing 25 Nature Reserves, a variety of species and habitat recovery projects and four Visitor Centres. We also manage an extensive environmental education programme that aims to engage schools, community groups, whole communities and individuals in issues around nature conservation and the wider environment.

We are one of the most active environmental organisations in the region, managing 25 Nature Reserves, Butterflies can travel amazing distances. Clouded a variety species yellow and painted ladies seen in springof and earlyand habitat recovery projects and four Visitor Centres. We also manage an extensive summer will1have likely flown toenvironmental the region from education programme that aims to Europe or possibly even from North Africa! engage schools, community groups, whole communities

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the wider environment. On occasion observers may be lucky enough to see other sporadic visitors to County Durham, such as If you would like to support the work of the Trust please brimstone, gatekeeper and camberwell 3 consider beauty. becoming a member or a volunteer. Details are

becoming member or a volunteer. Details are Male and female dragonflies consider and damselflies ofathe available on our web site at www.durhamwt.co.uk or available on our web site at www.durhamwt.co.uk or same species are often differently coloured. Females contact us on 0191 5843112. contact us on 0191 5843112. Holly blue and speckled wood were once considered may also darken with age. The lifecycle of a dragonfly is called Partial Metamorphosis visitors to Durham, but in recent years their range

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If you would like to support the work of the Trust please consider becoming a member or a volunteer. Details are available on our web site at www.durhamwt.co.uk or contact us on 0191 5843112.

Head Office: Durham Wildlife Trust, Rainton Headthese Office:species Durham Wildlife Trust, Rainton Meadows, as itMeadows, has 3 distinct stages 1) Ova (egg)has 2) Nymph (aquatic increased dramatically and now Chilton Tyne &Wear DH43)6PU. Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne &Wear DH4 6PU. Some of the hawker dragonflies canMoor, fly at Houghton-le-Spring, speeds of 35 juvenile) Imago (adult winged insect) may be seen far more frequentlyAacross thelimited County. company by guarantee. Registered in England A company limited to 45 kilometres per hour! Dragonfly flight is by guarantee. Registered in England The life-cycle of butterflies and moths is known as Complete impressive also due to their abilities to hover, rise and Dragonflies and damselflies lay their eggs either Butterflies are amongst the most colourful of insects Metamorphosis as it has 4 distinct stages 1) Ova 2) Larva fall (egg) vertically and change direction in mid-flight. into the water or inside aquatic plants. All of the moth species pictured in the directly leaflet have and their huesThe and patterns serve several purposes. (caterpillar) 3) Pupa (chrysalis) 4) Imago (adult insect)

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Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve been previously recorded at Durham Wildlife Trust’s into aquatic nymphs. eggs develop Whilst Males anda dragonfly females of the same species may greatly The life-cycle of butterflies and moths is known as Dragonflies have been knownHedleyhope by a varietyFell of and Low Barns Naturemay Reserves. only survive in its winged form for ainfew months (for instance the female differ appearance Durham Wildlife Trust’s Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve Many moth caterpillars will only eat the leaves of All of the dragonfly, damselfly and demoiselle species Complete Metamorphosis as it has 4 distinct stages. nicknames such as devils darning needles and horse at most, it will have already spent one or more years near Tow Law is a great place to find many of the butterfly common blue is usually brown).pictured Bright colours and have been previously specific plants. However there are species with a in this leaflet recorded at 1 Ova (egg) 2) Larva (caterpillar) 3) Pupa (chrysalis) stingers, but they don’t actually bite or sting. MaleFell Natureliving species featured in this leaflet. The Fell is the best known underwater. Hedleyhope Reserve bold markings will help to attract matesWildlife and to Trust’s out- Low Barns Nature slightly broader diet. For instance the caterpillars of Durham Reserve nearinsect) 4) Imago (adult place in County Durham for the green hairstreak butterfly. dragonflies jealously guard their territory and will Hedleyhope Fell is one of the largest examples of mid-altitude compete rivals. Witton-Le-Wear. swift moths are root-eaters and will happily feast chase off rivals and other insects. Theyinmay sometimes heathland County Durham.This type of heathland occurs upon the roots of lettuce and other crops as well as Hedleyhope Fell is one of the largest examples of midButterflies are very particular about where they lay moorland in the uplands and heathland in the fly close to investigate peoplebetween who have wandered a 50 hectare site situated on the banks of the Colours can also help to protectLow the Barns insectisagainst those of wild plants such as dandelion and grasses. altitude heathland in County Durham.This type of lowlands, attracting plants and animals from both. their eggs, as many caterpillars are very fussy eaters. onto River Wear is locally its wetland features heathland occurs between moorland in the uplands and predators, as they act as a warning that theand insect is renowned forFor The female adults therefore do not need totheir be sopatch, but they will not attack. instance, peacock and small tortoiseshell will Dragonfly wetland pasture. heathland in the lowlands, attracting plants and animals The Fell has a complex mosaic of heather dominated areas, acid poisonousDamselfly or unpleasant to eat. including lakes, ponds, reed-beds andonly precise as to where they lay their eggs. In fact, female eat views the leaves of stinging nettles. Overlooking bird-hides have awarded visitors of from both. In fact, as well as being amazing and beautiful tobracken beds, patchesNymph grassland, rush pasture, of gorse and ghost swift moths will ‘bomb’ their eggs, meaning that Nymph many bird species including kingfisher, grey heron and trees. It is this variation watch, dragonflies are useful scattered creatures as they will eat in habitat type that supports they are dropped in flight over a suitable looking The ‘eye-spot’ patterns of some species such as The Fell has a complex mosaic of heather dominated A single female small tortoiseshell butterfly may lay rich variety of plants occasionally bittern. manyhost fliesplants. (including midges such andamosquitoes) that and animals such as insects, birds, habitat instead of being directly laid upon meadow brown and peacock may also frighten or areas, acid grassland, rush pasture, bracken beds, patches mammals and reptiles. over a thousand eggs in a relatively short time. would Once the eggs hatch, the caterpillars will thenotherwise burrow bite you! of gorse and scattered trees. It is this variation in habitat confuse predators. The site also includes areas of mixed woodland (including However as many as 99 out of every 100 butterfly type that supports such a rich variety of plants and The nymphs of both dragonflies and damselflies are under the soil to feed upon the roots and the inside of an ancient alder-wood) and meadowseggs rich with plantnot andsurvive as they can fall victim to laid may Low Barns Nature Reserve animals such as insects, birds, mammals and reptiles. carnivorous. Dragonfly nymphs are especially adept plant stems. A variety of Butterflies can be attracted to gardens invertebrate species. Other animals to be seen atinsects, Low spiders, birds, parasites, fungal predatory Low Barns is a 50 hectare site situated on the banks of the River predators. They have a special organ on theirahead, Barns include red fox. by leaving patch of grass to grow long and otter, roe deer, stoat andinfection, Lanchester Wear and is locally renowned for its wetland features including disease and adverse weather conditions. Some moth caterpillars will weave silk Broad cocoons calledbirda ‘mask’, which can shoot forward pierce of nectar-rich plants. Plants bodied Blue tailed through the to presence lakes, ponds, reed-beds and wetland pasture. often Overlooking Durham chaser (female) damelfly a chrysalis, around themselves prior to turning into and capture prey including tadpoles fish. hides have awarded visitors views of many bird species including thatand cansmall attract butterflies and also other colourful A691 A68 Some caterpillars make cocoons around themselves whilst others may also construct feeding tents around kingfisher, grey heron and occasionally bittern. Hedleyhope The squat dragonfly nymph can speed around the insects such as day-flying moths,Low bees and hoverflies, Durham immediately prior to transforming into a chrysalis or Barns A68 Fell Cornsay themselves and the leaves they are feeding upon. This pond by propelling water throughtotheir bodies to gardens, include mint, aster, ice-plant, raspberry, A690 Location Map during winter. The bodily transformation that occurs The site also includes areas of mixed woodland (including an B6701 Colliery is particularly noticeable with the different species of escape from predators. They breathe throughpeas, theirbeans and buddleia. blackberry, ancient alder-wood) and meadows rich with plant and inside the chrysalis is known as pupation. Spennymoor Tow ermel moth, which live in large colonies and spin big andBarns small rear gills, whilst the slender damselfly invertebrate species. Other animals to be seenskin at Low Witton-le-Wear Law cobweb-like shrouds upon the branches of apple, bird nymph has three tail-like gills which help them both to Crook A1M include otter, roe deer, stoat and red fox. Low Barns The dramatic changes that occur during pupation cherry and other fruit trees. Protected somewhat from A689 breathe underwater and to swim. Dingy Skipper may take only a few days, but in some species it is a West Auckland Hedleyhope Fell predators, these tiny caterpillars will then eat hungrily, A167 Location Map slower process.A1M The white butterfly species tend to Front Cover: silver y moth often stripping the trees entirely of its leaves. Both dragonfly and damselfly nymphs shed their skin Paintings by Marion Hannaford, Photography by www.wildstock.co.uk pass the winter in chrysalis form, whilst other species Designed and printed by InPrint, printing@derwentside.gov.ukseveral times in their life as they develop. Upon the A68 A688 Front Cover: green hairstreak butterfly. will over-winter as eggs or caterpillars. Small Some caterpillars are more frequently noticed or Front Cover: ruddy darter. final moult, they will climb out of the water and shed Paintings by Marion Hannaford, Photography by www.wildstock.co.uk Paintings by Marion Hannaford, Photography by www.wildstock.co.uk tortoiseshell and peacocks are amongst the few observed than the moths they develop into. Despite Designed and printed by InPrint, printing@derwentside.gov.uk their skin; but rather than a larger nymph, it is now the Designed and printed by InPrint, printing@derwentside.gov.uk British species that hibernate as adult insects, their size and vivid patterns, this is indeed true of the winged adult that will emerge. Hardened discarded Production of this leaflet has been made possible by the kind support of: Production of this leaflet has been made possible by the kind support of: Production of this leaflet has been made possible by the kind support of: sometimes entering houses to do so. garden tiger moth. Their furry larvae (known as skins, can often be found close to ponds used for woolly bears) are often seen crossing paths in breeding. The transformation can take several hours as summer. Though they look cute, they should not be the new wings will need to straighten and harden handled as their hairs are poisonous and some people before flight. It is at this time that the insect is most can develop very serious reactions from contact vulnerable to predators. Protecting Wildlife for the future Protecting Wildlife for the future with them.

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