DOCSLIB.ORG

Teesside Countryside Directory for People with Disabilities

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Teesside Countryside Directory for People with Disabilities Teesside Countryside Directory for People with Disabilities first edition Whatever your needs, access to and enjoyment of the countryside is rewarding, healthy and great fun. This directory can help you find out what opportunities are available to you in your area. Get yourself outdoors and enjoy all the benefits that come with it… Foreword written by: Jeremy Garside, Chief Executive of Tees Valley Wildlife Trust This directory was designed for people with a disability, though the information included will be useful to everyone. Alongside its heavy industry Teesside has some fantastic countryside. There are numerous parks, green spaces and nature reserves which provide excellent opportunities for countryside activities, from walking to wildlife spotting. It is more than worth taking that first step and getting yourself involved in your local countryside, regardless of your abilities. For people interested in wildlife and conservation there is much that can be done from home or a local accessible area. Whatever your chosen form of countryside recreation, whether it’s joining a group, doing voluntary work, or getting yourself out into the countryside on your own, we hope you will get as much out of it as we do. There is still some way to go before we have a properly accessible countryside. By contacting Open Country or another of the organisations listed here, you can help to encourage better access for all in the future. Published in Spring 2013 Using the Directory Throughout the Directory you will see some symbols. These are to help you see what kind of facilities or information is available. Please also contact individual places to ask what they can offer people with disabilities. Key: A wheelchair accessible toilet is available Accessible parking is available P A Braille guide and / or tactile book is available Large print leaflets are available Scooters / wheelchairs are available for loan To make it easier to find information some parts of this directory are divided into the five local authority boroughs: Darlington DURHAM Hartlepool Hartlepool Middlesbrough Stockton-on-Tees Redcar & Cleveland Redcar & Cleveland Darlington Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough NORTH YORKSHIRE Getting into the countryside is such an important thing for all of us. There is nothing better than the natural environment for the body and soul. Teesside is a compact urban settlement and might not be readily associated with quality natural environments. You can readily and easily get into the surrounding farmland and the landscape to the south is dominated by the steep scarp edge of the moorland plateau. While these all offer great walking and wildlife country, it is worth remembering that there are some fabulous opportunities even closer to home. There is a truly beautiful coastline which stretches from the golden beaches and low sand dune systems around Teesmouth, to the rocky foreshore of Hartlepool Headland or Redcar Rocks, to the towering cliffs (the highest in England) of East Cleveland’s Heritage Coast. The real surprise, however, comes from the great selection of nature reserves and countryside sites scattered through the conurbation itself. In what other urban and industrial settlement could you hope to watch seals fishing for salmon or stand a chance of catching a glimpse of an otter? I am delighted to support Open Country’s Teesside Countryside Directory for People with Disabilities and hope it brings pleasure to all who use it. Chief Executive of Tees Valley Wildlife Trust Contents 1. Walking and Outings 1 Breakfree 2 Walking Clubs and Contacts 3-10 Easy Going Walks 11-13 Health Walks 14-15 Markets 16-17 Outings 18-23 2. Sports and Outdoor Pursuits 24 Clubs and Contacts 25-26 Outdoor Pursuits 27-33 Fishing 34-37 Cycling 38-43 3. Wildlife and Conservation 44 Clubs and Organisations 45-48 Accessible Wildlife Sites 49-52 Visitor Centres 53-54 4. Countryside Employment and Volunteering 55 Volunteer Centres 56-57 Volunteer Websites 57 Volunteering in the Countryside 58-61 Countryside Employment 62 5. Useful information 63 Community Transport 64-65 Public Transport 66-67 RADAR, Blue Badge parking and wheelchair hire 68 Shopmobility 69 Tourist Information Centres 70 Publications 71-72 Websites Worth a Surf 73-74 6. The Countryside Code 75 7. The Authors and Funders 76-77 Walking & Outings 1. Walking and Outings Breakfree 2 Walking Clubs and Contacts 3-10 Easy Going Walks 11-13 Health Walks 14-15 Markets 16-17 Outings 18-23 1 Breakfree Open Country have produced three Breakfree packs for Harrogate District and Nidderdale AONB. Great for short walks, nature trails, children, cycles and people with disabilities. The packs have clear, colour maps for each place, with all the information you need to help plan your day. Breakfree packs are £2 plus p&p. Get your packs from Open Country; call 01423 507227 and we will gladly post them to you. Only Breakfree, get healthy and £2 discover your local green space! 2 Walking Clubs & Contacts General contacts Disabled Ramblers www.disabledramblers.co.uk The Disabled Ramblers helps mobility-challenged people get back out into the countryside. Able-bodied helpers are welcome to support members and to help with loading scooters and other jobs. About 30 rambles are run each year across England and Wales – mostly from March to October. They ramble in all weathers and over a variety of terrain. The rambles are graded according to difficulty; some are suitable for shopping buggies and power chairs whilst others need large scooters capable of travelling over rough ground. For enquiries use the form on the ‘Contact Us’ page on their website. The Ramblers 2nd floor, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TW Tel: 020 7339 8500 Email: [email protected] www.ramblers.org.uk The Ramblers is Britain's walking charity, working to safeguard the footpaths, the countryside and other places people go walking, and to encourage more people to take up walking. They provide information and publications and promote walking for all throughout England, Wales and Scotland. The North Yorkshire and South Durham Area of The Ramblers has several local groups in the Teesside area. Each group has its own walks programme with walks ranging from easy to strenuous. These groups include: Cleveland Group Tel: 01642 474864 Email: [email protected] http://sites.google.com/site/ramblerscg The group operates over the Districts of Easington, Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Hambleton (east of the A19), Ryedale in the North York Moors National Park and Scarborough north of and including Fylingdales Parish. Darlington Ramblers Contact: David Hardaker (Chairman) Tel: 01325 314442 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] https://sites.google.com/site/darlingtonramblers 3 Walking Clubs & Contacts The group has spring, summer and winter walks programmes. The walks take place on Wednesdays and Sundays and are suitable for most walkers and everyone is welcome to participate. The majority of walks are around 7 miles. Darlington Dales and Hills Email: [email protected] www.darlingtonhiking.org.uk A group for Ramblers members in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s (though there is no upper age limit). Based in the Tees Valley area, their walks cover County Durham, The Yorkshire Dales, The North York Moors and The Cleveland Hills. Walks take place on Saturdays or Sundays, starting between 10am and 11am, depending on the time of year. The grades of walks cover most ability levels, from easy five mile walks lasting around two hours to moderate four or five hour hikes. They also organise weekend and week-long trips. Darlington Aycliffe Fellwalking Club Contact: Alan Holmes (Chairman/Walk Secretary) Tel: 01325 488225 www.afwc.org.uk Aycliffe Fellwalking Club is based in Newton Aycliffe near Darlington and is open to everyone interested in fell walking or rambling. It caters for walkers of all abilities and ages. Each outing has a variety of walks of different lengths and difficulty ratings and transport is by comfortable coach that picks up in Darlington, Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland. Darlington CHA & HF Rambling Club Contact: John Barnes (Club Secretary) Tel: 01325 720869 Email: [email protected] www.darlingtonchahf.com The club walks all year round regardless of the weather and covers all age groups from 17 to 70+. Walks are arranged on Saturdays and Sundays with additional evening local walks arranged for the summer months. Saturday walks are generally 6-10 miles in length and of medium grade. Sunday walks are more often of a greater length and degree of difficulty. Local Motion Tel: 0800 45 89 810 Email: [email protected] www.localmotion.blumilk.info 4 Walking Clubs & Contacts Funded by the Department for Transport though the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Local Motion aims to provide information, advice and support to encourage more people to use sustainable transport in Darlington, such as public transport and includes non-motorised transport like walking and cycling too. Walking and cycling maps are available to help you get out and about. Parks and Countryside Team The Beehive, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 1YN Tel: 01325 383099 (Park Rangers) or 01325 388648 (Rights of Way) Email: [email protected] www.darlington.gov.uk/Environment Darlington Borough Council’s Parks and Countryside Team have a number of publications to help you enjoy the countryside, including a range of walks leaflets. At the time of writing these walks were being reviewed so contact the Parks and Countryside Team for further information. Middlesbrough Boro Becks Project c/o Stewart Park, The Grove, Marton, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AR Tel: 01642 515618 (The Boro Becks Team) Email: [email protected] www.middlesbrough.gov.uk The Boro Becks project is a three year project which is all about getting people involved in the becks through events and activities, training, practical task days and environmental and access improvements.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Minerals and Waste Policies and Sites DPD Policy
    Tees Valley Joint Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents In association with Policies & Sites DPD Adopted September 2011 27333-r22.indd 1 08/11/2010 14:55:36 i Foreword The Tees Valley Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents (DPDs) - prepared jointly by the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees - bring together the planning issues which arise from these two subjects within the sub-region. Two DPDs have been prepared. The Minerals and Waste Core Strategy contains the long-term spatial vision and the strategic policies needed to achieve the key objectives for minerals and waste developments in the Tees Valley. This Policies and Sites DPD, which conforms with that Core Strategy, identifies specific sites for minerals and waste development and sets out policies which will be used to assess minerals and waste planning applications. The DPDs form part of the local development framework and development plan for each Borough. They cover all of the five Boroughs except for the part of Redcar and Cleveland that lies within the North York Moors National Park. (Minerals and waste policies for that area are included in the national park’s own local development framework.) The DPDs were prepared during a lengthy process of consultation. This allowed anyone with an interest in minerals and waste in the Tees Valley the opportunity to be involved. An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State carried out an Examination into the DPDs in early 2011. He concluded that they had been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and were sound.
    [Show full text]
  • Application Site Condition Report
    APPLICATION SITE CONDITION REPORT Saltholme North Gas Fired Generating Facility Permit Application EPR/LP3300PZ/A001 JER1691 Application Site Condition Report V1 Final 9 September 2019 rpsgroup.com Quality Management Version Revision Authored by Reviewed by Approved by Review date 0 Draft Frances Bodman Jennifer Stringer Jennifer Stringer 16/08/2019 Statera Energy / 0 Client comments Frances Bodman - 27/09/2019 Jennifer Stringer 1 Final Frances Bodman Jennifer Stringer Jennifer Stringer 09/09/2019 Approval for issue Jennifer Stringer Technical Director [date] File Location O:\JER1691 - Statera EP GHG and EMS\5. Reports\1. Draft Report\Saltholme_North\Appendix G - ASCR\190909 R JER1691 FB Applicaiton Site Condition Report v1 final .docx © Copyright RPS Group Plc. All rights reserved. The report has been prepared for the exclusive use of our client and unless otherwise agreed in writing by RPS Group Plc, any of its subsidiaries, or a related entity (collectively 'RPS'), no other party may use, make use of, or rely on the contents of this report. The report has been compiled using the resources agreed with the client and in accordance with the scope of work agreed with the client. No liability is accepted by RPS for any use of this report, other than the purpose for which it was prepared. The report does not account for any changes relating to the subject matter of the report, or any legislative or regulatory changes that have occurred since the report was produced and that may affect the report. RPS does not accept any responsibility or liability for loss whatsoever to any third party caused by, related to or arising out of any use or reliance on the report.
    [Show full text]
  • Redcar and Cleveland
    Redcar and Cleveland Personal Details: Name: Lynn Buckton E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I have lived in Dormanstown for over 23 years. I moved here when my husband decided to come back home. My husband was born and lived all his chilhood in Dormanstown. Dormanstown was built for the workers of the steel industry. Also building some of the countries first retirement homes. It makes no sense to me as a resident why the steel work site is been removed from dormanstown. Whilst removing the industry from what is already a deprived and poor ward why would you want to do this as it will only make the ward poorer and less funds available when the industry goes so does any section 106 money which can only help and support the ward. id like to see the ward back with its heritage in tact and 3 ward councillors as i believe our ward is best represented with 3 rather than 2 which will make things harder for me as they will have a bigger work load and less support. Also as a member of friends of westfield farm we have used funding from the councillors on a number of occasions in order for us to put on events for the community. Our biggest been last year when we opened up the 100yrs celebrations and are continuing with this. this year. i am sure if i had the time to write a petition there would be a high percentage of the residents sign it. Yours Mrs L Buckton Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded Redcar and Cleveland Personal Details: Name: Jeremy Crow E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Feature Annotations 2: Transfer area east of line to Coatham or Dormanstown.
    [Show full text]
  • Seaham Sr7 7Tt
    GRADE A OFFICE INVESTMENT LET TO UNDOUBTED COVENANT OF BELIEVE HOUSING LIMITED 0191 261 2361 FOR 15 YEARS avisonyoung.co.uk/15309 SPECTRUM 4 SPECTRUM BUSINESS PARK, SEAHAM SR7 7TT BUSINESS PARK SAT NAV BUSINESS PARK @spectrumbizpark SR7 7TT www.spectrumbusinesspark.co.ukBUSINESS PARK Executive Summary - 15 years to Believe Housing Limited • Let on an agreement to lease to Believe Housing • Personal concessionary passing rent of £208,321 Ltd, an undoubted covenant, and social housing per annum (£5.95 per sq ft) which changes provider to Durham County Council. It manages, throughout the term finishing in year £243,373 maintains, administers and develops, what was per annum (£6.95 per sq ft). A higher rent is until 2015, Durham County Council’s social housing reserved under the lease which if assigned portfolio, comprising approximately 18,500 homes increases the passing rent to £418,393 per annum located across the whole of County Durham (£11.95 per sq ft) • A detached 3 storey Grade A office completed • We are instructed to invite offers of £2.95 million in 2008, extending to 3,253 sq m (35,012 sq ft) (Two Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand with 129 car parking spaces Pounds) for our client’s freehold interest. A purchase at this level will reflect a net initial yield on the • Located on a site extending to 0.856 hectares concessionary rent of 6.65% in Years 2-9 6.08% (2.117 acres) with 129 car parking spaces rising from Year 10- 7.2% and Year 12- 7.47% and • Situated in an area benefitting from significant from Year 13 onwards 7.75% commercial development and well placed for retail • Yields have been calculated net of purchase costs and leisure facilities taken at 6.4%.
    [Show full text]
  • Klondike-Guide.Pdf
    YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE KLONDIKE GRAND PRIX Introduction Welcome to the 4th edition of the East Cleveland Grand Prix. The event is brought to you be the East Cleveland Big Local, a lottery funded group to develop the area of East Cleveland and Velo29 Events, a company which hails from Guisborough and specialises in delivering high profile cycle events. The past 3 years have seen the Klondike GP establish itself as one of the most important events in East Cleveland and one of the biggest events in the UK calendar. Certainly it’s the best attend 1 day race in the UK! 2020 is the biggest and most exciting Klondike yet as we’ve not only added some really great free to enjoy family events in Guisborough but also we’ve added an Elite Female race, a huge thing for the event! The entire area will unite and take to the streets to enjoy this wonderful event for the 4th time on the 19th April, don’t miss your place at the road side! We can be sure of an exciting race and a great day out! Richard Williamson – Event Director Velo29 NATIONAL SERIES ROAD The event is run under the rules of British Cycling. The Klondike GP is part of HSBC UK | National Road Series Any enquires to [email protected] Time Table 11:45 Elite Convey assembles on Westgate Guisborough 12:00 Grand Depart Elite Race 12:00 - 15:30 Enjoy the elite racing out in the Villages of East Cleveland 12:15 Youth Racing Guisborough Town Centre 15:30 Youth Racing Finishes 16:00 Elite Finish and Prize giving Westgate Guisborough Where to Watch the Klondike Our top tips for enjoying the Klondike GP.
    [Show full text]
  • Look Inside for Your Theatre & Cinema Guide
    Produced by Hartlepool Council and wholly funded from advertising Autumn 2016 www.hartlepool.gov.uk /hartlepoolcouncil @HpoolCouncil LOOK INSIDE FOR YOUR THEATRE & CINEMA GUIDE Delight at return of Free swims scheme SHOW makes a splash HOME hospital services HARTLEPOOL Council’s popular free swimming scheme for local youngsters OPENING SENIOR Hartlepool councillors have welcomed advocating that over the summer holidays has once the return of some services to Hartlepool’s main Councillor Christopher these urgent care Akers-Belcher, Leader again proved to be a huge success. SOON! hospital site and say that the battle will go on services needed to of Hartlepool Council For the fourth successive year, for others to return. be commissioned children were able to benefit from free The local Clinical Commissioning Group as a single service and that they should be swims at the town’s Mill House Leisure (CCG) recently confirmed that the new delivered from the Holdforth Road hospital site. Centre and free transport on weekday Integrated Urgent Care service will be “We will continue to do everything we can to mornings. delivered from the University Hospital of maintain existing services and fight to see others The scheme – which this year was Hartlepool in Holdforth Road rather than the return as this is the overwhelming wish of the extended from 4 to 6 weeks – saw One Life facility in Park Road. people of our town.” 8,093 children benefitting from free It means that for the first time in the hospital’s Councillor Ray Martin-Wells, the Chair of swims. history, there will be a GP-led Integrated Urgent the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee Councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher, Care service delivered 24 hours per day, seven – the scrutiny arm of the Council, said: “I Leader of Hartlepool Council, said: “We days per week.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 13-14
    Annual Report 13-14 July July saw the club continue to develop its school links by attending and delivering sessions at the Bishop Barrington and Greenfield Community School Year 6 open days and as part of School Sports week we delivered sessions all day at Parkside School in Willingdon. As part of the relationship between the club and Bishop Barrington saw the club invited to do table tennis at the end of term reward day at the school and the Bishop Barrington Academy open day. The continued improvement of the players saw several players invited for regional trials at Billingham July also saw Matt do an interview on Teesdale Radio August August started with the club doing a bag pack at Tesco store in West Auckland and having a table in the foyer making £230 for the club along with helping promote the club, Further money and promotion was gained from winning a the monthly Mars Milk Fund along with the money the club also got a Photo shoot with a top photographer. August saw the club asked to be a part of the Urban Games ran by Durham county council sports development team. Urban games saw the Parks in Bishop Auckland, Crook and Coxhoe used as bases for more sports such as table tennis. September September started with England international Karina Lefevre, making another visit to the club to get some coaching and give some coaching and matches with the members. This extra help really paid off with in the opening tournament of the season Rob Renton won the junior boys plate event at the Northfield 2 star and some great results from everyone.
    [Show full text]
  • Cleveland Naturalists'
    CLEVELAND NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Volume 5 Part 1 Spring 1991 CONTENTS Recent Sightings and Casual Notes CNFC Recording Events and Workshop Programme 1991 The Forming of a Field Study Group Within the CNFC Additions to Records of Fungi In Cleveland Recent Sightings and Casual Notes CNFC Recording Events and Workshop Programme 1991 The Forming of a Field Study Group Within the CNFC Additions to Records of Fungi In Cleveland CLEVELAND NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB 111th SESSION 1991-1992 OFFICERS President: Mrs J.M. Williams 11, Kedleston Close Stockton on Tees. Secretary: Mrs J.M. Williams 11 Kedleston Close Stockton on Tees. Programme Secretaries: Misses J.E. Bradbury & N. Pagdin 21, North Close Elwick Hartlepool. Treasurer; Miss M. Gent 42, North Road Stokesley. Committee Members: J. Blackburn K. Houghton M. Yates Records sub-committee: A.Weir, M Birtle P.Wood, D Fryer, J. Blackburn M. Hallam, V. Jones Representatives: I. C.Lawrence (CWT) J. Blackburn (YNU) M. Birtle (NNU) EDITORIAL It is perhaps fitting that, as the Cleveland Naturalist's Field Club enters its 111th year in 1991, we should be celebrating its long history of natural history recording through the re-establishment of the "Proceedings". In the early days of the club this publication formed the focus of information desemmination and was published continuously from 1881 until 1932. Despite the enormous changes in land use which have occurred in the last 60 years, and indeed the change in geographical area brought about by the fairly recent formation of Cleveland County, many of the old records published in the Proceedings still hold true and even those species which have disappeared or contracted in range are of value in providing useful base line data for modern day surveys.
    [Show full text]
  • The North Pennines
    LANDSCAPE CHARACTER THE NORTH PENNINES The North Pennines The North Pennines The North Pennines Countryside Character Area County Boundary Key characteristics • An upland landscape of high moorland ridges and plateaux divided by broad pastoral dales. • Alternating strata of Carboniferous limestones, sandstones and shales give the topography a stepped, horizontal grain. • Millstone Grits cap the higher fells and form distinctive flat-topped summits. Hard igneous dolerites of the Great Whin Sill form dramatic outcrops and waterfalls. • Broad ridges of heather moorland and acidic grassland and higher summits and plateaux of blanket bog are grazed by hardy upland sheep. • Pastures and hay meadows in the dales are bounded by dry stone walls, which give way to hedgerows in the lower dale. • Tree cover is sparse in the upper and middle dale. Hedgerow and field trees and tree-lined watercourses are common in the lower dale. • Woodland cover is low. Upland ash and oak-birch woods are found in river gorges and dale side gills, and larger conifer plantations in the moorland fringes. • The settled dales contain small villages and scattered farms. Buildings have a strong vernacular character and are built of local stone with roofs of stone flag or slate. • The landscape is scarred in places by mineral workings with many active and abandoned limestone and whinstone quarries and the relics of widespread lead workings. • An open landscape, broad in scale, with panoramic views from higher ground to distant ridges and summits. • The landscape of the moors is remote, natural and elemental with few man made features and a near wilderness quality in places.
    [Show full text]
  • Redcar-Cleveland Flyer
    SPECIALIST STOP SMOKING SERVICE SESSIONS Redcar & Cleveland 2015 Wednesday Redcar Library 14.30pm - 16.00pm Kirkleatham Street, Redcar TS10 1RT Sunnyfield House Friday Community Centre, Guisborough 13.00pm - 14.30pm TS14 6BA GP PRACTICE STOP SMOKING SUPPORT Stop Smoking Support is also available from many GP practices - to find out if your GP practice provides this support, please contact the Specialist Stop Smoking Service on 01642 383819. No appointment needed for the above Specialist Stop Smoking Sessions. Please note that clients should arrive at least 20 minutes before the stated end times above in order to be assessed. Clinics are subject to changes - to confirm availability please ring the Specialist Stop Smoking Service on 01642 383819. Alternatively, if you have access to the internet, please visit our website S L 5 1 / for up-to-date stop smoking sessions: 3 d e t www.nth.nhs.uk/stopsmoking a d p u Middlesbrough Redcar & Cleveland t Middlesbrough Redcar & Cleveland s Stockton & Hartlepool a Stockton & Hartlepool L PHARMACY ONE STOP SHOPS Redcar & Cleveland Asda Pharmacy *P Coopers Chemist 2 North Street South Bank New Medical Centre Middlesbrough TS6 6AB Coatham Road Redcar TS10 1SR Tel: 01642 443810 Tel: 01642 483861 Boots the Chemist Harrops Chemist High Street Normanby TS6 0NH 1 Zetland Road Loftus TS13 4PP Tel: 01287 640557 Tel: 01642 452777 Lloyds Pharmacy Boots Pharmacy 35 Ennis Road, Rectory Lane Guisborough TS14 7DJ Dormanstown Tel: 01287 632120 TS10 5JZ Tel: 01642 490964 Boots Guisborough Westgate 18 Westgate Guisborough
    [Show full text]
  • Local Wildlife and Geological Sites January 2017
    Redcar & Cleveland Local Wildlife and Geological Sites January 2017 this is Redcar & Cleveland 1 BACKGROUND 3 2 SCHEDULE OF LOCAL WILDLIFE SITES 5 3 SCHEDULE OF LOCAL GEOLOGICAL SITES 11 APPENDIX 1: Location Maps 15 2017 y anuar J te Upda Sites Geological and e ildlif W Local Redcar & Cleveland Local Plan 1 2 Local Wildlife and Geological Sites Update January 2017 R edcar & Cle v eland Local Plan 1. BACKGROUND What are Local Sites and why do we need them? 1.1 Local Sites can be Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) or Local Geological Sites (LGS). Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land which meet specific, objective criteria for nature conservation value. These criteria, which are based on the Defra guidance(1), have been decided locally by the Tees Valley Local Sites Partnership. The sites represent a range of important habitat types and variety of species that are of conservation concern. The Tees Valley RIGS (Regionally Important Geological Sites) group advises the Local Sites Partnership on the selection and management of Local Geological Sites, areas which they have identified as being of geological importance. 1.2 Local Sites can provide local contact with nature and opportunities for education, however designation as a Local Site does not confer any right of access. 1.3 Formerly known as Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCIs) and RIGS, Local Sites are non-statutory site designations that have a lower level of protection than statutory designations, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Local Sites, excluding those within the North York Moors National Park, currently receive protection from certain types of inappropriate development through our Local Development Framework.
    [Show full text]
  • Discover Mid Teesdale
    n o s l i W n o m i S / P A P N © Discover Allendale mid Teesdale Including routes to walk, cycle and ride Area covered by detailed route map © Charlie Hedley/Natural England The Teesdale Railway Path and Public Rights of Way are managed by North Pennines Area of Durham County Council Countryside Group, tel: 0191 383 4144. Outstanding Natural Beauty This leaflet has been produced by the North Pennines AONB Partnership and Mid Teesdale Project Partnership. Funded by: The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is one of the finest landscapes in the country. It was designated in 1988 and at almost 2,000 sq. kilometres is the second largest of the 40 AONBs and is one of the most peaceful Through: and unspoilt places in England. It is nationally and internationally important for its upland habitats, geology and wildlife, with much of the area being internationally designated. The North Pennines AONB became Britain’s first European Geopark in 2003 in recognition of its internationally important geology and local efforts to use North Pennines AONB Partnership, Weardale Business Centre, The Old Co-op Building, 1 Martin Street, it to support sustainable development. A year later it became a founding member Stanhope, Co. Durham DL13 2UY tel: +44 (0)1388 528801 www.northpennines.org.uk email: [email protected] of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. For more information about the AONB, call 01388 528801 or visit This publication is printed on Greencoat Plus Velvet paper: 80% recycled post consumer, FSC The North Pennines AONB Partnership certification; NAPM recycled certification; 10%TCF virgin fibre; 10% ECF fibre.
    [Show full text]