Birding sites Durham

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Bishop Middleham Quarry
This reserve is considered to be one of the country’s most important disused quarry habitats for wildlife and has been designated as a SSSI since 1968.It gained notoriety in 2002 when a pair of European Bee-eater nested here raising two young...

Bollihope Burn area
An outstanding area of fast flowing streams, disused quarry workings and moorland lying between Stanhope and Barnard Castle.....

Castle Eden Dene
Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve (NNR) is heavily wooded with ash, elm, oak and sycamore, with stands of yew and alder.......

Grassholme reservoir area
An area of reservoirs, fast flowing streams, moorland and forestry provide excellent habitat for County Durham's rich variety of upland birds....

Langdon Common
One of the best known Black Grouse Leks in the UK.

Low Barns
Low Barns Nature Reserve is near Witton-le-Wear village and borders on the River Wear.It covers 50 hectares and is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) providing a wide range of habitats including gassland,scrub, woodland and a large lake with islands.

Tunstall reservoir
Tunstall Reservoir supports a small number of breeding great crested grebe, tufted duck, goosander, moorhen, coot, mallard and common sandpiper. Oystercatcher, redshank and lapwing sometimes roost on the dam.....

Rookhope Burn and moorlands
The moorlands of Durham are alive in spring with breeding waders, grouse and rare birds of prey.Browse this section for some of the best areas.

Stanhope Moor
Wonderful and remote, the moorlands to the north of Stanhope are alive in springtime with breeding waders and grouse and are one of the best places to catch a glimpse of Britain's smallest bird of prey , the merlin. (pic courtesy of Svenni).

Waldridge Fell
Waldridge Fell is of importance as the only major area of lowland heath in County Durham.

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English Nature NNR's in County Durham
English Nature NNR's at ;-Cassop Vale, Castle Eden Dene, Derwent Gorge & Muggleswick Woods, Durham Coast, Moor House-Upper Teesdale, Click here for further details.....

Durham Wildlife Trust Reserves
Durham Wildlife Trust owns or manages 25 nature reserves covering approximately 550 hectares of land, throughout County Durham and the Boroughs of South Tyneside, Gateshead, Darlington and the City of Sunderland.Click here for further details.....

Northern Kites, bringing the red kite back to the North-East of England
Northern Kites is one of the northeast of England's most high profile wildlife initiatives. It aims to return breeding red kites to the region whilst providing its communities and people with an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate one of the most spectacular elements of our wild heritage.
The Northern Kites Partners are working together to re-introduce red kites to their former breeding range in the north of England, after an absence of 150 years, and to provide opportunities for people to see these spectacular birds. This project is a world first in re-introducing kites into a semi-urban environment centred on Gateshead's Derwent Valley.
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