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Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope Ravine

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in the past but where the slopes are steepest, and least accessible, there appears to have been no human interference.
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On the dry acidic soils of the upper slopes, the woodland is dominated by sessile oak,
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Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor
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Map showing the location of Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope Ravine
MAGiC MaP
Consett
54°50′0″N 1°55′3″W / 54.83333°N 1.91750°W / 54.83333; -1.91750
Natural England
Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope Ravine SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Derwentside
County Durham
Tynedale
Northumberland
England
gorge
River Derwent
ravine
tributary
Horsleyhope Burn
Muggleswick
Quercus petraea
coppiced
"Derwent Gorge and Horsleyhope Ravine : Reasons for SSSI status"
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham
Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods
Baldersdale Woodlands
Bishop Middleham Quarry
Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells
Botany Hill

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