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Project Description

This project focuses on providing key habitats and species with a sustainable future through encouraging the participation of local communities, in particular children, to understand their importance and the issues affecting them.

The habitats the project encourages action for are: upland oak woodlands and Juniper scrub.

The species the project is working to help are: barn owl, brown hare and small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly.

Each strand of the project uses innovative ways to encourage and inspire local people to become involved in action for wildlife to achieve the following:

• Planting of 3 hectares of new upland oak woodland
• Planting of 5 hectares of juniper scrub
• 3 sites for small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly
• The project will involve at least 15 schools in Action for Wildlife projects
• Over 50 landowners will be engaged in action for wildlife projects
• 1500 brown hare leaflets will be distributed to landowners

Length of Project

Start date: July 2003
End date: February 2008

Project Area

The project includes sites throughout the Mineral Valleys Project area.

Contact Details

For more information about this project contact:
Lucy Campbell
Imformation Officer
Durham Biodiversity Partnership
C/o Durham Wildlife Trust
Rainton Meadows
Chilton Moor
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne & Wear
DH4 6PU

Tel: 0191 584 3112
Fax: 0191 584 3934
Email: info@durhambiodiversity.org.uk