Weardale Tuesday Walks Update
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Residents and visitors to the dale are welcome.
The…
Baking The Daily Bread
Baking The Daily Bread - Weardale's Bread Ovens:
Bread ovens, built into the wall of many Weardale houses from…
Animals of Weardale
Villagers and visitors are just two of the many different species of animal who come to the Weardale for a variety…
Scarecrows in Rookhope
If you go down to Rookhope today you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down to Rookhope today you'd better go in…
Dovecotes
Dovecotes, also known as pigeon lofts or culverhouses, were probably introduced to the UK by the Normans, and…
Some Farmers Do av 'em
You will find some pretty exotic creatures in Weardale - and I don't just mean the locals! If one day, you find…
Waterfalls of Weardale
Q Why has Weardale got so many waterfalls?
A Its geology. 300 million years ago the North Pennines, which were…
Spring Lambs
Spring would not be Spring - in Weardale - without the visit of Spring Lambs... They bounce, they jump, they fit…
Sheepfolds
Sheepfolds
The questions you were too scared to ask...
Surely sheep are claustrophobic (or is that…
Lead Tolerant Plants
Following centuries of lead mining in the North Pennines there are areas where plant life is sparse due to lead…
Wor Netties
Wor Netties (Trans: Our outdoor earth closets)
In Weardale the last netties, or earth closets, were replaced by…