Hisehope Burn Valley

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Hisehope Burn Valley
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Location of Hisehope Burn Valley SSSI, Co Durham
Location Derwentside, North East, England
Coordinates 54°49′21″N1°55′56″W / 54.82250°N 1.93222°W / 54.82250; -1.93222 Coordinates: 54°49′21″N1°55′56″W / 54.82250°N 1.93222°W / 54.82250; -1.93222
Area14.9 ha (37 acres)
Established1988
Governing body Natural England
Website Map of site

Hisehope Burn Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Derwentside district of Durham, England. It consists of two separate parcels of land, one on the west bank of Hisehope Burn, the other (and larger) a few hundred yards to the east, straddling the headwaters of another small burn. The site is some 3 km west of the village of Castleside and 1 km north of the Smiddy Shaw Reservoir. The larger area adjoins the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI.

Juniper, Juniperus communis Juniperus communis Haweswater.jpg
Juniper, Juniperus communis

The area adjacent to Hisehope Burn is predominantly a soligenous mire, with a sparse tree cover of downy birch, Betula pubescens , and alder, Alnus glutinosa ; the mire is rich in sedges, Carex spp and bryophytes and contains several species that are localised in County Durham, including few-flowered spike rush, Eleocharis quinqueflora , grass-of-Parnassus, Parnassia palustris , sundew, Drosera rotundifolia , and lesser clubmoss, Selaginella selaginoides . [1]

The other area has one of the most extensive stands of juniper, Juniperus communis , in County Durham. Unlike most populations of juniper in Britain, in which regeneration is, at best, sparse, this community is freely-regenerating and has a diverse age composition. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hisehope Burn Valley" (PDF). English Nature. 1988. Retrieved 22 July 2010.