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Growing the Legacy Group Success
Over 20 people attended the Legacy Group meeting in February, learning more about how to get involved in supporting our work, whilst creating a lasting legacy so that future generations can enjoy all that the Land of Oak & Iron has to offer over the years to come. Now we are calling for even more… Read more
STOP PRESS – funding available
Time is running out for community groups in County Durham to apply for an environmental improvement grant before the deadline of 28th February. Up to £2,000 is available for projects that improve the local environment in the Derwent Valley Partnership area. For more information and to find out how to apply visit the Derwent Valley… Read more
Legacy Group Looks to the Future
The Land of Oak & Iron needs you! This beautiful part of the north east is host to areas of great industrial importance that once shaped our landscape, as well as being home to woodlands, wetlands and other natural habitats that are important to the environment. At The Land of Oak & Iron, we’re preserving… Read more
Forging Ahead February 2018
There is so much going on in Land of Oak & Iron at the moment, from the creation of our Wildlife Group to the development of our Legacy Group. Be inspired to get fit and healthy in our wonderful landscape and read how school children have inspired the design of artistic features at our new… Read more
The rare and elusive dormouse
The Hazel Dormouse is familiar to many people as a character from Alice in Wonderland, but is one of Britain’s rarest indigenous mammals. It used to be present in the Derwent Valley in the 19th and mid-20th centuries, though there have been no verified records in Tyne & Wear or Durham for decades and the… Read more
Roll up your sleeves and get stuck in… we’re launching a Land of Oak & Iron Wildlife Group!
Ahead of World Wetlands Day on Friday 2nd February, we’re asking you to get hands-on at a series of free monthly events, designed to help you, your family and friends learn the skills you need to identify and record the wildlife of the area. As you know, the Land of Oak & Iron covers a… Read more
Snowy Memories of Chopwell
Philippa is a PhD student in Geography at Newcastle University. She has been working in collaboration with Land of Oak & Iron on her research project about landscape and memory, looking at how people pass memories on across generations within local communities and how people feel about local heritage. This is Philippa’s blog she would… Read more
Heritage Centre Entrance Feature
This sculpture design is an earlier version that was circulated before Christmas. It has been decided to revert to this design after feedback from local residents on the first design proposal. The proposed entrance sculpture would take the shape of a double helix or section of DNA. The sculpture would be fabricated from 50 or… Read more
Get out and about in the Land of Oak & Iron this Christmas
As the song goes, it certainly is the most wonderful time of the year, and here at the Land of Oak & Iron, we’re really getting into the festive spirit, as Christmas is quite literally just around the corner. The tree is trimmed with tinsel, presents are perfectly wrapped, and of course, the chestnuts… Read more
Industrial enthusiasts wanted!
Do you have a passion for the industrial past in the region and some spare time to devote to one of our heritage sites? Path Head Water Mill is looking for a new Trustee to join the team, guiding the direction of this organisation to help ensure the future of the Mill. Path Head Water… Read more