Hareshaw Dene

Hareshaw Dene is a woodland and a 20 ha (0.08 sq mi) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] on the southeastern boundary of Northumberland National Park in Northumberland, England. It is located 1km north of the village of Bellingham. This woodland is protected because of the diversity of plant and lichen species present.

This woodland is on the sides of the valley of a stream called Hareshaw Burn. There is a waterfall in this protected area, called Hareshaw Linn.[3][4]

In the 19th century Hareshaw Burn was used as a water source supplying ironworks where there were coke ovens and blast furnaces.[5]

Biology

Tree species in this woodland include elm, ash, hazel (coppiced) and rowan. Herbaceous plant species include wood sage, dog’s mercury, wild raspberry and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage. On upper slopes, tree species include pedunculate oak and shrub species include heather and bilberry. Lichen species include Thelotrema lepadinum. Fern species include Polypodium vulgare.[1]

Daubenton's bat is found in this woodland.[6]

Geology

Hareshaw Dene is a river gorge cut through sandstone rocks from the Carboniferous period.[1]

Land ownership

All land within Hareshaw Dene SSSI is owned by the local authority.[7] The woodland is owned by Northumberland County Council.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Hareshaw Dene". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  3. ^ "Hareshaw Linn in Bellingham". Fabulous North. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  4. ^ "Hareshaw Linn • Northumberland National Park". Northumberland National Park. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  5. ^ "Hareshaw Linn". National Trails. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  6. ^ Trust, Woodland. "Hareshaw Linn". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  7. ^ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-16.

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