Image: Information board at entrance to Castle Eden Dene - geograph.org.uk - 1473198

Description: Information board at entrance to Castle Eden Dene The board reads: Castle Eden Dene is the largest of eight very deep valleys, or denes which cut spectacularly into the gently rolling countryside of Eastern County Durham and run to the North Sea coast. Because of the comparative inaccessibility of the steep wooded valley sides, the denes have escaped clearance for agriculture, leaving them as precious remnants of ancient woodland. The combination of landscape and unusual soils formed in the magnesian limestone has created a variety of habitats within the denes and these have become home to a remarkable range of wildlife, particularly flowers and insects. Today the site is managed for the benefit of the unique wildlife that thrives here as well as for the thousands of people who visit each year.
Title: Information board at entrance to Castle Eden Dene - geograph.org.uk - 1473198
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