Category : Country Life

Dale landowner pioneering £2.5m carbon offset project

Dale landowner pioneering £2.5m carbon offset project

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 12, 2022

A TEESDALE business says it is creating a “market for nature” by encouraging major companies to plough money into environmental projects on farms and moors.In return, corporate businesses will be…

Flora and Fauna: A useful nuisance

Flora and Fauna: A useful nuisance

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 9, 2022

Elder Sambucus nigraELDER is a shrub or small tree of the honeysuckle family that can grow up to 30 feet high. It is found in woodland, scrub and, like nettles,…

Search in on for conservation chamption

Search in on for conservation chamption

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 8, 2022

THE search is on for nature lovers who have made a difference to the conservation of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).The AONB Partnership has opened nominations…

Village goes wild over flowers plans

Village goes wild over flowers plans

ByMartin PaulNov 6, 2022

THE entrances to Staindrop could become a blaze of colourful wildflowers as early as next summer.Parish councillors noticed that villages in the east of the county had numerous floral displays…