The River South Tyne, between Bardon Mill and Beltingham, contains a complex of gravel bars that are now vegetated over.
Some of these contain lead, zinc and cadmium from mining upstream, and support calaminarian grassland.
We will look at two contrasting areas, one managed for conservation and a larger area where nature is being allowed to take its course, and should see characteristic species such as spring sandwort Minuartia verna, mountain pansy Viola lutea, thrift Armeria maritima and possibly dune helleborine Epipactis dunensis.
At Beltingham we will look at some ancient yews in the churchyard. They are in an unusual position and there has been much speculation about their origin.
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