Peggy Potts hoodwinked a customs officer by replacing the illegal alcohol she had in a keg with her own urine!
And so we begin the journey a place where cholera began in this country and was once known once as the “largest shipbuilding town in the world”
The beginning of a journey along the England Coast Path with aorund 18 Interpretation Units telling the story of this heritage coast.
Read MoreIn 2014 we began a series of interpretation along the Durham Coast focussing on the Magnesian Limestone found here. This particular plinth was designed to carry a fossil club moss that was found in Dawdon Colliery close to Seaham.
Read MoreFlanders Moss is a vast expanse of all things damp and wonderful. From a distance you can make out the perfectly formed domes of peat as they rise gently from their surroundings. Closer up, squelchy mats of sphagnum moss carpet the reserve with their swirling colours, whilst adders and lizards bask in the sunshine. Listen out for the distinctive calls of snipe and stonechat or feel the slight shudder of the peat as it quakes beneath your feet.
Read MoreSt. Ronan’s Wells is an attractive pavilion situated on the hillside overlooking the Leithen valley. Originally constructed by the Earl of Traquair in the 1820s to provide a comfortable retreat for visitors to the spa, it was largely rebuilt and extended in 1896 to accommodate indoor bathing facilities and a bottling plant.
Read MoreMaidendale LNR is an 8Ha site of former agricultural land, dating from the 1950’s, which includes some remnants of old hedgerows and clay drainage pipes within the clay soil. Today the site is managed as a local nature reserve situated on the south-eastern edge of Darlington.The site is predominantly rough grassland, with a small pond wetland mosaic and two large fishing ponds. It enjoys at least three disabled access entrances and a network of footpaths.
Read MoreThis is the new set of interpretation panels designed and installed for the Caledonia Way in West Coast Scotland. This is a set of four panels covering historical and natural heritage for the area between Appin and Ballachulish.
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