T. 01925 852005 E. enquiries@thelandtrust.org.uk www.thelandtrust.org.uk Registered Charity No: 1138337 Case Study Weetslade Location: North East Size: 38 hectares Client: Regional Development Agency the Land Trust’s Role: Long term management, managing environmental risk From: Former colliery To: Country park This popular and attractive park is a former colliery site that has become a haven for wildlife. Only four years after restoration, the park was awarded a green flag, marking it out as one of the best parks in the country. Weetslade Country Park covers around 44ha and lies partially on a former pit heap. Abandoned in 1967, the site was left to naturally rejuvenate. The area was designated as a Site of Nature Conserv

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