• Cassop Vale

    Cassop Vale is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Durham City district of County Durham, England. It lies between the villages of Bowburn and Cassop, 7 km south-east of the centre of Durham..The site is important as one of the larger areas of grassland developed on magnesium limestone. read more

  • The Bottoms

    The Bottoms is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies just south of the A181 road, roughly midway between the villages of Cassop and Wheatley Hill, some 10 km south-east of Durham city.The site’s interest lies in an area of unimproved magnesian limestone grassland, in read more