Publications

Limestone Landscapes partnership commissioned a number of separate studies to further develop the partnership and to close some key gaps in the current knowledge about the area’s assets.

For details of other publications on the geodiversity, biodiversity and heritage of the area, please contact us.

Audit of Access and Greenspaces for the Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau

Download Limestone Landscapes Access and Greenspace Audit (PDF, 4Mb)

Geodiversity audit and action plan for the Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau

• Download Limestone Landscapes Geodiversity Audit (PDF, 3Mb)
• Download Limestone Landscapes Geodiversity Action Plan 2010-2015 (PDF, 260kb)

Limestone Landscapes Historic Environment Audit and Action Plan

• Download Limestone Landscapes Historic Environment Audit (PDF, 5Mb)
• Download Limestone Landscapes Historic Environment Action Plan Feb 2010 (PDF, 764kb)

Historic Buildings of Local Importance, Value and Character

Download Limestone Landscapes Historic Buildings of Local Importance, Value and Character (PDF, 4Mb)

Proposed Biodiversity Work Programme for Limestone Landscapes

• Download A Proposed Biodiversity Work Programme for Limestone Landscapes – 2010_2015 (PDF, 6Mb)
• Download A Proposed Biodiversity Work Programme for Limestone Landscapes – Appendices (PDF, 6Mb)

Learning, Access and Community Engagement Plan

• Download Limestone Landscapes – Learning, Access and Community Engagement Plan (PDF, 1Mb)
• Download Limestone Landscapes – Learning, Access and Community Engagement Plan – Appendices (PDF, 4Mb)

Limestone Landscapes Character Framework – Consultation Draft, August 2010

Download Limestone Landscapes Character Framework Consultation Draft, August 2010 (PDF, 8Mb)

Ridge and Furrow Community archaeology project report

Download Ridge and Furrow Project Report (PDF, 28Mb)

Development of the the Limestone Landscapes Partnership key reports

Natural Area Partnerships Feasibility Study Final Report 2007

Download Durham Natural Areas Partnership Feasibility Study Final Report (PDF, 1Mb)

Limestone Landscapes – Landscape Conservation Action Plan

Download Limestone Landscapes – Conservation Action Plan (PDF, 3Mb)

Limestone Landscapes – Project Proformas

Download Limestone Landscapes Project Proformas (PDF, 2Mb)

Formation of the Magnesian Limestone

Download Tim Pettigrew’s presentation Day School Talk on the origins of the magnesian limestone (PDF, 9Mb)

Zechstein Reef Fossils and their Palaeoecology

The long out of print 1988 book by N. Hollingsworth and T. Pettigrew. Reproduced with kind permission of the Palaeontological Association. Download Zechstein Reef Fossils and their palaeoecology WEB (PDF, 3Mb)

Publications produced by our partners

Download Magical Meadows DWT publication (PDF, 2Mb)

Newsletters

June 2014 Download Limestone Landscapes newsletter June 2014 – Email version (PDF, 761kb)