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Sunderlands Countryside
Team is part of the Landscape and Reclamation
Section of the Development and Regeneration
Directorate of the City Council. The Team currently
comprises a Senior
Countryside Officer, two Countryside Officers and a
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The work of the
Countryside Team is guided by and feeds into a number of
strategies. These strategies
include the City
of Sunderland Community Strategy, the Tyne and Wear Nature
Conservation Strategy and
the Durham Biodiversity
Action Plan.
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The broad aims are:
- To protect and improve
the Citys
wildlife and landscape value
- To promote a greater
understanding
of and access to the
countryside
- To encourage and support
local people
to achieve the above aims
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Sunderland Rangers at the County Show
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DELIVERY OF SERVICE
The functions and services of Countryside Team are
summarised as follows:
- Site Management - including species and habitat
protection and access work.
- Planning Advice - to Development Control for example.
- Public Participation - events, newsletters and leaflets.
- Liaison with Partners - external funders, English
Nature, voluntary groups.
- Advice and Support - on countryside and access matters
at all levels both professional and public.
At an operational level the Team functions within the
policies and guidelines of the City of Sunderland, Development
and Regeneration Directorate.
Community Wildspace Project
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To enhance Sunderland's
wildlife and habitats, an exciting new project started
in the City of Sunderland in 2003: the Community
Wildspace Project.
The aim of the Wildspace Project is to care for
endangered plants and animals (bee orchid, song thrush,.
water vole) and improve nationally rare habitats such as
the Magnesian Limestone grasslands.
To help protect this rich and varied landscape five
Local Nature Reserves (LNR's) have been declared as part
of the Wildspace Project: Barmston Pond, Fulwell Quarry,
Hetton Bogs, Hylton Dene and Tunstall Hills
Sunderland Wildspace Project Map (
pdf 177kb)
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The Project also encourages people to
explore and care for their Local Nature Reserves.
The Wildspace Officer has established
Wildspace Conservation Volunteers and supports friends
of LNR's. The
volunteer group meet on the third weekend of every
month to undertake conservation tasks.
The Wildspace Officer carries out a range
of educational workshops. If your school or group
would like to discuss a project on LNR, please contact
the Wildspace Officer.
For more information please contact the
Community Wildspace Officer on (0191) 553 8774 or e-mail
http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/countryside/Countryside/My%20Webs/wildspace@sunderland.gov.uk
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Contact Details
You can contact the Countryside Team at the Development and
Regeneration Directorate, Civic Centre, Sunderland, SR2
7DN. Telephone (0191) 553 1555 or email:countryside@sunderland.gov.uk. | 
