Derwent Gorge and Muggleswick Woods

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Derwent Gorge and Muggleswick Woods is one of six National Nature Reserves in County Durham. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 10.9 km to the south. For more of the same, Muggleswick Common and Blanchland Moor and Hisehope Burn Valley are close by.

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