Wildlife reserves · North East England
Close House Mine
Close House Mine in England North East, United Kingdom.
Gordon Hatton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
About
Close House Mine is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Close House Mine is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is a disused opencast mine located in Arngill Beck on the north-east flank of Close House Crags, in the Lunedale Forest. The site is surrounded on three sides by the Upper Teesdale SSSI. The mine is situated within the Lunedale fault system, at the southern limit of the Alston Block. A large barite ore body is exposed at the mine and a rare mineral, rosasite, has been identified at the site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6006, -2.2344
- Established
- 1995
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5135213 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Close House Mine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Close House Mine?
- Close House Mine is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Close House Mine built?
- Built or established in 1995.
- Are dogs allowed at Close House Mine?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.