| Burnhope Burn | |
| Map: | United Kingdom County Durham |
| Map Size: | 243 |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Wear Valley, North East, England |
| Coordinates: | 54.8517°N -1.9556°W |
| Area Acre: | 12.6 |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Governing Body: | Natural England |
| Website: | MAGiC MaP |
Burnhope Burn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of north County Durham, England.[1] It consists of a 12.6acres area of woodland, carr, fen and mire in the valley of Burnhope Burn, just below the dam of the Derwent Reservoir, a mile (1.6 km) north-east of the village of Edmundbyers.
It contains a range of habitats that are characteristic of poorly drained soils and that are rare or local in County Durham; such as smooth-stalked sedge (Carex levigata), bogbean (Menyanthes) and globeflower (Trollius). In a small basin-mire in the northern part of the site, there are abundant communities of a number of species that have a localised distribution elsewhere in the county.[2]