Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
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The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust
covering the Tees Valley
area of England
. Its area of operation corresponds to the four unitary authorities of Hartlepool
, Stockton-on-Tees
, Middlesbrough
and Redcar and Cleveland
, covering parts of the ceremonial counties of County Durham
and North Yorkshire
.
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust manage the following sites:
The Wildlife Trusts partnership
The Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
covering the Tees Valley
Tees Valley
The Tees Valley is an area in the North East of England. It can be described as "greater Teesside" and consists of the four unitary authorities created by the breakup of the County of Cleveland in 1996: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-On-Tees along with the borough of...
area of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its area of operation corresponds to the four unitary authorities of Hartlepool
Hartlepool (borough)
Hartlepool is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of County Durham, north east England. In 2003 it had a resident population of 90,161. It borders the non-metropolitan county of County Durham to the north, Stockton-on-Tees to the south and Redcar and Cleveland to the south-east along the...
, Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees (borough)
Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....
, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
and Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland
The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Eston, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees...
, covering parts of the ceremonial counties of County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust manage the following sites:
- Maze Park Nature ReserveMaze Park Nature ReserveMaze Park is a urban nature reserve in Middlesbrough, England on the south bank of the Tees on former railway marshalling yards.It was created by the Teesside Development Corporation and is owned and run by the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust....
- Portrack Marsh Nature ReservePortrack Marsh Nature ReservePortrack Marsh Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve.The nature reserve is by the northern bank of the river Tees between the Tees Barrage and the Tees Viaduct near Portrack housing estate in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham and is the last remaining wetland on the lower Tees.The site is...
- Portrack Meadows Wildlife Reserve.