Teesmouth National Nature Reserve
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Overview
The sand dunes, grazing marsh, intertidal sand and mudflats of the Teesmouth NNR are set against a backdrop of Teeside’s heavy industry. There are several different varieties of orchid, and thousands of migratory waterbirds swoop down to feed on the mudflats, while harbour seals and grey seals give birth to their young and bask beside the tidal channels of the aptly named Seal Sands. The reserve is split into two main areas. North Gare is an area of dunes and grazing marsh, the winter home of flocks of lapwing and curlew, which stalk the pastures, while short-eared owls hunt among the dune grasslands. Fantastic displays of wildflowers can be seen in the spring and summer, including six different species of orchid. Seal Sands is one of the largest areas of intertidal mudflats on England’s northeast coast, and when the tide is out, hundreds of waders, including redshank and dunlin, peck through the mud.
About the area
County Durham reaches halfway across England, from the North Pennines in the west, to the sea in the east. Much of it is very sparsely inhabited, and is naturally beautiful; a mix of rolling hills, monumental valleys, lush farmland and unforgiving moors.
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