Seal Sands
| Seal Sands | |
|---|---|
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Country | England |
| Region | North East |
| Unitary Authority | Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Location | Graythorp |
| - coordinates | 54°37′36″N 1°10′47″W / 54.62667°N 1.17972°WCoordinates: 54°37′36″N 1°10′47″W / 54.62667°N 1.17972°W |
| Area | 294.4 ha (727.5 acres) |
| Notification | 1966 |
| Managed by | Natural England |
| Area of Search | Cleveland |
| Interest | Biological |
| Website : Map of site | |
Seal Sands (grid reference NZ529260) is a 294.37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England, notified in 1966.
Situated in the mouth of the River Tees next to Greatham Creek and Seaton-on-Tees Channel, and accessible from the A178 road running between Seaton Carew and Port Clarence.
An area of reclaimed land is given over to chemical industries.
Chemical industries site
On land recovered from the sea, an area of Seal Sands is used as an industrial park for the Chemical Industry. Members of the Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) using the site include: Ineos, Fine Organics, Central Area Transmission System (BP Group), SABIC, Vertellus, ConocoPhillips, Vopak, Simon Storage, Intertek, Harvest Operations. Greenergy and Air Products will soon operate their two plasma gasification waste-to-energy facilities at Seal Sands.[1]
See also
- Nearby
- Seaton Dunes and Common SSSI
- Tees and Hartlepool Foreshore and Wetlands SSSI
- River Tees
- Hartlepool nuclear power station
- Able UK
- Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster
References
- ↑ Messenger, Ben (12 April 2013). "Second Plasma Gasification Plant for Teesside Following Government Deal". Waste Management News.
Sources
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 5 August 2006).
External links
- English Nature (SSSI information)
- Site boundary map at English Nature's "Nature on the Map" website.