South Gare & Coatham Sands SSSI () is a 381.2
hectare
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biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
,
England
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notified in 1971.
SSSIs are designated by
Natural England, formally
English Nature, which uses the
1974–1996 county system. This means there is no grouping of SSSIs by
Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, or
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
which is the relevant
ceremonial county
The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
. As such South Gare & Coatham Sands is one of 18 SSSIs in the
Cleveland area of search.
See also
South Gare
South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England.
It is accessed by taking the South Gare Road (private road) from Fisherman's Crossing at the western en ...
References
Sources
English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 6 August 2006)
External links
English Nature (SSSI information)Site boundary map at English Nature's "Nature on the Map" website
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971
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