Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast (2613)
United Kingdom, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.6333, Longitude: -1.1500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 85
Area of KBA (km2): 12.51174
Protected area coverage (%): 99.79
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA comprises the Tees estuary, nearby marshes, rocky and sandy beaches on either side of the mouth of the estuary, and surrounding damp grassland. The site is important for breeding terns and wintering waterbirds and waders.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: First identified in 1989; boundary amended to match SPA in 2007. 2000 area, 1300ha. SPA boundary used from JNCC; digitised at 1:10,000 scale.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | nature conservation and research | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 45 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 45 | |
| Grassland | 5 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural system modifications | Dams & water management/use | Small dams | Only in the future |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Nutrient loads | Ongoing |
| Energy production & mining | Renewable energy | Only in the future | |
| Transportation & service corridors | Shipping lanes | Ongoing | |
| Residential & commercial development | Tourism & recreation areas | Only in the future | |
| Transportation & service corridors | Utility & service lines | Ongoing | |
| Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Ongoing | |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Ongoing |