Tussock Grassland

Tussock Grassland is a locality in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Tussock Grassland is situated nearby to the locality Wildflower Meadow, as well as near Heron’s Haunt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portrack Marsh Nature Reserve and Maze Park Nature Reserve.

Portrack Marsh Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portrack Marsh Nature Reserve is a 50 acres reserve 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.

Maze Park Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: JohnYeadon, CC BY 3.0.

Maze Park is a 42-acre urban nature reserve in Middlesbrough, England on the south bank of the Tees on part of the former Tees Marshalling Yard. It was created by the Teesside Development Corporation and is owned and run by the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust.

Tees Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: JohnYeadon, CC BY 3.0.

The A19 Tees Viaduct or Tees Flyover is a high level six-lane dual carriageway road bridge in the North East of England carrying the main A19 trunk road north–south across the River Tees.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teesside Park and Portrack.

Teesside Park

Locality

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Teesside Park is a retail and leisure park in Thornaby-on-Tees, built in 1988. Located just off the A66 near the A66/A19 interchange, it is split between the unitary authorities of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough with the line of the Old River Tees, which runs down the middle of the development, forming the boundary between the two authorities.

Portrack

Suburb

Photo: JasonMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portrack is an east Stockton area in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. It is close to Billingham opposite Thornaby and just west of Middlesbrough.