Saltholme

RSPB Saltholme is a nature reserve located on the estuary of the River Tees between Haverton Hill and Seal Sands in County Durham, England. It was opened in March 2009.

Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: Saltholme RSPB managed nature reserve near Middlesborough, UK
Also known as: “RSPB Saltholme”, “RSPB Salthome”, and “Saltholme Wildlife Reserve and Discovery Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough railway station.

Riverside Stadium

Stadium

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The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough since its opening in 1995. It has an all-seated capacity of 33,746, although provisional planning permission is in place to expand to 42,000 if required.

Middlesbrough railway station

Railway station

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middlesbrough railway station serves the town of Middlesbrough, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Durham Coast, Esk Valley and Tees Valley lines.

Ayresome Gardens

Park

Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the Ayresome area of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Middlesbrough from its construction in time for the 1903–04 season, until the Riverside Stadium opened in 1995.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middlesbrough and Billingham.

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough is a port on the River Tees at the north edge of North Yorkshire. It's industrial and in 2021 had a population of 143,900.

Billingham

Town

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Billingham is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. The town is on the north side of the River Tees and is governed as part of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority.