Maze Park Nature Reserve

Maze Park
The north-eastern end of Maze Park Nature Reserve from the viewing hill
Maze Park Nature Reserve is located in England
Maze Park Nature Reserve
Location within England
LocationMiddlesbrough, England
Coordinates54°33′58″N 1°16′38″W / 54.56611°N 1.27722°W / 54.56611; -1.27722
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Operated byTees Valley Wildlife Trust
Websiteteeswildlife.org

Maze Park is a 42-acre (17 ha) urban nature reserve in Middlesbrough, England on the south bank of the Tees on part of the former Tees Marshalling Yard.[1] It was created by the Teesside Development Corporation[2] and is owned and run by the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust.[3][4] The reserve is a narrow triangle of land bounded by the River Tees, the old River Tees, and the Thornaby rail marshalling yards.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Maze Park". Gazette Live. Teesside: Evening Gazette. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Brownfields – Habitat Action Plan" (PDF). teesvalleybiodiversity.org.uk. Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Development Strategy – Green Blue Heart". smi-teesvalley.co.uk. Stockton-Middlesbrough Initiative. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Take a trip to Barrage". ICTeesside. Teesside: Evening Gazette. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ "The Green Blue Heart" (PDF). smi-teesvalley.co.uk. Stockton-Middlesbrough Initiative. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.