Explain how the physical environment of the lower Tees and its estuary may have influenced land use up until 1994.The Rivers Tees's estuary has a large area of low-lying mud flats so wildlife and birds mainly used the area before 1994
Sarah Crouch
Use and abuse of the environment
1b.) Explain how the physical environment of the lower Tees and its estuary may have influenced land use up until 1994.
The Rivers Tees’s estuary has a large area of low-lying mud flats so wildlife and birds mainly used the area before 1994. Over time since 1906 inter-tidal land has been reclaimed, this adds to the overall area of the estuary. There are several sites of scientific interest in the estuary including seal sands, up to 200,000 migrant birds visit the sites of scientific interest in the autumn. With all the land that has been reclaimed the estuary has an area of around 8km squared in total, this provided a perfect area for building in the lower section.