North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Boundary

• Published by: Northumberland County Council
• Last updated: 29 May 2026
• Topic: Environment
• Licence: Open Government Licence

Summary

For the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) which was adopted in March 2026. This defines the strategy's boundary. A combination of the 3 authority areas (Northumberland, Newcastle, and North Tyneside) plus a voluntary marine extension to cover various designations of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), and Special Protection Areas (SPAs).

At Berwick-upon-Tweed the Marine Plan Area was used to determine the marine boundary between England and Scotland. Some manual adjustments were made to form a point to the tip of Tynemouth Pier and the centre line of the Tyne estuary, and holes in these designations filled in to make a sensible marine area.

The three MCZs we used for the project area are: Aln Estuary, Coquet to St Mary’s, Berwick to St Mary’s. The five SPAs we used for the project area are: Coquet Island, Farne Islands, Lindisfarne, Northumberland Marine, and Northumbria Coast. The SAC we used for the project area is: Berwickshire & North Northumberland Coast – this was adjusted using a marine boundary between England and Scotland.

Attribution: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. © Marine Management Organisation copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved.

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North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Boundary - OGC API - Features	OGC API - FEATURES	29 May 2026	Not available
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North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Boundary - Feature Server	FEATURE SERVER	29 May 2026	Not available
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North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - North East MSA Web Page	HTML	29 May 2026
North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Northumberland CC Web Page	HTML	29 May 2026

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