A forest stretching for several miles along the Hartlepool coast is thought to have originated around 7,000 years ago. It became submerged as sea levels rose over the next five millennia, but remains preserved to this day as a peaty soil, intermittently revealed on the foreshore by the ebb and flow of the tide. Animal bones, including those of deer and wild boar have been discovered at the site, as well as flint tools and other implements pointing to human activity in the area thousands of years ago. These have been analysed by scientists hoping to understand the environment that existed in the area before the forest was submerged.
The site is also considered to be of significant importance in understanding sea level and environmental changes since the last ice age, and is identified as such in the Geological Conservation Review.
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^"SSSIs in Cleveland area of search". English Nature. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
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English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 5 August 2006)
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English Nature (SSSI information)
Site boundary map at English Nature's "Nature on the Map" website
January 01, 1970
hartlepool, submerged, forest, grid, reference, nz520315, hectare, geological, site, special, scientific, interest, county, durham, england, notified, 1988, site, located, south, hartlepool, docks, site, submerged, forest, 2007locationhartlepool, county, durha. Hartlepool Submerged Forest grid reference NZ520315 is a 19 7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham England notified in 1988 The site is located to the south of Hartlepool Docks Hartlepool Submerged ForestThe site of the submerged forest in 2007LocationHartlepool County Durham EnglandCoordinates54 40 34 N 1 11 34 W 54 67611 N 1 19278 W 54 67611 1 19278Area19 7 ha 49 acres Established1988Governing bodyNatural EnglandWebsiteMap of site SSSIs are designated by Natural England formally English Nature which uses the 1974 1996 county system This means there is no grouping of SSSIs by Hartlepool unitary authority or County Durham which is the relevant ceremonial county As such Hartlepool Submerged Forest is one of 18 SSSIs in the Cleveland area of search 1 A forest stretching for several miles along the Hartlepool coast is thought to have originated around 7 000 years ago It became submerged as sea levels rose over the next five millennia but remains preserved to this day as a peaty soil intermittently revealed on the foreshore by the ebb and flow of the tide Animal bones including those of deer and wild boar have been discovered at the site as well as flint tools and other implements pointing to human activity in the area thousands of years ago These have been analysed by scientists hoping to understand the environment that existed in the area before the forest was submerged The site is also considered to be of significant importance in understanding sea level and environmental changes since the last ice age and is identified as such in the Geological Conservation Review References edit SSSIs in Cleveland area of search English Nature Retrieved 31 January 2007 Sources editEnglish Nature citation sheet for the site accessed 5 August 2006 External links editEnglish Nature SSSI information Site boundary map at English Nature s Nature on the Map website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hartlepool Submerged Forest amp oldid 1075794473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
