Hunt Cliff
Name of Trust: Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
OS map reference: Hunt Cliff NZ674215
Address and Telephone Number of Reserve:
Lower Promenade
Saltburn Road
Saltburn by the Sea
(01287) 636382
The reserve forms part of the cliffs behind the Ship Inn at Saltburn and extends from the mean high water to the cliff top. The main area of interest is the cliffs where in early summer nationally important number of Kittiwakes breed, alongside other seabirds including Fulmars and Cormorants. At the top of the cliff House Martins nest in an area of exposed clay; there is also the possibility of seeing Peregrine Falcon at any time of the year as they patrol the cliffs looking for their next meal. But it is not all birds at Hunt Cliff, summer sees a splash of colour as many wildflowers begin to show on the cliff’s grasslands, these include the regionally rare Dyer’s Greenweed, as well as 3 species of orchid, and other coastal species such as Spiny Restharrow, Sea Plantain and Wild Carrot.
Interpretation Board.
Access to the reserve is from the Cleveland Way behind the Ship Inn, the path at this point is steep and a flight of steps has to be climbed to reach to top of the cliff. Once at the top continue along the path for a further 50 metres, once you have passed through a squeeze stile you are on the reserve. This reserve stretches for a further ¼ mile along the cliff tops.
Open all year round from sunrise to sunset.