An update on the Greatham Marsh Restoration Project from the Environment Agency

This exciting project will see Greatham Beck returned to a more natural channel, new ponds created, and a restored intertidal creek system open to the tide by removing the tidal sluice structure near to the railway. The project expands and supports the internationally important wetlands of the Tees estuary while improving the area’s resilience to sea level rise.

The work will require the diversion of a public right of way that runs next to Greatham Beck, and notices detailing this will be posted on site in the coming week. The first visible sign of work starting will be access improvements, fencing being installed and a compound set up, with plant and equipment accessing the site from Greatham Back Lane. 

Download the map of the proposed temporary diversions (pdf)

Details of the project can be found on Hartlepool Borough Council’s planning portal with reference H/2024/0149.

The works are expected to be finished by the end of April 2026. 

An interactive chat-bot, hosted through HelloLamppost, can answer questions about the Greatham Marsh Restoration Project and the wider Tees Tidelands programme at the following link - https://api.hlpst.app/qr/agent/1453/?db=uk 

Questions, thoughts, and concerns can also be shared with the Tees Tidelands team at teestidelands@environment-agency.gov.uk