Brownfield sites can be rich in wildlife
In the Tees Valley there is a long history of positive relationships between industry and nature conservation. Some industrial areas in the Tees Valley are rich in wildlife and provide valuable habitats that are rare in the countryside. Some of these “brownfield sites”, especially those that have developed on waste slag, have a rich range of plant species and are home to the dingy skipper and grayling butterflies, both of which are UK and Tees Valley priority biodiversity species.
