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This stretch of Great Willowherb was found on the margins of a small reed bed running alongside a public footpath on the eastern bank of the Seaton Burn. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This faint informal footpath heading towards Seaton Sluice follows the east bank of the Seaton Burn, which at this point is tidal, and passes through the flood plain. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This pipe bridge, which carries sewerage sludge, has been a long-time feature of this part of the dene. Very close to this point a waggonway, which stretched from Hartley Pit to Seaton Sluice and served both the Hartley Bottle Works and the nearby Iron Works, once crossed the Seaton Burn over a wooden viaduct. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

A flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high water levels. The Seaton Burn is tidal at this particular point. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This is the same footbridge as is shown at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6465676 but viewed from the opposite bank of the burn and slightly upstream. When the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1865, a wooden viaduct crossed the burn at this point and it is quite conceivable that the old stonework, beneath both ends of the bridge, formed part of the viaduct support system. The viaduct carried a waggonway, a branch of the Blyth & Tyne Railway, which stretched from Hartley Pit to Seaton Sluice, serving both the Hartley Bottle Works and the nearby Iron Works. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This footbridge stands close to the 'Normal Tide Level (NTL)', and at the cross-roads of three public footpaths. The bridge bears the black and white disc of the 'Tyne & Wear Heritage Way', an 80 mile route taking in the rich historic and industrial heritage of the area. The way is broken down into nine convenient sections that can be walked at any time, and in any order. In the background is a pipe bridge, carrying sewerage sludge, which has been a long-time feature of this part of the dene. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk