The Coast
Length of Coast - 17.12km
Length of coast affected by spoil - 12.27km

Length of Footpath
The coastal footpath route is 20.0km
Turning The Tide will install or improve 17.5km of footpath

Area of land regenerated
80ha

Area of land set aside for wildlife habitat
225ha

Length of Cycle Track
Seaham to Hawthorn 7.5km
Hawthorn to Haswell 2.5km
Haswell to Hart 13km
Total 23km
Additional routes - 23.5km

Number of Pits tipping on the coast
Number of tipping sites - 4
Noses Point
Easington Colliery
Horden Colliery
Blackhall Colliery

Tonnes of spoil removed from the coast
Two spoil heaps removed, total of 1.3 million tonnes

Tonnes tipped on the coast
At it's height 2.5 million tonnes of waste were tipped each year. Over 40 million tonnes of waste was tipped

History
The start of mining on the coast - 1840's
The last pit closure on the coast - 1993 (Easington)

Number of people working in the industry
Approximately 26,000 people worked in the mining industry in the District of Easington.

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