Brierdene
Stream valley in England
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Brierdene or Brier Dene is a small valley[1] through which the Brierdene Burn flows down to its mouth at Whitley Bay.[2] The valley was partly occupied by a coal mine in the past of which very little is now visible.[3] Part of the valley is now the Brierdene Community Green Space and the Brierdene Wildlife Site.[4] The site is now home to more than 1000 identified organisms and includes an ecologically diverse meadow and is a designated Site of Nature Conservation Importance.[2][4] Much of work of transforming the valley into a wildlife refuge was undertaken by a voluntary group - the Friends of Brierdene. This work earned them a Queens Award for Voluntary Service.[5]
Brierdene | |
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  Brierdene Location in Tyne and Wear | |
| Coordinates: 55.059°N 1.470°W | |
| Grid position | NZ338739 |
| Location | Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, England, UK |
The name Brierdene was also used for a railway station built in 1914 but which was never brought into use.
In April 2016 a new housing development at Backworth was started and adopted the name of Brierdene.[6]
