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13. South East Northumberland Coastal Plain
• Widespread urban and industrial development, extending north from the urban edge of Newcastle across the coastal plain, with mining towns and villages, merging into rural landscape towards the north.
• Large scale open cast coal mining sites, and restored sites, including deep mine spoil heaps, a prominent feature.
• Sweeping sandy beaches and rocky headlands remain within largely developed coast.
• Large open fields of arable crops, with scattered large country houses, and establishments such as hospitals, in open countryside, and extensive urban fringe effect near settlements.
• Prominent blocks of mixed and coniferous woodland on reclaimed colliery sites, with broadleaved woods on steeper valley sides, and within parkland estates.
• Frequent areas of open water and wetland in areas of mining subsidence, and as features within restored landscapes.
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