Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
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The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust
(part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership) covering the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
England
. It was founded in 1948 as a voluntary charitable organisation dedicated to conserving the wildlife
and wild places of Lincolnshire and to promoting the understanding and enjoyment of the natural world.
Its Headquarters are at Banovallum House, Manor House Street, Horncastle, it also runs The Wildlife Gift Shop, in Castle Square, Lincoln
. It has over 25,000 members and manages 95 nature reserves with a total area of 34.49 square kilometres (8,522.7 acre). These include five main visitor focused reserves used for educational purposes:
Far Ings National Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1973. A reserve of lakes, reedbeds
and meadows
situated in the north of the county on the south bank of the Humber Estuary 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Barton upon Humber. Facilities provided include car parking, toilets, shop and classroom.
Whisby Nature Park;
Whisby Nature ParkOpened in 1989. A reserve of lakes, meadows and immature woodland
situated in the west of the county alongside the A46 Lincoln By-pass. Facilities include car parking, an Education Centre with a laboratory
and a classroom
, an adventure playground for children and the 'Natural World Centre' with toilets, café, shop and temporary and permanent exhibitions. (The car parks, adventure playground and 'Natural World Centre' are managed by North Kesteven District Council
).
Snipe Dales
Country Park & Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1974. A reserve that is part low quality grassland
and part conifer woodland situated in the centre of the county on the B1195 Horncastle to Spilsby
road. Facilities provided include car parking and toilets.
Gibraltar Point
National Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1949 (Gibraltar Point
is the Trust's first nature reserve). A reserve of sand dunes, salt marsh
and brackish pools situated on the coast
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Skegness
. Facilities provided include car parking, a visitors' centre with exhibitions, cafe, shop and toilets and 'The Wash Study Centre', a residential field station with classroom
, laboratory
, library
and accommodation for up to 36 people.
Deeping Lakes;
Opened in 2004. A reserve of lakes and immature woodland situated in the south of the county on the north bank of the River Welland
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Deeping St James
on the B1166 road. Only car parking is provided at present as the site is being developed.
The Trust employs 61 full and part-time staff who are aided by an army of 1,500 plus volunteers drawn mainly from Trust's 16 Area Groups (members' groups) each of which is based on one of the county's main towns. The Area Groups also organise meetings, visits and social events and are involved in fund raising and membership recruitment.
5,000 of the Trust's members are under 16 years of age, these are catered for by the organisation's junior wing "Wildlife Watch" which runs 7 groups around the county organising events for children.
The Trust's income is derived mainly from members' subscriptions, money raised by Area Groups and members, donations, grants from local authorities and government agencies (usually for special projects), profits from the Trust's sales business and from legacies
.
The Wildlife Trusts partnership
The Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
(part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership) covering the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded in 1948 as a voluntary charitable organisation dedicated to conserving the wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
and wild places of Lincolnshire and to promoting the understanding and enjoyment of the natural world.
Its Headquarters are at Banovallum House, Manor House Street, Horncastle, it also runs The Wildlife Gift Shop, in Castle Square, Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
. It has over 25,000 members and manages 95 nature reserves with a total area of 34.49 square kilometres (8,522.7 acre). These include five main visitor focused reserves used for educational purposes:
Far Ings National Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1973. A reserve of lakes, reedbeds
Reed bed
Reed beds are natural habitats found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions andestuaries. Reed beds are part of a succession from young reed colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground...
and meadows
Pasture
Pasture is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs...
situated in the north of the county on the south bank of the Humber Estuary 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Barton upon Humber. Facilities provided include car parking, toilets, shop and classroom.
Whisby Nature Park;
Whisby Nature ParkOpened in 1989. A reserve of lakes, meadows and immature woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
situated in the west of the county alongside the A46 Lincoln By-pass. Facilities include car parking, an Education Centre with a laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
and a classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
, an adventure playground for children and the 'Natural World Centre' with toilets, café, shop and temporary and permanent exhibitions. (The car parks, adventure playground and 'Natural World Centre' are managed by North Kesteven District Council
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
).
Snipe Dales
Snipe Dales
Snipe Dales Country Park and Nature Reserve is a protected park in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds, and AONB, located just south of Hagworthingham and about east of Horncastle. It is one of the few remaining examples of what the Wolds used to be like with its razed heathland in the western...
Country Park & Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1974. A reserve that is part low quality grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
and part conifer woodland situated in the centre of the county on the B1195 Horncastle to Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
road. Facilities provided include car parking and toilets.
Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately in Lincolnshire, England.The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust...
National Nature Reserve;
Opened in 1949 (Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately in Lincolnshire, England.The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust...
is the Trust's first nature reserve). A reserve of sand dunes, salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
and brackish pools situated on the coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
. Facilities provided include car parking, a visitors' centre with exhibitions, cafe, shop and toilets and 'The Wash Study Centre', a residential field station with classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
, laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
, library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and accommodation for up to 36 people.
Deeping Lakes;
Opened in 2004. A reserve of lakes and immature woodland situated in the south of the county on the north bank of the River Welland
River Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Deeping St James
Deeping St James
Deeping St James is a large village in Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Deeping St James lies east of Market Deeping on the River Welland, in the middle of rich sedimentary agricultural land on the B1166 and B1162 roads. With a population of 6,923 in 2837 households, it is the largest of The...
on the B1166 road. Only car parking is provided at present as the site is being developed.
The Trust employs 61 full and part-time staff who are aided by an army of 1,500 plus volunteers drawn mainly from Trust's 16 Area Groups (members' groups) each of which is based on one of the county's main towns. The Area Groups also organise meetings, visits and social events and are involved in fund raising and membership recruitment.
5,000 of the Trust's members are under 16 years of age, these are catered for by the organisation's junior wing "Wildlife Watch" which runs 7 groups around the county organising events for children.
The Trust's income is derived mainly from members' subscriptions, money raised by Area Groups and members, donations, grants from local authorities and government agencies (usually for special projects), profits from the Trust's sales business and from legacies
Will (law)
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
.