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ACTION FOR WILDLIFE IN LINCOLNSHIRE
Conserving Lincolnshire's Biodiversity
East Lindsey is one of the largest lowland districts in England with a diverse landscape supporting a rich variety of wildlife and habitats.
In Lincolnshire the compressed river mussel occurs in the River Witham from Kirkstead Bridge to Langrick Bridge and in the lower end of the Timberland Delph.
Lincolnshire Biodiversity Action Plan
Heathland in Lincolnshire:
Lowland heath vegetation is found in Lincolnshire on nutrient-poor acid soils on the Fen-edge sands and gravels around Woodhall Spa.
Lowland heathland is found on acidic, nutrient poor, sandy, free draining soils. Heathland consists of an ericaceous layer, with gorse, wet heaths, bogs, open water, scattered trees and areas of bare ground. In the UK there are around 144,000 acres of lowland heathland, 55% found in England.
Extraction of sand and gravel has destroyed much heathland.
Theree is heathland on the golf courses at Woodhall Spa, at Holme near Scunthorpe and Market Rasen. The English Golfing Union's new golf course at Woodhall Spa is creating some heathland.
Of the Fen-edge heaths barely 247 acres still survive mosty in the nature reserves at Kirkby Moor and Moor Farm .
Woodland
Lincolnshire lost most of its ancient semi-natural woodland very early. By the time of the Doomsday book in 1086 the current pattern of woodland distribution was already established, the three main concentrations being the Bourne woods area on the Kesteven uplands, the Wragby to Woodhall Spa group (including the limewoods) and the eastern Wolds edge
Lincolnshire Limewoods
The largest concentration of small-leaved lime woodlands in Britain are in the Bardney forest area of Lincolnshire, between Wragby and Woodhall Spa. These woods are on poorly drained boulder clay, with patches of lighter, sandy gravels
The Pinewoods was purchased by the Woodland Trust
The Pinewoods was purchased by the Woodland Trust as a 'woodland
rescue' to prevent its loss. The wood was planted in an area known
as Scrub Wood by John Parkinson in 1811,
During World War II, the Pinewoods suffered much damage when the
military used it. Much of its character was lost at this time. It
remained popular with local people and was eventually purchased by
the Trust to ensures its future as a woodland, accessible for
people to enjoy
It is predominantly broadleaved oak and silver birch with some
scots pines, rowan, lime and beech.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust cares for Lincolnshire's wildlife and countryside. It is affiliated to the Royal Society for Nature Conservation. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is one of the oldest of these county trusts, it was founded in 1948. The Trust covers Lincolnshire, from the Humber to the Wash.
The Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union
The Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union was founded in 1893 and so has over a hundred years' experience in Lincolnshire's wildlife and geology.
The LNU is the only amateur Natural History Society covering the whole of Lincolnshire. Members study, record, hold meetings, supply information, publish books, exhibit, discuss and learn. New members are welcome .
The Bat Conservation Trust
There are 16 species of bat in the UK, all of which are protected by law because their numbers have decreased so dramatically.
The Bat Conservation Trust is working towards a world where bats and people live in harmony, and aims to secure and enhance bat populations for future generations to enjoy.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
(RSPB) to not only encourage people to avoid putting greasy deposits down their plugholes but also to recycle it for the benefit of garden birds.
Fat Trap
Every year householders pour thousands of litres of waste fat, grease and cooking oil down their sinks, unaware of the problems it may cause.
Anglian Water .
has been carrying out a study into the Tree Sparrow population at Rutland Water, in partnership with the RSPB, English Nature and Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. They investigated the reasons behind the continued growth of the population at Rutland in comparison to the declining national trend.
Landscape and Geology of the Lincolnshire Wolds
From being under a tropical sea, then covered by ice, to eventually becoming the highest eastern point between Yorkshire and Kent, the Wolds landscape that we see today has undergone immense change. ......... You can request a 'Geology of the Lincolnshire Wolds' leaflet...
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