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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's all change at the Whisby Education Centre! Renovation works are underway and there are exciting plans for the indoor and outdoor spaces next year, with more areas being open to everyone. Discover what's coming in our latest #WilderLincolnshire Podcast Xtra: www.lincstrust.org.uk/wilder-linco...

The Education Centre at Whisby Nature Park was opened 25 years ago. The renovations to the building are funded by the FCC Communities Foundation and include decarbonising our operation by replacing LPG with modern electric heating solutions, alongside improved insulation, energy-efficient lighting, new doors and windows, and upgraded flooring.

Podcast host, Melvyn Prior, spoke to Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Communities Officer Sue Fysh and Education Officer Sam Reast.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our new Beached! Lincolnshire project calls for people to visit the coast, find and photograph species washed up in the strandline and share their discoveries. Our marine conservation officer, Lauren, shares more details and tips in her new blog at lincstrust.org.uk/blog/lauren-storer/beached-blog

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Gib Point Bird Obs @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Todays highlights were a Leach’s Petrel tracked along the coast, a Great Grey Shrike from the Visitor Centre, 4 Yellow-browed Warbler and numerous Brambling and Redwing @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social GGShrike - Matt Heaver

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wow! Just look how close we are! A huge thank you to each and every one of you who has supported the campaign so far. Every donation really does make a difference. lincstrust.org.uk/hawthorpe-appeal

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Catherine Duigan @cduigan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Educated in a school on the #RiverTrent in #Gainsborough #Lincolnshire, pioneering freshwater ecologist Kathleen Carpenter would have also been a witness to its #pollution from industry. #worldriversday @trentriverstrust.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social biography.wales/article/s12-...

Collage of images including background map of the River Trent flowing through Gainsborough, buildings on the riverbank, a salmon and photograph of Kathleen Carpenter in Edwardian clothing.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Huge congratulations to the Friends of Bottesford Beck volunteers, who have been named 2026 Lincolnshire Environmental Awards winners. Over the last 15 years they have transformed a polluted stream and adjacent muddy path into an asset for the community with improved water quality and biodiversity.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The forecast is looking good for Saturday. Join us for an inspiring morning of conservation, actions and discussion about bringing wildlife back to our community spaces and gardens. Book your free place at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lincolnshi...

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Brian Hedley @manfrommarton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good to explore the emerging @lincswildlife.bsky.social Bourne North Fen site today with Lincs Naturalists' Union+ Lincs Flora Group Plant highlights incl. Yellow Bristle Grass, Fen Pondweed +Tubular Water-dropwort. 30 bird species noted incl. Barn Owl, 3 LRPs, Marsh Harriers @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You don't have to wear wellies, know how to handle power tools or be out in all weathers to work for us! If your experience and skill set is more office-based, you could still make a big difference. We're looking to fill two roles at our Banovallum House HQ. Find out more: www.lincstrust.org.uk/jobs

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

***Update on Harrison's Holme nature reserve in Horncastle*** Restoration works got underway this week on the new Harrison's Holme wetland, opposite our Banovallum House grounds on the south side of the A158. Find out more about the plans on our website: www.lincstrust.org.uk/harrisons-ho...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thanks to the staff, volunteers and the public who took notice of the signs - the 50th year of the shorebird sanctuary at Gibraltar Point was one of the best seasons. With an 49 little tern chicks, 56 ringed plover chicks and 14 oystercatcher chicks all hatch successfully and leave their nests.

Little tern chick and egg
Taken at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve under license by Mike Watts

Little tern
Taken at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve under license by Mike Watts

Ringed plover chick
Taken at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve under license by Mike Watts

Ringed plover
Taken at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve under license by Mike Watts

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What a photo - and what a moment for longstanding Trust supporter and regular visitor to Whisby Nature Park, Kevin Ward. Thank you so much for sharing, Kevin.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Huge thanks to Lincoln Conservation Group for helping at our #WilderHumber saltmarsh & sand dune plant nursery on Sunday. Tasks included seed sorting & counting, and transplanting young plants into larger plug trays. The plants will eventually help restore coastal habitats around the Humber Estuary

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Gib Point Bird Obs @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A great day arrival of birds today full counts from the day were 27 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 9 Common Redstart, 9 Wheatear, 10 Whinchat, 3 Tree Pipit and 3 Garden Warbler @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yesterday our #WilderHumber team completed the annual late-season sea couch cutting at Horseshoe Point, with all target plots cut and the arisings removed from the marsh. The work forms part of our ongoing couch cutting and monitoring trials, helping inform wider sea couch management.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Not only did our amazing Coast & Wolds Estate Worker, Mat, overcome his fear of heights to leap from a plane at 15,000 feet, he raised more than £550 for our Hawthorpe appeal. Every donation helps to secure the future of this vital grassland as a nature reserve: lincstrust.org.uk/hawthorpe-appeal

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Over the past few days our Wilder Humber team have been carrying out the monthly bird, invertebrate and plant surveys on a saltmarsh restoration site. This monitoring is a vital part of understanding the impact of a new saltmarsh management technique to control the spread of a dominant grass species

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In 2 days' time, our Coast & Wolds Estate Worker, Mat, will be tumbling out of a plane at 15,000 feet. He's overcoming his fears and taking on the skydive to raise money for our Hawthorpe appeal. Visit lincstrust.org.uk/hawthorpe-appeal if you are able to support him by making a donation. Thank you

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This month, podcast host Melvyn Prior headed to the coast to meet our Marine Officer, Lauren Storer. He discovered what lives beneath the waves and how we can all be citizen scientists when visiting the beach. Watch our #WilderLincolnshire visual podcast at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTT...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This year's #NationalMarineWeek theme is incredible journeys, highlighting the amazing journeys of marine animals and how our seas, rivers and ocean are all connected. Read the blog from Marine Conservation Officer, Lauren, about some of the species off the Lincs coast. 👉www.lincstrust.org.uk/blog

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Gib Point Bird Obs @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A small influx of Southern Migrant Hawkers on the reserve with at least 5 recorded between North Car Park and the Mere Hide! @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thank you to the staff from Ørsted who volunteered at our specialist Sea View saltmarsh and sand dunes nursery on Tuesday. They joined our #WilderHumber team and Marine Futures interns in preparing seeds for planting and monitoring and tending to those that have already germinated.

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Rob Stevenson @robstevenson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Can't say that I'd ever thought about Dragonfly poop before, I mean, who would? Until I watched this #phonescoped video back. Southern Hawker, Crowle Moors, Lincolnshire. #dragonflies @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Looking at a career in conservation and keen to gain practical experience, training and skills? Our residential volunteer placements are an amazing opportunity to learn in the field, live on site & work alongside our knowledgeable, dedicated and enthusiastic wardens. More: www.lincstrust.org.uk/jobs

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The two crane chicks born at Willow Tree Fen this year are flying! What a sight. And another fantastic success story for this nature reserve, which has undergone an incredible transformation since it was bought by the Trust in 2009 as intensively farmed arable land. 📸Crane Watch volunteer Dave Coats

Two young cranes fly with their parents above Willow Tree Fen nature reserve in south Lincolnshire.
The youngsters are getting almost as big as their parents, but don't yet have all their adult feathers, including the distinctive red and black crown, so are easy to tell apart with binoculars.

Find our more about Willow Tree Fen and how to visit at www.lincstrust.org.uk/get-involved/top-reserves/willow-tree-fen

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our #WilderLincolnshire podcast team were at Waithe Beck today with staff and volunteers of the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project. The new podcast episode is coming soon.

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Gib Point Bird Obs @gibpointbirdobs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

15 White-letter Hairstreak butterflies feeding on Wild Privet, along cycle track, just south of Harvey’s Hide @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our warden team based at Whisby Nature Park near Lincoln, Jill Dobbie and Dan Gamble, share behind-the-scenes insights into their work at the nature park in their monthly diary. Catch up with what's been happening at www.lincstrust.org.uk/blog/whisby-...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And just like that, the Lincolnshire Show is over for another year! Our pop-up shorebird sanctuary has returned to the coast and apart from the somewhat flattened grass left by many, many feet over the two days, it's like we were never there on the showground.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We're bringing a bit of Gibraltar Point to the #LincolnshireShow2026. We've been busy creating a walk-through shorebird sanctuary so that visitors can get a glimpse of what goes on behind the cordons at the sanctuary. Do come and visit our marquee in the Countryside Area.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It was an early start for Gibraltar Point's Mothy Morning event on Sunday—but what a morning! Sixty-seven species were recorded with the real excitement coming near the end with a striped hawkmoth (a first for Gibraltar Point!) and a Porter’s rustic—only the second sighting at the reserve.

A group of people crowded around a moth trap in the early morning light.

Striped hawk-moth (left) and lime hawk-moth.
Photo by Nige Lound

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our latest podcast episode is out now! The second in our series of 'a beginner's guide to', focuses on identifying warblers with Gibraltar Point Warden Richard Doan. Learn the basics from calls and songs to easily identifiable characteristics of this group of birds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnCR...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Are you helping wildlife in your local community? The Lincolnshire Environmental Award is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your achievements, inspire others and win funding for your project (with £300 for winners and £150 for runners-up) It's easy to enter at www.lincstrust.org.uk/lincs-enviro...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Beautiful spider spotted on the Lincolnshire coast - check out the thread for the ID by @britishspiders.bsky.social 🧡🕷️

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Congrats to King Edward VI Academy in Spilsby, named winners in the Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Awards 2026 Seven finalists were visited by the judges earlier in the year and gave excellent presentations today on their actions for wildlife, connecting with nature and helping the environment.

Six students from King Edward VI Academy at Whisby Nature Park following the award ceremony

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Our latest Wilder Lincolnshire podcast episode is all about our 'marvellous meadow' in the heart of the Wolds, Red Hill. Learn all about the history of the reserve, what makes up a meadow and how this small but mighty reserve provides seeds for the wider landscape. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7sL...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The first egg for the year has been laid in the Gibraltar Point shorebird sanctuary, courtesy of this lovely oystercatcher pair! There's been plenty of courtship activity and test scrapes being made by ringed plovers, so we're hoping they won't be far behind, closely followed by the little terns.

A pair of oystercatchers standing a a sand dune habitat.

Photo by shorebird warden Mike Watts

A speckled oystercatcher egg in sand, surrounded by pebbles and fragments of shells.

Photo by shorebird warden Mike Watts

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Today we join everyone in wishing Sir David Attenborough a happy 100th birthday. The man who brought the world's wildlife into our living rooms has always been a passionate advocate for local species and habitats. In Lincolnshire we enjoyed Sir David's support and presence on many notable occasions.

Sir David Attenborough with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust founder, Ted Smith, at Kirkby Moor nature reserve in 2012.

Photo: Tom Marshall

Sir David Attenborough opening the Gibraltar Point visitor centre in 1974

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Exciting news from Willow Tree Fen, where two crane chicks emerged from the reeds last week. We've been keeping their arrival quiet over the bank holiday as they are very sensitive to disturbance. If you're visiting, binoculars are recommended and our amazing Crane Watch volunteers are on hand.

Adult crane with two small crane chicks.
Photo by Crane Watch volunteer Dave Coats

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thank you to everybody who donated through the @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise this past week. Your generous £10,000 has been DOUBLED by Big Give Trust match-funding, meaning we are a massive £20,000 closer to saving the land at Hawthorpe and creating a new nature reserve for the future.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

How stunning does this carpet of bluebells look? This photo was taken recently at Goslings Corner Wood by volunteer Peter Roworth. Goslings is an excellent example of an oak/lime wood with a rich flora. Find all the visitor information at www.lincstrust.org.uk/nature.../go...

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our @biggive.bsky.social #EarthRaise page is NOW OPEN meaning your money makes DOUBLE the difference: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000A52BWYAZ Here's wildlife presenter and conservationist Ajay Tegala on why reaching our goal to save the rare grassland habitat at Hawthorpe is so important.

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Interested in the marine environment and citizen science? Tickets available now for the EASTME Conference 2026 - a full day of networking, knowledge-sharing, and updates on key marine and coastal topics along the English East coast. Secure your spot here: eastme.co.uk

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Have you seen - or heard - your first cuckoo of the year yet? One was spotted flying west over Croft Marsh at Gibraltar Point on Sunday, and this one was captured on camera by visitor Harry O'Neill at Far Ings yesterday. @lincsbirding.bsky.social

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust @lincswildlife.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

We had a fantastic day at our Hide & Seek family festival at Far Ings on Saturday with brilliant guided walks, wildlife spotting, pond dipping, games, crafts and simply enjoying the nature reserve. Thank you to everybody who made it possible and created such a wonderful, fun and friendly atmosphere.

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Clive @stonesphotographs.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Marsh Harrier ready to dive into the weekend. Happy Friday #Flyday everyone @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Landscape #ThePhotoHour #Nature #Wildlife

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