List of local nature reserves in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is an English ceremonial county consisting of the North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire unitary authorities and the non-metropolitan Lincolnshire County Council, made up of six districts (Boston, East Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey) and the City of Lincoln. The non-metropolitan county is in the East Midlands, while the two unitary authorities are part of the Yorkshire and Humber region. Bound to the south by Rutland, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, to the south-east by Norfolk and to the west by Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire's eastern edge follows the coastline with the North Sea and the southern bank of the Humber estuary to the north. The county's area is the fourth largest in England, but its population, at 714,800, is only the 14th highest.

Local nature reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The local authority must have legal control over the site, by owning or leasing it or having an agreement with the owner. LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically, and local authorities have a duty to care for them. They can apply local bye-laws to manage and protect LNRs.[1][2] As of January 2018, Lincolnshire has 32 designated Local Nature Reserves.

Sites

SitePhotographAreaLocationDeclaring authorityOther classificationsMapDetailsDescriptionRef
Atkinsons Warren 32.8 hectaresFerry Road, Scunthorpe

SE 877 121

North Lincolnshire Council[3]
Axholme Line-Haxey7.23 hectaresIsle of Axholme, Haxey Village

SE 773 005

North Lincolnshire Council[4]
Bradley and Dixon Woods 41.77 hectaresSouth of Grimsby

TA 242 058

North East Lincolnshire Council[5]
Brumby Wood 21.84 hectaresScunthorpe

SE 880 103

North Lincolnshire Council[6]
Cleethorpes Country Park 62.01 hectaresBetween Cleethorpes and Humberston

TA 304 067

North East Lincolnshire Council[7]
Cleethorpes Sands457.24 hectaresCleethorpes

TA 325 070

North East Lincolnshire CouncilHumber Estuary SSSI, Humber Estuary Ramsar, Humber Estuary SAC, Humber Estuary SPA[8]
Conesby?SE 891 146Lincolnshire County Council[9]
Cross O'Cliff Orchard1.70 hectaresOff Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln

SK 975 688

Lincolnshire County Council[10]
Far Ings 15.15 hectaresBarton-upon-Humber

TA 010 228

North Lincolnshire Council[11]
Frodingham Railway Cutting1.73 hectaresScunthorpe

SE 889 106

North Lincolnshire Council[12]
Havenside18.91 hectaresFishtoft

TF 350 415

Boston Borough Council[13]
Lollycocks Field 2.15 hectaresSleaford

TF 074 459

North Kesteven District Council[14]
Mareham Pastures11.00 hectaresSleaford

TF 073 446

Lincolnshire County Council[15]
Owlet Plantation50.28 hectaresBlyton

SK 829 952

Lincolnshire County Council[16]
Owston Ferry Castle 0.90 hectaresOwston Ferry

SE 804 002

North Lincolnshire Council[17]
Phoenix24.10 hectaresSE 878 140[18]
Phoenix Parkway20.81 hectaresScunthorpe

SE 880 133

North Lincolnshire District Council[19]
Red Hill2.87 hectaresGoulceby

TF 264 877

Lincolnshire County Council[20]
Sawcliffe14.86 hectaresScunthorpe

SE 903 132

North Lincolnshire Council[21]
Silica Lodge9.49 hectaresScunthorpe

SE 876 078

North Lincolnshire Council[22]
Snipe Dales 82.16 hectaresLusby with Winceby

(near Hagworthingham)

F 319 683

Lincolnshire County Council[23]
South Thoresby Warren12.43 hectaresSouth Thoresby

TF 394 762

Lincolnshire County Council[24]
Stanton's Pit 8.05 hectaresLittle Bytham

TF 032 174

Lincolnshire County Council[25]
Swanholme Lakes 52.51 hectaresLincoln

SK 944 685

City of Lincoln Council[26]
The Pingle3.42 hectaresConingsby

TF 230 854

East Lindsey District Council[27]
The Shrubberies4.39 hectaresLong Sutton

TF 425 234

Lincolnshire County Council[28]
Theaker Avenue2.25 hectaresGainsborough

SK 830 903

West Lindsey District Council[29]
Vernatts Drain1.68 hectaresSpalding

TF 249 240

South Holland District Council[30]
Water's Edge Country Park 41.46 hectaresBarton-upon-Humber

TA 030 231

North Lincolnshire Council[31]
Weelsby Woods Park 34.7 hectaresGrimsby

TA 285 076

North East Lincolnshire Council[32]
Whisby Nature Park 107.57 hectaresThorpe-on-the-Hill

SK 912 662

North Kesteven District Council[33]
Willoughby Branch Line6.24 hectaresWilloughby

TF 472 734

Lincolnshire County Council[34]

References