The volunteers from RAF Waddington braved the threatening weather with a cheerful attitude for their monthly work party in the Education Grounds at Whisby Nature Park. This month, they tackled the hazel coppice and a wild and thicketed blackthorn hedge.

Meet our first calf of 2026. She was born in the early hours of yesterday morning and has been named Fawn. We are expecting 18 calves this year in total - all Lincoln reds who will join our conservation grazing herds at Woodhall Spa Airfield and on other local nature reserves.

Only two days to go till my talk @lincswildlife.bsky.social’s Whisby reserve. Come to here about nightingales and how they transform our sense of place in spring. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... #AuthorTalk #naturewriting

The beautiful sight of my local Barn Owl 🦉📸 @rspbengland.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Feathers #Owls #EastCoastKin #ThePhotoHour

Hear Fenscapers Rachel, Phil and Neal taking about our work & 5,000 years' worth of environmental archaeology in the Fens! Great to be invited by Fens East Peat Partnership to give a webinar last month - now on YouTube, along with many other great talks @lincswildlife.bsky.social shorturl.at/x3alQ

Thank you to the very first work party on our new wetland site, Harrison's Holme in Horncastle, who cleared two old fences and collected two bags of litter. Find out more about how the Trust is working with @eastmerciart.bsky.social to create this nature reserve at lincstrust.org.uk/harrisons-holme

2 Short-eared Owl over the Old Saltmarsh this evening from Visitor Centre Car Park (2/2/26) @lincsbirding.bsky.social

For our first Wilder Lincolnshire podcast of 2026, the team headed north to Crowle Moor to catch up with two of the Fens East Peat Partnership project officers and discuss the benefits and potential problems of using drones in conservation. Listen now at www.lincstrust.org.uk/wilder-linco...

Last year's surviving crane chick at Willow Tree Fen is now a gangly teenager and getting ready to leave home - whether it likes it or not. As the parent birds start to prepare for another nesting season, they'll drive the 10-month-old out of their territory to go it alone. 📸Dave Coats

@17sgs10.bsky.social Crikey! Some big names there among your speakers. I hope they fill the room every time. I shall try and make the @lincswildlife.bsky.social talk on 20th February. #Spalding #SpaldingGentleman'sSociety #HistoryTalks #SpoaldingEvents #Lincolnshire #SpaldingMethodistChurch

Not long now till I’m @lincswildlife.bsky.social’s Whisby reserve talking about #thecuckooslea, particularly about my search for the most northerly breeding nightingales in north-west Europe (which took me to Whisby). Come and join me! #naturewriting #authortalk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

The evening light was fabulous at Deeping Lakes @lincswildlife.bsky.social #localnaturereserve yesterday, illuminating the Great Cormorant roost. #birdsSeenIn2026 #rainbow #landscapes

A few more of the Snow Goose, as it left it's roost at Deeping Lakes @lincswildlife.bsky.social last week. More on justwildimages.blogspot.com @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social #WildlifeOfBritain #SwanRoost #JustWildImages #CanonWildlife #UKBirds

UK nature is declining fast, yet the Fingleton Review proposes weakening vital protections. Wildlife can’t afford more loss. These plans aren’t law .. yet. There’s still time to act. Speak up now to protect nature 👉 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...

Join us and author @drmjwarren.bsky.social at Whisby Nature Park near Lincoln next month for a fascinating journey into the past through the secrets of place names inspired by birds. His talk will include the story of how he came to Whisby in search of Britain’s most northerly nightingale.

A walk in to Gib along the beach was productive today, found the 2 Shorelark and the single Snow Bunting feeding on the tideline but more surprisingly an unseasonal Little Stint feeding with 6 Dunlin in a muddy creek @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A couple of hours at Horseshoe Point. 102 whoopers were accompanied by 3 white fronts and 2 pink feet. Merlin, marsh harrier and lots of twite. A treat to capture this hare in the low winter sunshine. #lincsbirding @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Snow Goose Deeping Lakes @lincsbirding.bsky.social

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our beach clean at Gibraltar Point on 2 January 2026. An incredible 208kg of rubbish was collected including plastic bottles and trays, fishing gear, pieces of clothing and metal cans. Join us for our next Beach Clean on Saturday 28 March at Gibraltar Point.

It’s #NationalBirdDay, so here’s a few shots of one of my favourite species! 🦉 Taken between Christmas and New Year at Deeping Lakes @lincswildlife.bsky.social — one unusually out in the open and a more typical view. More photos on the blog: justwildimages.blogspot.com @lincsbirding.bsky.social

It's an absolutely beautiful morning here at our Banovallum House headquarters in Horncastle. If you've had snow where you are, or you've been out on any of our reserves, we'd love to see your wintry nature photos.

For @alan678.bsky.social #speckles&spots themed #BirdOfTheDay a Spotted Crake from Gibraltar Point LWT @lincswildlife.bsky.social #Lincsbirding #Birds #birdphotography #nature

🎙Our latest #WilderLincolnshire podcast episode is out now! 🎧 In our final episode of the year, Melvyn looks back on 2025 with CEO Paul Learoyd and chats with Chair Prof Libby John on the exciting potential of an area of grassland the Trust is fundraising to acquire.

Join us for a New Year beach clean at Gibraltar Point on Friday 2 January from 10am-12pm. All equipment will be provided, but if you have your own litter picker, please feel free to bring it along. Find out more here: www.lincstrust.org.uk/events/2026-... We’d love to see you there!

Enjoy a mince pie on us! Join us at the Far Ings Visitor Centre on New Years Day and enjoy a free mince pie with a view. Drop in to the Visitor Centre from 10am - 4pm (mince pies available whilst stocks last!) 🎄 🥧

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year from all of us at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust 🌲 ❄️ 📷 Far Ings National Nature Reserve (Andy Sharp)

Christmas Day marks the start of #12DaysWild, our annual winter challenge to connect with nature every day of the traditional 12 days of Christmas. Sign up and we’ll send you daily ideas and digital resources to help you make the most of a truly wild winter: lincstrust.org.uk/12-days-wild

Willow Tree Fen pm 20/11/25 15 Crane, 247 Whooper Swan, 30 Marsh Harrier, 1-2 Merlin, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 44 Goosander, 3 GW Egret, 3 C Egret, Bittern, 7 L Egret, L Owl, G Woodpecker, 3 Stonechat & 5+ Snipe @lincswildlife.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @matthewfitzgerald.bsky.social

A great winter's day birding with my old mate Chris Heaton on the Lincs Coast. 3 Shorelark still present between Crook Bank and Brickyard Lane. 90 Whoopers, 18 twite, marsh harrier & merlin at Horseshoe Point. #lincsbirding @msj99.bsky.social @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

Huge thanks to the team from RAF Waddington for all their work within the education grounds at Whisby Nature Park over the past year. Some hard tasks have been completed in occasionally dreary weather but it's all incredibly helpful in managing the site for the benefit of both wildlife and people.

Black-throated &Great Northern Divers, Covenham Reservoir again this morning @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #Birds

Lots of Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) in the morning sunshine at Fiskerton Fen this morning. @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #winter #migrants #visitors #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #lincolnshire

Starling murmurations are notoriously unpredictable but it looks like numbers are building at Whisby Nature Park. While there's no guarantee they'll stay or put on a display, the best chance of seeing them is on the southern shore of Grebe Lake from about 3.30pm.

Like Christmas decorations, 22 Corn Buntings have returned to their pre-roost Sycamore in late afternoon sunshine at Gib Point. Always a pleasure to hear their clicking flight calls as they dash over the saltmarsh @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social

This is a fantastic site, and well worth supporting if you are able. As good as it is (& I’ve been watching it for c25 years) it has the potential to be even better with appropriate management. A great opportunity for nature recovery in this intensively farmed county #lincsbirding

We're very pleased to be taking part in this weekend's Horncastle Christmas Tree Festival, adding our own nature and wildlife-inspired decorations to this lovely local tradition. If you're in the area this weekend pop into St Mary's Church, a stone's throw from our headquarters in Manor House Street

Shorelarks, Lincolnshire coast yesterday @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social #Birds

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to save one of the largest areas of grassland left in Lincolnshire. Can you help us purchase and protect Hawthorpe for nature before it is ploughed and lost forever? Find out more: lincstrust.org.uk/hawthorpe-appeal

Out now: the #WilderLincolnshire podcast from Willow Tree Fen. With record-breaking roosts of cranes, harriers + more, it's testament to nature's ability to recover. Hear about the spectacular winter roost and the transformation from arable to wildlife haven at: www.lincstrust.org.uk/wilder-linco...

Visit our store to see our wilder winter collection: lincstrust.teemill.com/collection/wilder-winter

Black-throated Diver, Covenham Reservoir @lincsbirding.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #lincsbirding #Birds #UKBirding

A big thank you to the volunteers from Balfour Beatty who turned out in some challenging weather conditions yesterday to tackle raking up the grasslands at Swinn Wood nature reserve.

Hard to get a clear shot of our tiniest bird, the Goldcrest, so I'm pleased to get this shot of one at Deeping Lakes @lincswildlife.bsky.social with the reds of the autumn berries. More on justwildimages.blogspot.com @lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

Wow! This stunning photo of red kite against an autumnal backdrop was taken at Deeping Lakes nature reserve by David Roberts (one of our fantastic team of Crane Watch volunteers at Willow Tree Fen nature reserve).

I spent a nostalgic morning at Deeping Lakes with Melvyn Prior, chatting about my teen years volunteering on the reserve and how those early experiences shaped my career! Our chat is available on the @lincswildlife.bsky.social Wilder Lincolnshire podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bdv...

What’s Amendment 130 and why does it matter? It ensures the new planning system works with nature, not against. It will: 🌳 Protect wildlife - without it, nature & development both lose out. ✅ Provide certainty in planning. 💚 Please stand with nature 👉 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301

Bird ringing demonstration at the Gibraltar Point bird observatory this Sunday (12 Oct): meet some of the volunteers, watch demonstrations and get a real insight into the incredible variety of bird species that live on or pass through the nature reserve.

Third time lucky! Finally caught up with the stunning pair of Glossy Ibis at Deeping Lakes NR today. Watched the closer one for ages, probing stranded algae for pond snails, preening and generally living its good life...just wonderful! 🪶 #bird #ukwildlife #photography @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A new wetland reserve is coming the heart of Lincolnshire! We're hosting a drop-in session at our Banovallum House HQ in Horncastle on Thurs 16 Oct, 3pm-7pm. With our partners @eastmerciart.bsky.social, we'll show the plans and chat with local residents. More info: lincstrust.org.uk/harrisons-holme

Our competition to find the perfect cover image for the winter issue of our members' magazine, closes on Monday (6 Oct). If you have stunning photos of Lincolnshire's nature reserves or wildlife looking suitably seasonal, we'd LOVE to see them! Find out more: www.lincstrust.org.uk/photo-compet...