Great Picture from Lisa Curtis

I was emailed out of the blue with some really great photos from Lisa Curtis a photography student.

lisa.curtis@student.anglia.ac.uk

A chance to learn

Gibraltar Point is more than just a haven for wildlife and walkers - it’s an educational hotspot too.

Teaching packages from Key Stage 1 right through to AS and A2 level are available, making it the perfect place for children and older students to gain a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area.

Officially-recognised activities, knowledgeable staff and endless opportunities to study animal, plant and insect life up close combine to almost make Gibraltar Point’s Wash Study Centre a school in its own right!

Staff at the reserve will come up with a suitable programme for any age group, although teachers and group leaders are given an input as well, to ensure the lesson is both informative and as enjoyable as possible.

There’s also residents’ accommodation on site, making the reserve just as suited to several-day stays as it is to field trips lasting just a few hours.

More than meets the eye

It’s widely known that if you travel to the far end of Gibraltar Road, you’ll reach the visitor centre at Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve.

But fewer people know about the peaceful and highly effective opportunity for birdwatching that exists a little over half way along.

There’s a small pay-and-display car park on the left, from which you can walk through wooded areas and either continue to the beach or stop off at any of three purpose-built bird hides which overlook both The Mere and Fenland Lagoon.

Across the other side of the main road lie another two bird hides providing a view of Tennyson’s Sands, while further along, almost at the far end, is another hide at the Syke’s Farm Nature Reserve Office.

These hides are the perfect locations at which to sit down, have a breather and enjoy the many varied species of bird that populate the reserve - and maybe even bring a flask to have a cup of tea while you’re there!

Check out the Lincolnshire Trust’s Gibraltar Point map by clicking here.

We’d love to see any photos you might have taken from any of Gibraltar Point’s bird hides - just use our Join In link to send them to us!

Enjoy the great outdoors…

With more than 1,000 acres of sand-dunes, seashore, saltmarshes and freshwater habitats, Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is a place that anyone with a love of the great outdoors can really lose themselves for an afternoon or even a day.

It covers a three-mile stretch of the coast south of Skegness, and is home to a wild and wonderful array of species, with creatures like snakes, butterflies, seabirds, dragonflies, hawkmoths and more all calling it their home.

There’s also a massive variety of plant life - including fungi and coastal shrubs - that thrive in a natural and unspoilt habitat.

The reserve is recognised internationally as being a site of scientific importance. There is much conservation work going on ‘behind the scenes’, which you can learn about with a quick visit to the information centre which lies at the south end of Gibraltar Point and has its own car parking facilities.

But that doesn’t stop you enjoying a walk through the network of footpaths that lead you into over the dunes and onto the beach or into the depths of the reserve’s more wooded areas. You can also take a pause at one of its viewing areas, which offer views for miles along the coast and up toward the Wolds.

We’d love to hear about your experiences if you’ve visited Gibraltar Point - or see any photos you might have taken of the reserve. Just use the ‘Join In’ link to send us your contributions.

Keep an eye out for more news here very soon.

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Geese pic on mobile

I heard geese flying over and managed to snap them with my mobile. The picture is very grainy, but supprisingly good considering how dark it was.

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