Burghley House by munki-boy
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in central eastern England.
Lincolnshire has borders with Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Lincolnshire also borders Northamptonshire for just 18 metres, making it England’s shortest county boundary.
Lincolnshire can be broken down into a number of geographical sub-regions. The Lincolnshire Fens, the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Carrs, the industrial Humber Estuary and North Sea coast around Grimsby and Scunthorpe and the Kesteven Uplands.
Lincolnshire is home to Woolsthorpe Manor. Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor on the 25th December 1642 and was his family home. The Grade I listed building is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public all year round.
Sir Isaac Newton attended The King’s School in Grantham. His signature, applied to a window sill when he was a teenager, has been preserved by the school’s library.
Part or all of Lincolnshire is in Lincolnshire Wolds AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Lincolnshire
Nature Reserves in Lincolnshire
There are 94 nature reserves in Lincolnshire.
Wildlife in and around Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Mammals
There are 53 species of mammals recorded as found near Lincolnshire.
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
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Lincolnshire Birds
There are 271 species of birds recorded as found near Lincolnshire.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
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Lincolnshire Fish
There are 2 species of fish recorded as found near Lincolnshire.
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
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Lincolnshire Reptiles
There are 6 species of reptiles recorded as found near Lincolnshire.
| Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) |
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Adder (Vipera berus) |
| Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
| Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) |
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Lincolnshire Amphibians
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found near Lincolnshire.
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
| Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) |
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